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Links:
Sampler/Preview:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6qmXaf0HlY
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DOWNLOAD AT: https://khanescobar.bandcamp.com/rele...
Youtube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
Soundcloud stream at: https://soundcloud.com/khanescobar/se...
Album Art (600x600) http://imgur.com/a/P3Dkj
Album Art (1450x1450) http://imgur.com/a/qH1CK
Other Information:
Independent release (11th Aug 2017);
Free;
Available at Soundcloud, Youtube, Bandcamp;
Joint/Colloborative project;
Hip-Hop mixtape/long EP;11 Tracks (2 skits, 1 instrumental outro, 8/9 songs);
Mixture of funk/soul beats with 1 modern sounding recording (Smoke N Sleep)
Self-recorded & mixed using home equipment in a bedroom;
Semi-Professional sounding.
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Track Listing:
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01) Intro (Skit)
02) Wind Blows/Drop Top [Prod. Nish]
03) Aggravated Assault [Prod. MiiiKXY]
04) 48 Laws [Prod. Emani]
05) Couches [Prod. Khan Escobar]
06) Interlude (Skit pt.2)
07) Smoke N Sleep [Prod. MiiiKXY]
08) Let Him Beg [Prod. Khan Escobar]
09) Face The Pressure [Prod. Khan Escobar]
10) Pictures Of You (with The Blackbyrds) [Prod. Khan Escobar]
11) Reside (Outro) [Prod. Khan Escobar]
Runtime: 28 Minutes.
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Bio
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Two recording artists from the south of the UK. Surrey. Khan Escobar is 22 y/o. J.I is 20 y/o. We live a couple doors away from each other. The collaborations between us (this project and features on J.I's youtube channel) started when Jabs (J.I) approached me through Facebook about being able to record. He had seen that over 4 or so years I had been putting out bits of music here and there and asked whether I recorded at home. It started off as me just recording him but eventually moved onto writing and recording songs together and then the idea of creating a collaborative tape together arose.
We had a few songs together, Let Him Beg & Face The Pressure that had a certain aesthetic to them and worked well together, so there came the idea of making a tape that had tracks that flowed together in a sequence with no real relation other than fitting the aesthetic. The title Regal came as a part of that aesthetic and the album art was based off of the colour that we visualised when we listened to that music.
Regal is the first project J.I has been apart of.Best quality project from Khan Escobar to date.
Khan Escobar has been making beats and recording music on & off for 7 years.
J.I has been recording for around 2 years, however only recently has it been consistently.
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Individual Track Breakdown
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01) Intro & 06) Interlude
The intro and the interlude are a 2 part skit of a young boy and this dad. The son listens to our music and tries to talk to his dad about it, however his dad is not a fan. In the interlude it is discovered that the dad is a secret fan and just pretends to hate. Now the story is not what is important here, the general purpose of this was just to have a laugh and to have fun with some silly humour.
The intro features a very short clip of a remix to Russ' Pull The Trigger that we did together but never released due to sound quality. The interlude features a clip from Couches which is featured on Regal.
02) Wind Blows/Drop Top
Khan Escobar: Hook & Verse 1 (Wind Blows) Hook & Verse 2 (Drop Top)
J.I: Verse 2 (Wind Blows) Verse 1 (Drop Top)
Production by Nish
This is a mixture of two songs that share the same theme. Riding music. One visualises the sound of daytime open-field driving and the other paints the picture of a night time city drive. Both were recorded in the same session one after the other and the original idea did not include Drop Top. Drop Top was an in the moment creation.
03) Aggravated Assault
Khan Escobar: Hook & Verse 1
J.I: Verse 2
Production by MiiiKXY
As suggested by the name, this track is an outlet of aggression and in relation to Aggravated Assault, the hook and verse written by Khan is aimed at a particular group of people. The lyrics about puffing balloons addresses their use of Nitrous Oxide and previous lyrics about them being bullied refers to their true history and personality, not the bad boy image that they try to portray.
This song was written as a follow up to a track called Son of Sam that was never released. If you are interested in hearing Son of Sam I have a privatised link of the unfinished version here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_86mE4wuaY0 (The empty second verse was intended for a feature, however the song was never continued. Khan Escobar's profile picture on various websites was actually taken as artwork for Son of Sam -Toaster in Bath reference in verse)
04) 48 Laws
Khan Escobar: Verse 1 & Bridge
J.I: Bridge & "Verse 2"
Production by Emani
Khan Escobar's version of the solo take on Regal. Features 1 bar from J.I which then causes an explosion to occur. A feel good vibe for the tape that fits well as a from the previous tracks aggression to the style of track 5: Couches. There was an actual second verse recorded for this, however the idea of the track breaking down after just 1 bar was fun. Originally intended as an interlude.
05) Couches
Khan Escobar: Hook
J.I: Verse
Production by Khan Escobar
J.I's version of the solo take on Regal. Features Khan Escobar on the hook, which stemmed from a verse of a track that we recorded for the tape but chose not to include. Couches is included in the following track (Interlude).
07) Smoke N Sleep
Khan Escobar: Hook, Verse 1 & Bridge
J.I: Bridge & Verse 2
Production by MiiiKXY
Your typical laid back weed smoker's anthem. Features modern production yet still manages to feel natural within Regal. This song was an early idea but was never originally intended to be featured on Regal.
08) Let Him Beg
Khan Escobar: Hook & Verse 1
J.I: Verse 2
Production by Khan Escobar
The context of the hook is based on Khan's dad leaving when he was a child and his eventual death. J.I's verse commentates on the feelings produced by the death of his sister. Part of Khan's verse commentates on the processes of recording and mixing, talking about his early struggle with plosives in his recordings. (These can be heard heavily in Son of Sam earlier mentioned)
09) Face The Pressure
Vocal sample from Guru (Gang Starr)
Khan Escobar: Verse 2 (Outro)
J.I: Verse 1
Production by Khan Escobar
A downtempo track that was originally intended as the outro. This track features a beat switch between verses. J.I's segment of the song is downtempo and heavily reverberated whereas Khan's part is more uptempo and funky, however both segments portray the same themes of pressure and self-commentary.
10) Pictures Of You (with the Blackbyrds)
Sampling of the beat and segment of a verse from The Blackbyrds - Dreaming Of You used as the hook.
Khan Escobar: Verse 1
J.I: Verse 2
Production by Khan Escobar
The last track that features any vocal recordings from either of us. The song is a commentary of love. Khan's verse is a tribute to his girlfriend, where as J.I's part commentates on his involvement with women but lack of interest in a relationship.
11) Reside (Outro)
Production by Khan Escobar
Instrumental Outro. Create with stock synthesisers & FX in Reason and one heavily manipulated sample. Was created to be an outro reminiscent of movie scores used to provoked emotion.
---Social Media Links:---
J.I Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuGn...
J.I Soundcloud (Dr_J.I_197)
https://soundcloud.com/opeave
J.I Instagram:
Dr_JI_197
J.I Twitter:
@DopeWaave197
Khan Escobar Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYsv...
Khan Escobar Soundcloud:
soundcloud.com/khanescobar/
Khan Escobar Bandcamp:
khanescobar.bandcamp.com
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