Dilla Time
Book description
It's Dilla Time. Finally. Dilla Time is the story of the invention of a new kind of time, a new kind of sound, by the most influential music producer of the last twenty-five years, someone you may never have heard of: J. Dilla. He's revered by rappers and producers fromā¦
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I think music is magic. Sometimes, it feels like reading about music deflates its inherent mystery. When I finished Dilla Time, it was like I had taken mushrooms and could see beat patterns with my mindās eye. Although a good portion of Dilla Time is biographical, the parts I love are the chapters explaining how rhythm works, and Charnas dives deep into this topic.
The biography portion strengthens those sections because Dilla fundamentally changed the rhythm of pop music. I read this book, and my understanding of rhythm completely changedāand I am a drummer! Plus, the mixed-media, multi-formatted content isā¦
From Aaron's list on music books with a unique twist.
I never related to āhardcoreā hip-hop when I was younger. NWA was too much for me. Even some Public Enemy hit my ears with a harshness that was hard to overcome.
It was the music of De La Soul and A Tribe Called Quest that sparked my need to become a poet. J Dilla is the pulse of that music, and all 90s hip-hop, in my opinion.
This book is a music loverās dream. It goes deep into Dillaās process and talks about his beat machines (as an electronic musician, I canāt get enough of those pages). This book isā¦
From Marcus' list on an everlong fire of musical obsession.
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