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PotsyTater
March 17th 2023


10100 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

I also really dislike alchemists percussion. It’s always so muted and toothless. I think that’s a pretty predictable gripe coming from someone who loves boom bap tho.



That’s just an extension of the production gripe anyways

climactic
March 17th 2023


22743 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

the god is perfect beat does have some really subtle textural elements that drift in and out on top of the main loop but i get your criticism. to me most of alc's beats have a really nice smooth warm quality to them that makes them super listenable despite being pretty repetitive and minimalistic

PotsyTater
March 17th 2023


10100 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

“Nice smooth warm quality”



Yeah I hate that specifically hahaha

climactic
March 17th 2023


22743 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

he does use super dry drum sounds set pretty far back in the mix, its not my favorite style either but it usually complements the rapper really well without being distracting

climactic
March 17th 2023


22743 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

i prefer his production on some of the newer griselda joints to most of the gibbs stuff

PotsyTater
March 17th 2023


10100 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

I agree that his style works better with other rappers. Despite the context, he’s still not my cup of tea but he works better with rappers who are doing the billy woods bit.

Drifter
March 17th 2023


20847 Comments


griselda blow

MillionDead
March 17th 2023


5326 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

lol I appreciate you actually explaining, Potsy. I can see your gripes but I guess the things that bother you simply don't bother me. I think I love Freddie's voice so I'm willing to give him more leeway on a lot of whatever he chooses to do on a song. As far as the beat, I think it's air tight. One of my favorite Alchy beats I've heard to this day. I think it has a lot of awesome melodic content on it. Love the cold piano melody and the dissonant, minor 2nd sounding chord that starts most loops of it. I think the little shimmering high synth and certain pauses in the drums and the subtle vocal clips that are worked in make the beat varied enough to fill up the run time. It'd be a bit repetitive if it were instrumental hip hop, sure, but seeing as there's a whole rap verse happening that should be the focus, I think it all gels swimmingly.



I like heavy percussion but I'm also open to it not being there or being more subtle. Alchemist's beats sometimes have a more ambient, sound arty quality that I think is part of his style. And I say that as someone who fucks with dusty, dirty boom bap beats and the most ignorant trap style beats as well. Alch's song "Deja Vu" with Roc Marciano is a good example of what I mean. Anyway, he's no Madlib, but I still think Alchemist is one of the best DJs working today.



"Griselda blow." Just no, Drift. I get it, you're all about the west coast shit, but no bro. Granted, they can turn out pretty underwhelming work from time to time.

Drifter
March 17th 2023


20847 Comments


😛

FadedSun
March 18th 2023


3196 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Even if you're not into Alc's production there's no denying the impact he has in hip-hop right now. There are Japanese hip-hop artists and producers that I follow that also follow him. He reaches worldwide. I'm sure many rappers look at working with Alc as a goal in their careers. If they can get an album with him, chances are looking pretty good for their career to blow up bigger. He's well respected in the hip-hop community.

PotsyTater
March 18th 2023


10100 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

And?

PotsyTater
March 18th 2023


10100 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

@million yeah man that all makes sense, I understand that what I don’t like about him is appealing to other people, I don’t think he’s bad I just think he’s not for me

FadedSun
March 18th 2023


3196 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

"And?"



And what? I said it pretty clearly. Don't bother me anymore, man. I don't like interacting with you.

unclereich
March 18th 2023


12057 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Don't bother me anymore, man. I don't like interacting with you. [2]

PotsyTater
March 18th 2023


10100 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

[3] smd faded 😘. You’ve literally been going out of your way to be bothered by me for months, your inability to not spazz out at anything that doesn’t insulate your pathetic little echo chamber is unbecoming and pitiful. So trust, the feeling is mutual, ankle-biting lil bitch.

MillionDead
March 18th 2023


5326 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Yeh, ngl Faded, it's a music site where sweaty music nerds that are opinionated to a fault talk music. The cattiness comes with it to an extent. You sound a tad fragile.



@Potsy: Have you ever heard Jay jay-z by Zelooperz? What are your thoughts?

Colton
March 18th 2023


15273 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

milliondead the type of guy to go outside, smell a pie on his neighbour’s windowsill and then start floating toward it

unclereich
March 18th 2023


12057 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

leave Henry alone

climactic
March 18th 2023


22743 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Don't bother me anymore, man. I don't like interacting with you.

nol
March 19th 2023


11987 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

let’s all start saying that to pots it could be a thing



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