3 Minute Blunts, Vol. 1

3 Minute Blunts, Vol. 1

3 Minute Blunts, Vol. 1

Editorial Reviews
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This compilation, assembled by Detroit DJ and producer Terrence Parker, introduces the hip-hop sounds of Detroit through a collection of 17 instrumental tracks intended, the liner notes claim, as "musical blunts which give the ultimate natural high." Beatheads take note: this compilation was intended primarily for European audiences, so the sounds here are, to American ears, more trip-hop than hip-hop. Detroit's musical legacy, stretching from Motown to techno, is strongly represented; Parker's own contributions are stuffed with the soulful piano and string melodies that pervade his other work, and the same deep emotion crops up in tracks from Kanabis the Edit Assassin, the Andre Johnson Project, and DJ Slym Fas. Overall, the sound of Detroit hip-hop has the sample-and-loop aesthetic we know and love, without the pretension and aggressive attitude that American hip-hop is known for. --Matthew Corwine

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3 Minute Blunts, Vol. 1
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • stone chillin
  • American DJs use hip hop to get to higher ground
 3 Minute Blunts, Vol. 1
Various Artists
Manufacturer: K7
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000013EN
Release Date: 1998-06-09

Tracks:

  1. Home Coming - Terrence Parker
  2. Flexin' - AW
  3. Woodward Avenue - Kanabis The Edit Assassin
  4. Act A Fool - Madd Phlavor
  5. Crystal Funk - Kanabis The Edit Assassin
  6. Whodunnit - Papa Willie
  7. Walk Under A Full Moon's Light - Kanabis The Edit Assassin
  8. Too Damn Cool - Andre Johnson Project
  9. Soul Searchin' - Kanabis The Edit Assassin
  10. Outland - DJ Slym Fas
  11. Daze Of Native Noise - Kanabis The Edit Assassin
  12. Play Time's Over - AW
  13. Unique - Andre Johnson Project
  14. Make It Real - DJ Slym Fas
  15. Reunion in Tennesse - Kanabis The Edit Assassin
  16. Fun At The Belle Isle Zoo - DJ Slym Fas
  17. Romancing The Drum - Terrence Parker

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This compilation, assembled by Detroit DJ and producer Terrence Parker, introduces the hip-hop sounds of Detroit through a collection of 17 instrumental tracks intended, the liner notes claim, as "musical blunts which give the ultimate natural high." Beatheads take note: this compilation was intended primarily for European audiences, so the sounds here are, to American ears, more trip-hop than hip-hop. Detroit's musical legacy, stretching from Motown to techno, is strongly represented; Parker's own contributions are stuffed with the soulful piano and string melodies that pervade his other work, and the same deep emotion crops up in tracks from Kanabis the Edit Assassin, the Andre Johnson Project, and DJ Slym Fas. Overall, the sound of Detroit hip-hop has the sample-and-loop aesthetic we know and love, without the pretension and aggressive attitude that American hip-hop is known for. --Matthew Corwine

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars stone chillin.......2004-06-27

I bought this album in a used disc store for a few bucks not expecting much. But man these jams are nice. Good bumpin in your ride, making up your own freestyle, blunted kinda music. A lot of the tracks would work well in an hip hop downtempo set or after party style. It is a bit repetitive as most intrumental albums are but the tracks are wide open for another layer on top. I wish some one would re-release this with MC's flowing over it. Listen to track 2 & 1 if you are unsure about the CD. Track two alone is worth the used price.

3 out of 5 stars American DJs use hip hop to get to higher ground.......1999-11-21

Instrumental hip-hop hit a high note with DJ Shadow's "Entroducing," but it's really over in Europe where hip-hop is becoming innovative again. But in the wake of such amazing, grounbreaking artists as Nightmares On Wax and Kruder & Dorfmeister, the 17 "blunts" on "Three Minute Blunts" are only suitable as smoke music--otherwise, they don't really have much point. What mars this disc from being a compilation on par with the likes of the "Deeper Concentration" or the Beat Junkie mix albums is the repetitive style to every track. Every song shares the same tempo and the same fade-out coda. There's seven different acts on this album, and three show the most promise--Kanabis The Edit Assassin, Terrence Parker and DJ Slym Fas. Don't get me wrong--all 17 grooves are tight. However, Kanabis, Parker and Fas come the closest to crafting songs with moodscapes to rival that of NOW. "Three Minute Blunts" isn't an essential disc, but at least it's fun. Hey, it's a miracle that American DJs are even trying to use hip hop to get to higher musical ground...

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