Loops DELUXE by Eddou XL

No DAW, just RAW — Loops DELUXE was recorded directly to cassette from the MPC3000/2000XL

I released Loops from the MP’ on cassette in 2015 and recorded each tape in my lab as Bandcamp orders came in. The raw, sketchbook style it embodied was an extension of the beat tapes I made in my bedroom many (many) years earlier — the smell of cumin and cardamom creeping in from under the door as dinner cooked away on the other side. Now here we are, and that dusty little beat tape I thought was just another dusty little beat tape is celebrating its 5th anniversary and reminding me that hip-hop is and will ALWAYS be home. And though my production style has evolved vastly over the past 23 years (and will continue to evolve), Loops from the MP' is a testament to the spirit of its genesis and dare I say, “required listening” for anyone interested in my work. When my brother Mike Nicholls brought up the idea of re-releasing Loops from the MP’ I was a little hesitant. Not because I felt any particular way about it, but because it’s my tendency as an artist to look forward to the things I haven’t done and not the things I did 5 years ago. But as I entertained the idea and started going through my files, I found myself falling in love with each track, and I began envisioning what a re-release might actually look like. I knew I wanted to extend the mixes of the original tracks, but things really started to take shape when I discovered a cache of beats from 2015-2016 that was initially made for Loops from the MP’ Volume 2. As I spent the next few weeks recording percussion, fine-tuning tracks, and obsessing over tape hiss and record static, I watched Loops from the MP' blossom into LOOPS DELUXE and I'm pleased to make it a permanent part of my catalog for you today. I hope you fall in love with these tracks as much as I have.

Eddou XL is a beatmaker, producer, and longtime cratedigger based in California, where he lives with his wife and daughter. He continues to learn and grow as an artist while pushing the boundaries of his craft. In his work, the beatsmith synthesizes elements of '90s boombap, underground (backpack), lofi, and a touch of the LA beat scene into a style that is uniquely his own.

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