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MH-225 The Opus - Breathing Lessons  After locking themselves in their Chicago studio with a mountain of dusty vinyl and two lifetimes worth of musical inspiration, the Opus have finally emerged to deliver Breathing Lessons a mesmerizing collection of reflective, instrumental hip-hop. Using their signature palette of chopped percussion and intricate drum programming as base materials, they expand their compositions, adding layers of strings, detuned piano, analog synths, floor rumbling bass, and reverb to haunting effect. Although the all-too-brief vocal appearance of Lord 360 reminds listeners of their productions for MCs on Rubberoom’s Architechnology and their own 2002 debut First Contact, this release is clearly intent on establishing the Opus as a production duo capable of creating music that stands on its own. |
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| One of the underground's finest beatmaking tandems - Urb / A fine example of instrumental hip-hop. - Exclaim! / Call it good mood music for bad moods. - Entertainment Weekly / Quality stuff for the introspective heads, and recommended. - Undercover / Nocturnally restful and hauntingly evocative. - Igloo |
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| Mr. Echoes and the Isle of Weight, collectively known as the Opus, have been making beats for years. They specialise in gloomy cinematic numbers ("Mission Control"), dark jazz ("Life's Endless Cycle pt. 1") and brooding Dj Krush-inspired soundscapes ("The Addiction"). By chopping up beats and layering snappy snares, dirty strings, complex rhythms and other found sounds, the Opus concoct an aural universe that's as dark as it is beguiling. Enter at your own will. - Exclaim! |
2XLP/Out Of Print