These days, one would be hard-pressed to find a Hip-Hop fan that is satisfied with the culture’s representation on mainstream radio. Take Los Angeles’ Exile, the man responsible for the exceptional production work on 2007’s critically acclaimed collaboration with rapper Blu, Below the Heavens. Long exasperated by the lack of originality on the radio, the sought-after producer brainstormed a concept to reinvent radio through the use of Hip-Hop’s first technique, sampling. -Allhiphop.com
Field recordings transpire on a dusty reel-to-reel. From East to West. From hanging moss to Hollywood haunts. From Dirty South humidity to the invisible voice of the streets. From The Woods to the Big city. Caught between channels, between frequencies. Tuned to a short-range satellite transmitting across eternity. On his very first release for Plug Research, matthewdavid will be your guide.