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Label:U-Trax
Cat-No:21UTRQDM14
Release-Date:09.07.2021
Configuration:2LP
Barcode:3268040484892
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Thavius Beck - Primordial Soup
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Thavius Beck - Lovesick/Still Sick
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Thavius Beck - Coordinated Will
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Thavius Beck - Work!
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Thavius Beck - Taking over Me
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Thavius Beck - Chaos Theory
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Thavius Beck - Baby Tell Me That…
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Thavius Beck - Dark Matter
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Thavius Beck - The Principle of Rhythm
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Thavius Beck - Celestial Mind
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Thavius Beck - Birdsong
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Thavius Beck - Angel Bop
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Thavius Beck - Labyrinth
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Thavius Beck - Issa Wrap
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Thavius Beck - Reunited with the All
Since our first contact with NYC based producer Thavius Beck in 2018, he sent us over 100 unreleased tracks, or beats, as he calls them. 25 of them have been selected for releases on U-TRAX, good for over 2 hours of music, across this album and the Lovesick EP. Growing up in LA, Thavius Beck entered the hip-hop scene as member of Global Phlowtations, and released several solo albums under the Adlib moniker. In later years, he released five albums under his own name on labels like Mush, Big Dada and Plug Research, and also produced albums for artists like Saul Williams and K-the-I???, and did some remixing for amongst others Nine Inch Nails. Nowadays he combines making music with a career as a succesful certified Ableton and Bitwig trainer and as a music teacher at Berklee NYC. The tracks vary in style a lot, but what they have in common is that they either are moody – in U-TRAX lingo: deep - or they are drum heavy. The common denominator would probably be 'experimental/instrumental hip-hop', reminiscent of producers like Flying Lotus. People have tried all sorts of comparisons to pinpoint Thavius' sound, ranging from 'between DJ Shadow and Orbital' and 'a mix of Massive Attack and The Orb'. None of these are spot on, yet quite a few of these tracks feel like a happy marriage between hip-hop beats and techno sounds. Despite the fact that some tracks are 20 years old and have been made with widely different gear (one track was even made on a PlayStation 2), this selection sounds remarkably balanced, yet diverse. From the irresistible single 'Lovesick/Still Sick' to the dark and massive 'Birdsong' (that echoes the sound of his popular song 'Atmos'), and from the head-nodding 'Work!' to the soothing 'Reunited With The All' - if this collection showcases anything, it's Thavius' brilliant production and composing skills, as well as his wizard-level sampling techniques. The result is a luscious electronic music album with a broad appeal. Available on double 180 grams colored vinyl vinyl, comes in gatefold picture sleeve. More