3.1
By
Cheebo
As I continue to rearrange things due to the pressures of
life right now, this week I am bringing you the latest release from the
upcoming label out of Australia, Empty Hand Records.
This latest release is an instrumental EP from UK producer
Cheebo, who hails from Bournemouth. This one promises to bring us some 8 bit
sounds that will take us back to the golden era of the 90’s. 3.1 is an EP that
forms the first of a trilogy of releases from Cheebo on Empty Hand Records too.
So there is much to look forward to.
Now, I do love a good instrumental sound as it allows me to
be a bit more flexible with my interpretation, something that I really enjoy
doing. I have to say that I’m not that familiar with Cheebo as a producer, so
this is gonna be a great introduction for me. So, I think the best thing for me
to do is to drive into this one and see where it takes me.
Let’s do this…
It all kicks off with 369 which is the intro to the
EP and this one has a nice, chilled sound that has a funky jazzy vibe that
seems to create this feeling inside that soon takes over your whole body making
you want to move. The vocal samples here also set the stage for the EP and give
you an insight into Cheebo as a producer and what inspires him to create the
music, he does. So, now everything is set up for us, it’s time to really get
into this with Get The Rolex. Here the drums and bass give us this funky
vibe, but over that is this electronic sound that just tweaks your nerves
enough to keep you focused and not drift off. There are vocal samples and cuts
here to that do take you back to those 90’s era sound where it was all about
the money and the status that items like the Rolex would bring. There is also
this little thought at the back of my mind that is saying to me that this
really feels like a great track to be blasting from your car, not sure why, but
its there all the same.
Next up is Track Thirty Three which has this deep
bass and drum sound that makes your whole body vibrate. There is this faint
backing vibe that has keys and strings giving it a light orchestral feeling
that reminds you of the seventies samples that have been used in Hip Hop over
the years. But, this one will not just get you nodding, but will fire you up,
getting those adrenaline levels pumping too and yes, I have to say it, this one
will definitely sound wicked bumping out of those speakers, in your car or
wherever you choose to turn the levels up. We are already hitting the EP’s
penultimate track now with Kick Hat Snare, a track that has a LoFi Hip
Hop sound that focuses on those particular drum sounds, turning them, with the
help of some other samples, into this chilled out sound that gives you a little
pause to sit back and just enjoy life for a few minutes. It really shows how
simple drum patterns have been the life blood of the Hip Hop sound, and if you
know how to use them correctly, there is little that can’t do with it, creating
any sound and vibe along the way. It already seems way to soon to be coming to
the final track of the EP, yet here we are with What I Do. This one has
this slick drum sound over which is this big sound that mixes organ notes,
vocal samples and more to create is big sound that seems to wrap you in its
energy. Once you are in there, those vocals just seem to be almost subliminal,
giving you uplifting vibes that point you towards looking for a future where
success is main aim and making something of yourself…
I have to say that this one seemed to be over way to
quickly, and yet, in that time it not only took you back to that 90’s era vibes
but, it encompassed a number of different vibes. From feelings of high energy
and bumping sounds loud in your car, to a more chilled element that was
uplifting and fuelled thoughts of personal growth and success. 3.1 did
takes me back thirty some odd years, but it also kept me rooted here in the
present, in way that made me think about those times and how far I have come
since. It had this underlying vibe that seemed to speak to you on different
levels, and without a doubt, it had me thinking what a ride it’s been since the
90’s.
Cheebo is certainly a talented producer who knows how to
translate what speaks to him musically, into something that will engage the
listener in a way so as to give them something to enjoy and will also elicit
deep thoughts about there own experiences. That is what I love about good
instrumental sounds, they take you wherever you need to go in the moment.
Cheebo also does a great job of taking a sound that is
rooted in classic Hip Hop vibes and then dropping these elements of funk, jazz
and even orchestral notes and sound that have that soundtrack energy about
them. He them mixes them all into tracks that take you back, hype you up and
then chill you out, all in the space of about fifteen minutes. Masterful stuff.
3.1 is another solid release from Empty Hand Records
and cracking introduction to the work of Cheebo. This one really sets up the
next two releases of the trilogy as something look forward to. I know I will
definitely be watching for what's coming.
My huge thanks to Speaks at Empty Hand Records for giving me
the chance to give my insights into this one.
3.1 by Cheebo is out now.
I’ll be Seeing ya…
Steve
LINKS
Grab your copy of the EP here:
https://emptyhandrecords.bandcamp.com/album/31
Cheebo Socials:
https://www.instagram.com/ch33bo3/
https://cheebo.bandcamp.com/music
Empty Hand Records:
https://www.facebook.com/emptyhandrecords
https://www.instagram.com/emptyhandrecords/
https://www.youtube.com/@emptyhandrecords/featured
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