
24 June 2003 · 24 YEARS
Shades Of Blue
Madlib
By gaining access to deep vaults, the producer crafted a project that reinterprets 1960s and 70s master tapes. He weaves together hard-bop legacies and soul-jazz textures, grounded in downtempo rhythms that favor crate-digging culture.
Instead of standard remixes, the tracks serve as psychedelic revisions of works by figures such as Donald Byrd or Ronnie Foster. The effort maintains the soulful essence of the original source material while grounding it firmly in an MPC-driven, instrumental framework.