Es-K Recollection LP Vinyl

Vinyl LP pressing. Es-K (Essential Knowledge) was born in Holland, raised in Kansas City, Missouri, and currently lives in Burlington, Vermont. He made waves with his monthly Spontaneous Grooves releases, where a set of instrumental tracks are created in one sitting - 24 editions were released. ReCollection, Es-K's offering on Cold Busted, ups the ante with 24 evocative beat-based compositions representing a variety of moods and contexts. From the sparse, slightly ominous opener "Hydrgn" the listener knows this is a different kind of beats record. "Flrn," for example, is deep and textural, owing influence to futuristic ambient as well as boom bap hip hop. There are also nostalgic, dream-like moments, such as the loping and exotic "Ptssm" and the mutant quiet storm funk of "Mngns." The titles are indeed code for the elements, and the elements of Es-K's production are just as varied. ReCollection is a chemistry course of smooth beat concoctions.

1. Hydrgn 2. CRBN 3. NTRGN 4. Mlydbnm 5. FLRN 6. SDM 7. SLCN 8. PHSPHRS 9. SLFR 10. CHLRN 11. PTSSM 12. CLCM 13. CHRMM 14. MNGNS 15. RN 16. CBLT 17. CPPR 18. ZNC 19. SLNM 20. Xxygn 21. TN 22. Mrcry 23. RSNC 24. RBDM