Karriem Riggins- Alone Together Album Review



Artist: Karriem Riggins
Album: Alone Together
Genre: Instrumental Hip-hop/Turntabilism

7.2/10




I'm writing this review like how Karriem Riggins wrote this album...

Intro: big horn hits, frantic vocal sample

Round the Outside: repeated synth lines

From Detroit/Belle Isle: slow down, shoutout, scat singing, bass suddenly increases

Moogy Foog It: fond of this wonky bass tone, guero,

Ooooaaaa: chorus, repetitive synth

Stadium Rock: large tom sounds, scary vocal samples, latin-hip-hop drum beat, echoey, flute sample, very J dilla

Alto Flute: fast-paced bass line, drops out, very choppy with a low octave flute

Orbitz: repeated vocal sample, with banging triangle

Up: all over the place bass synth, creeping in on the as and the 32^nd note pickups

Forward Motion: cool sample of a r&b tune

Esperanza: Peruvian influence, tight strings,

Africa: overblown snare and bass, the African influence is there but not as explicit as the song name implies

Harpsichord session: what do you think it is?

Water: spoken word about jazz over jazz-hop, intro into Double Trouble

Double Trouble: very cool, little flute lines and bells brighten it up

A7 Mix: exciting yet smooth

Ding Dong Bells: nice, spoken word break, kind of intelligible

Belle Isle Reprise: faster, a bit messier

Daooooh!!: latin pattern on the triangle, a wee bit repetitive

Tom Toms: quieter, warmer, soulful, jazzy

Because: choppy soul sample combined with funky synth groove, guitar solo

F_rd Jingle: wah guitar, return of flute, cut time funk, fade out into acappela gospel bullshit

Boy Is Doin’ It Right: darker, creepy quiet vocal sample,

Summer madness S.A.: latin, cool weird vocals

Back in Brazil: wonky, minimal

Live at Bert’s: great drumming, hand drums, guitar, supposed to simulate a live experience I guess.

No Way: a litte more fliying lotus-y

6-4: a break and a continuation of the themes in No Way

I Need Love: I NEED YO LOOOOVOIIIIN, fade out into cool guitar line

K. Riffins: sexy guitar lead, techno out of nowhere, interview with inventor of Moog, “let’s hear it”

Voyager/5000: wonkiness returns, bass tones act as chords behind the riff

Bring that Beat Back: trip-hop influence

Matador: chill as well

J Dilla the Greatest: great drums, cool lines

Fave Tracks: Moogy Foog It, Water, Double Trouble, Live at Bert's, J Dilla the Greatest