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The Day Before |
[ARTIST ALBUM] |
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Artist: DJ Day |
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DJ Day is a typical product of modern day hip-hop-culture. He is a dedicated record digger and serious DJ who cut his teeth in the LA undergound scene alongside his friends Aloe Blacc and Exile. But selling beats to rappers was never his main ambition. Instead of doing beat-tapes he got himself a Fender Rhodes and MPC started making music.
Maybe it's his upbringing in Southern California but there is definitley a "sunny" side to Day's music. This may sound a bit like a cliche but when you are literally living in the desert it is not unlikely that this will affect your music. And it's the combination of relaxed and soulful chords and melodies with serious beats and breaks that makes his signature sound.
"The Day Before" is the first introduction of Day's music in album format and shows how he has grown as a producer and musician. From the Shadow-esque "Close Your Eyes" (1999) to the yet unreleased remix for Mo'Horizons (2007), the CD features vinyl only releases for MPM, Sound Of Color, Subcontact (Japan) and Curio plus a bunch of unreleased songs including "Closer" with Aloe Blacc.
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01. DJ Day - Four Hills [Album Version] |
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02. DJ Day - A Place To Go [Album Version] |
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03. DJ Day - Making A Mess [Day Remix Interlude] |
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04. DJ Day - What Planet What Station [Instrumental] |
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07. DJ Day - Close Your Eyes [Album Version] |
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09. DJ Day & Exile - Day And Exile live [Album Version] |
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12. Mo' Horizons - Ay Y N'ama [Day Remix] |
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13. DJ Day & Aloe Blacc - Closer [Album Version] |
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