Urban Lounge Trip-Hop: The Basics

A Sy Study

Sy
A Sy Study
2 min readJan 13, 2020

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OPENING TRACK!!!!!!!! — WHEW!!!!!!!!!!!!! LUV that male narrative that POPS into that BANGIN’ BASSLINE \\0// \\0//!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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4:40 mark — Definitive dreamy Trip-Hop. 6:50 — BLISS. Female croon, spring morning in the city synth. 9:40 — Lounge GROOVES indeed. 11:25 — Rooftop cool. Funky little break right ere. 12:50 — Cabaret (1:20 a.m.). Female vocal hook, “And you gotta let me go.” 15:00 — The digital cathedral; notice the digitized vocal narrative. 17:40 — SMH… MAN C-DROP!!!!!!!! 0–0. CRUISIN’ FUNK guitar and BASSLINES. 19:50–1970s Martial Arts films…meditation sequence (theme). 21:45 — Sunrise chilled. 22:45 — DUDE!!!!!!!!!!! Male croon, urban pavement BASSLINE SMACKS.

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23:50 — SPOT ON DAT’ ONE. A TIMELESS Hip-Hop beat!!!!!!! \\0// \\0// STRUTTIN’. I know this track from: DJ Andrew Unknown & DJ Mekalek, “Ain’t No Love: The Lost Freestyle Sessions, Part 2 (2002).” — https://www.discogs.com/DJ-Andrew-Unknown-DJ-Mekalek-Aint-No-Love-The-Lost-Freestyle-Sessions-Part-2/release/3287866–25:40 — Light one up -_-. 28:55 — Pharcyde indeed for those who know. 29:40 — Always Björk. 32:10 — LOVELY. Piano with that classic Hip-Hop shuffle beat. 34:40 — Paris waterfalls keys. 37:55 — Funky fusion. Female vocals (Neo Soul) with an industrial tinge. 40:00 — The basics (light flash minimalist beat). 41:20 — Scotch or wine bones (Rhodes) and she’s on her way over. 44:45 — Coda….Male vocals, quiver buttons with zen drops.

  • OVERVIEW — Ya’ll headz wanna get back to esthetical basics today? This is a mint Trip-Hop voyage without the standard tracks of the genre vets would know. The lounge and ganja vibez are proper represented. (48 mins — The Ministry of Trip-Hop)

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