Every once in a while, I’ll discover an artist that seems to have the whole package. From originality to lyricism and even talent behind the board! This man is that exact discovery with talent in every aspect. He’s back to awe the culture once again with this new project! So let’s talk about it!
Brand new beat tape by my main man, God Gotti. The man who I only discovered a few months ago now and yet has been the one to draw my attention the most due to his diverse nature and always being the one to try something different! Even collaborating on an EP with my other main man, Sabio Dub! (Part 2 on the way!)
But on this occasion, we have four tracks:
-Grande Champagne
-VS
-VSOP
-Blue Swift
And these combined are 12 minutes of content!
Starting with the first track, we have a heavy blend of chipmunk soul and jazz. So imagine early Kanye meets Miles Davis. You’ve got those chipmunk melody vocal loops running through the track accompanied by light and delicate piano keys as well as orchestral violin!
But the other main aspect is those jazz horns! Straight outta the golden 50’s and 60’s of jazz legends such as Davis. The notes feel alive and refreshing as if the man is right there in the booth with them!
The fusion of all these elements makes for one of the most beautiful and engaging beats you’ll ever hear! It’s tranquil and elevated all in one!
Next up, we have ‘VS’
Which feels like a more structured and straightforward jazz track. There are those late 80’s inspired hip-hop break drum beats, but besides that, it’s full-force jazz instrumentals.
We have two separate sounds going off at once, one being a looped and uniform jazz long horn in four separate octaves playing in a repetitive motion.
Then there’s a more freelance jazz sound going on right next to it that’s more upbeat, higher pitch, and more abstract and high energy compared to the other one.
It’s like the battle of the jazz sub-genres. Your ‘Bitches Brew’ vs ‘A Kind Of Blue’ with the various influences going head-to-head with what could be considered some Herbie Hancock vibe drums lurking in the background!
All in all, this track is more hypnotic than anything else!
Next, the track ‘VSOP’ where on this one we have what sounds like a combination of southern country, hip-hop old-school breaks, and lighter jazz.
Although the main and loudest instrument is once again the jazz horns, the actual rhythm sounds country in spaghetti western execution, so it reminds me of cowboys and the west more than it does traditional jazz as you’ve got those trademark prime Clint Eastwood soundtrack vibes on the horns!
Accompanied by this is once again old school hip
Hop drums in a lively loop pattern as well as these subtle key notes in the background that provide some extra colour, brightness, and texture to the track to help create a slightly less but still awesome fusion!
To the final track, this one similar to the second-to-last track, I get a strong combination of jazz and country!
You’ve got this beautifully crafted jazz free-form notes going off in its own marvellous direction and execution, and then right alongside it, we have these extremely powerful country swaying guitar strings that sound plucked tight and instantly teleport you to the idea of the countryside or the Wild West with men on horses, riding through a town with tumbleweeds rolling across the screen!
We also have these incredibly mellow drums and subtle keys in the background helping to ground the song somewhat and add a tad bit of texture!
Overall, another fantastic effort by God Gotti. He incorporated some interesting sounds and instruments to create a certain vibe that I’m sure the culture can appreciate!
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