It was still a young art form when the 90s began, but by the end of the decade HipHop was arguably at it´s artistic peak. Creatively the scene at the time was dominated by a handful of visionary producers like J Dilla or DJ Premiere, which tracks still remain as state of the art for a lot of people to date. HDSN is back with new music and you can hear that he was very influenced by the sounds of the golden era. Decidedly lo-fi, but still looking like an event right out of the box “There Must Be More To Life Than This” creates a panorama of this emerging cultural phenomenon. The up and coming artist lifted the general concept of his previous released joints “To Create Is To Destroy” & “Organic Music For A Digital Era” and improved on the original. Catching Melodies, amazing vocals, and great production mixing keys, strings, synths, drums and other instruments to fourteen tunes perfectly glued together so you don't know what's coming from samples and what is really being played! A healthy dose of positivity - and carefully crafted music that feels like the last moment in the sun. HDSN´s touch on this production is outstanding & it seems like he is making exactly the music that he wants to hear. In a time where many HipHop tracks sound like something else, there's HDSN turning the clock back and making lollipop music and trap seem like the hideously comical extravagances they are. Simply refreshing real music from the heart you can listen to whether for the first time or the first time in years and there's no getting away from that. Grab your copy and add it to your playlist
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