Artist: Chris Dave And The Drumhedz | Album: Chris Dave And The Drumhedz | Released: 2018 | Genre: Jazz, RnB, Soul, Funk

Commencing with a takeoff scene that recalls that of Charles Earland’s Leaving This Planet, Chris Dave’s proper debut as a leader aspires to transport the listener. Likewise, a sense of escape was something the drummer, composer, and producer wanted to establish in L.A.’s Kingsize Soundlabs where, for a few weeks in 2015, he hosted and directed the 50-strong crew of instrumentalists and vocalists who comprise the Drumhedz. Taking into account the considerable overlapping personnel and an otherwise aesthetically similar variety of involved jazz, R&B, and hip-hop figures, Dave’s debut prompts easy comparisons to contributor Robert Glasper’s Black Radio sessions. Nonetheless, this is less an instance of “I got next” than the culmination of a three-decade career that has intersected with the players here (as well as gospel and pop artists ranging from Yolanda Adams and Justin Bieber). The core instrumental support for Dave is bassist Pino Palladino and guitarist Isaiah Sharkey. Keyboardist Cleo Sample and singer/songwriter Kendra Foster are among the variable cast that joins that trio, so the set unsurprisingly has the densely layered, spaced-out, and fiery qualities of D’Angelo’s Black Messiah. Dave truly shows off only on the lone unoriginal cut, a robust version of Alan Pasqua’s “Lady Jade” (misspelled “Lady Jane”), originally recorded by the New Tony Williams Lifetime. There are a couple off-the-cuff interludes, along with a polyrhythmic delight (“Dat Feelin'”) with room to showcase Keyon Harrold’s trumpet and piano and Marcus Strickland’s bass clarinet and tenor sax. Those tracks excepted, the album is ultimately about songs, even when Dave’s dubbed-out snares are ricocheting off the walls and the electronics are on the brink of haywire status. There are three stellar ballads: the aching Anna Wise and SiR duet “Job Well Done,” Foster’s psychedelic “Sensitive Granite,” and Bilal and Tweet’s steaming “Spread Her Wings.” Additionally, there’s the panoramic neo-Afrobeat jam “Black Hole,” fronted by a typically ebullient Anderson Paak. In the steady rocking “Destiny N Stereo,” Phonte, Elzhi, and Eric Roberson operate like a unified trio. The breezy “Atlanta, Texas,” a conversation that includes Goapele, Rozzi Daime, and Shafiq Husayn, sounds like a trapdoor discovery from the latter’s Dave-enhanced Shafiq En’ A-Free-Ka. The ease with which the album can be enjoyed is all the more astonishing considering that it effectively applies and corrals input from so many of Dave’s associates.

Tracklisting:

01. Rocks Crying
02. Universal Language
03. Dat Feelin’ feat. SiR
04. Black Hole feat. Anderson .Paak
05. 2n1
06. Spread Her Wings feat. Bilal & Tweet
07. Whatever
08. Sensitive Granite feat. Kendra Foster
09. Cosmic Intercourse feat. Stokley Williams
10. Atlanta, Texas feat. Goapele & Shafiq Husayn
11. Destiny N Stereo feat. Elzhi & Phonte Coleman & Eric Roberson
12. Clear View feat. Anderson .Paak & SiR
13. Job Well Done feat. Anna Wise & SiR
14. Lady Jane
15. Trippy Tipsy

 Log

foobar2000 1.3.7 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1 
log date: 2018-01-25 16:28:20 

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Analyzed: Chris Dave And The Drumhedz / Chris Dave And The Drumhedz 
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track 
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DR8 -1.01 dB -12.22 dB 2:21 01-Rocks Crying 
DR11 0.00 dB -12.93 dB 3:40 02-Universal Language 
DR11 0.00 dB -12.75 dB 3:39 03-Dat Feelin' feat SiR 
DR9 -0.90 dB -11.32 dB 4:34 04-Black Hole feat Anderson Paak 
DR12 -0.90 dB -18.32 dB 1:02 05-2n1 
DR7 0.00 dB -9.90 dB 5:23 06-Spread Her Wings feat Bilal & Tweet 
DR12 0.00 dB -13.27 dB 2:17 07-Whatever 
DR11 0.00 dB -13.46 dB 3:42 08-Sensitive Granite feat Kendra Foster 
DR9 0.00 dB -12.29 dB 5:44 09-Cosmic Intercourse feat Stokley Williams 
DR10 0.00 dB -12.24 dB 3:45 10-Atlanta, Texas feat Goapele & Shafiq Husayn 
DR10 0.00 dB -11.92 dB 3:49 11-Destiny N Stereo feat Elzhi & Phonte Coleman & Eric Roberson 
DR9 0.00 dB -11.27 dB 6:27 12-Clear View feat Anderson Paak & SiR 
DR11 0.00 dB -13.18 dB 4:37 13-Job Well Done feat Anna Wise & SiR 
DR12 0.00 dB -17.99 dB 5:39 14-Lady Jane 
DR10 0.00 dB -12.97 dB 2:26 15-Trippy Tipsy 
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Number of tracks: 15 
Official DR value: DR10 

Samplerate: 88200 Hz 
Channels: 2 
Bits per sample: 24 
Bitrate: 2688 kbps 
Codec: FLAC 
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Single download
Chris Dave And The Drumhedz – Rocks Crying
Chris Dave And The Drumhedz – Universal Language
Chris Dave And The Drumhedz – Dat Feelin’ feat. SiR
Chris Dave And The Drumhedz – Black Hole feat. Anderson .Paak
Chris Dave And The Drumhedz – 2n1
Chris Dave And The Drumhedz – Spread Her Wings feat. Bilal & Tweet
Chris Dave And The Drumhedz – Whatever
Chris Dave And The Drumhedz – Sensitive Granite feat. Kendra Foster
Chris Dave And The Drumhedz – Cosmic Intercourse feat. Stokley Williams
Chris Dave And The Drumhedz – Atlanta, Texas feat. Goapele & Shafiq Husayn
Chris Dave And The Drumhedz – Destiny N Stereo feat. Elzhi & Phonte Coleman & Eric Roberson
Chris Dave And The Drumhedz – Clear View feat. Anderson .Paak & SiR
Chris Dave And The Drumhedz – Job Well Done feat. Anna Wise & SiR
Chris Dave And The Drumhedz – Lady Jane
Chris Dave And The Drumhedz – Trippy Tipsy

Category:Jazz
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