Title: Faceless Heroes Artist: Kenjanai Label: Favorite Recordings Product Type: VINYL LP UPC: 3760179352733 Genre: Pop Release Date: 2015-02-17 Number of Discs: 1
Following previous ventures with the Funk League and production credits for Large Professor, Diamond D or Gift of Gab, French producer Hugo LX returns with a new collective project under his Kenjanai alias. The debut album Faceless Heroes showcases a radical shift for the young beatsmith, as the production style leans towards futuristic beats, '80s synths and also some downtempo - sometimes ambient - jams influenced by Japanese electronic and new-funk. Kenjanai is not only a producer effort, but a close collaboration with fellow musicians and top-shelf vocal artists: The mighty Elzhi (from Detroit's very own Slum Village) and indie star Oddisee supply classic verses, while Canadian songstress Amalia (known for her tremendous work with Opolopo) brings her nu-funk trademark and soulful vibe in the mix, alongside Kandisky Effect bassist Gael Petrina and turntablist DJ Suspect. Cruising through atmospheric layers and hard-hitting drum patches, Faceless Heroes expresses nowadays producers' ability to navigate from a place to another on the musical spectrum, in order to keep the music vibrant.
Tracks: 1.1 Hajime Ni 1.2 What You've Been Missing 1.3 Paris Is Killing Me 1.4 Faded 1.5 Vapors/Yuge 1.6 Playin' 1.7 Shin'ya 1.8 Beyond the Black Horizon 1.9 Den'sen 1.10 Steamclock Heart 1.11 Akegata Pt.2 1.12 Some Other Stuff 1.13 Untitled/Ascent 1.14 Saigo Ni/After All 1.15 What You've Been Missing (Ghost Track) [Remix]
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