{"product_id":"blue-iverson-hotep-dean-blunt-vinyl-lp","title":"Blue Iverson: Hotep (Dean Blunt) Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhile most recent \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Dean+Blunt\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDean Blunt\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u0026amp; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Hype+Williams\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHype Williams\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e-related projects feature Blunt’s\u003c\/i\u003e gruff voice and confrontational persona front and center, \u003cem\u003eHotep\u003c\/em\u003e finds Blunt comfortably zooted in the producer’s chair instead, directing an ensemble of some of LA’s finest studio musicians at the freshly minted Stones Throw Studios in East L.A. This predominantly instrumental session conjures jazzy hip-hop musack and UPN sitcom neo-soul vibes, sporting a cheshire grin but purely genuine at the same time. Despite the ace performances of the session players, the record retains a playful naïveté, no doubt thanks to Dean’s turns on keyboard and drums - instruments which he can hold his own on but probably hasn’t practiced in years... but that’s part of the charm. Imagine your own wide-eyed early Fruity Loops experiments reinterpreted by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Ryan+Leslie\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRyan Leslie\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=King+Krule\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKing Krule\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e Or the sort of outsider funk obscurities \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=peoples+potential+unlimited\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePPU\u003c\/a\u003e digs up. \u003cstrong\u003eJennah Bell\u003c\/strong\u003e \u0026amp; \u003cstrong\u003eAkua\u003c\/strong\u003e’s gorgeous vocals show up about halfway through (“Fake Loathe,” “Hush Money,” the Isleys-esque “Jenna’s Interlude”), lending a remarkably mature aura to a record that is otherwise childlike and playful (we mean that in the best way possible). After quietly surfacing on YouTube and racking up a small legion of sworn devotees, this bafflingly alluring record has finally been made available on vinyl courtesy of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Benji+B\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBenji B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e’s Deviation imprint, which is weird, but also sorta makes sense. Highly recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eblack vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Deviation 2017\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by william, shotgun sprayer 02\/2018\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"Blue Iverson","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":1456296558600,"sku":"lp-9317","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/blueiverson-hotep.jpg?v=1762274476","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/blue-iverson-hotep-dean-blunt-vinyl-lp","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}