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dday one - gathered between - the content label - vinyl

New Copy

Genre: Hip Hop

1. One Another
2. Our Music
3. Out of the Shadows
4. Cast No Stones
5. Alchemy Loop
6. Memento Mori
7. Years Ago
8. Give and Take
9. Contact
10. Natural Balance

Gathered Between is Dday One’s fifth studio album in ten years, a lost chapter from his discography unearthed through an exercise in memory

Dday dug through his crates to relocated samples and, using classic samplers and various other technology, reprogrammed the album beat by beat like an audio archaeologist. As a result, Gathered
Between expands the language of classic hip-hop production in the same spirit as the greats of the genre. Gathered Between offers a captivating instrumental hip-hop journey across ten tracks. As with previous releases, the crackle of vinyl sits
next to melancholic horn melodies and piano licks, fingered bass dances across breaks, and disembodied voices give the slightest hint of the author’s opinions. Built from hundreds of samples, the music is a tapestry of pasts on which the listener is invited to write their own memories and hopes for the future. Starting off with a bang, ‘One Another’, a tune of unification, brings to mind hints of classic Pete Rock production, the crunchy drums and bubbling stabs of ‘Alchemy Loop’ are reminiscent of golden era aesthetics but move
beyond. The album is held together by the same attention to detail and intricate sample layering that has defined Dday One’s work to