ROAM by Mecca:83 & Joel VDK
LISTEN ON SPOTIFY, APPLE MUSIC ETC:
https://fanlink.to/mecca83roam
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Myself and Joel VDK go back a while.......back in 2011 he created the artwork for my mix "Calls To Trane" for Monday Jazz. I immediately resonated with his work: I knew I had to connect with the brother again.
Fast forward to 2016 and we're both proud to present our first collaborative project "ROAM". A combined comic book and beat tape project that we think complement each other nicely.
I've tried my best to create a dusty tape feel to match the narrative of the comic: raw MPC & SP productions with no special effects. It's a little more loose than my previous excursions, but that's kinda the point. I hope you guys enjoy the vibrations.
Who knows: we might do another one of these if you people dig it. Now go buy a comic book & bump some beats!
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CREDITS:
All tracks produced, mixed & mastered by Mecca:83
Vocals on "Follow (soul flower)" by La:lee Bloom
Artwork & Zine by Joel VDK
http://roamcomic.tumblr.com/
*Download includes a PDF of the comic book for you digital people!
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PRESS & FEEDBACK:
"So good!" Dj MZA (SoulCircle / Mellow Orange)
"DOPE!" Adam Moses (Jazz Refreshed)
"Laidback, dusty beats, complimented by a beautifully illustrated visual." OK Tho
"ROAM is a combination of a comic book and a beat tape that provides you that dusty, analog type sound to fulfill the narrative of a comic through an MPC and SP1200 without the fancy special effects. The idea is that you buy a comic book and listen to ROAM at the same time. You, the listener, becomes the director." Steryo
Tracklist
| 1. | Once Again (clapitup) | 2:20 |
| 2. | Light Ways (spirit walk) | 1:38 |
| 3. | The D (for real) | 1:28 |
| 4. | Phifer (96 steez) | 2:11 |
| 5. | The Bump (bass practice) | 1:53 |
| 6. | Quasar (sax time) | 1:16 |
| 7. | No More (interlude) | 0:33 |
| 8. | Step On (the dusk) | 2:00 |
| 9. | Follow (soul flower) feat la:lee bloom | 1:49 |
| 10. | 1977 (raw fusion) | 1:37 |
| 11. | Signs (meditation) | 2:16 |
| 12. | Salvador (brazil excursion) | 1:20 |
| 13. | With Peace (golden) | 1:49 |
| 14. | Cafe Loops (outro) | 1:23 |
