High quality compressed file. The file includes embedded artist/title info & artwork and is suitable for home/iPod/phone use.
WAV
Uncompressed lossless file, with large file size (e.g. 70MB per track). The files contain no embedded artist/title info or artwork but playback is universally compatible on all software/hardware.
FLAC
Compressed lossless file with very efficient file sizing e.g. 40MB per track. The files also include embedded artist/title info & artwork. Playback, metadata and artwork are moderately well supported (but not for iTunes, iPod or Windows Media Player).
ALAC
Compressed lossless file with efficient sizing e.g. 45MB per track. The files contain artist/title info & artwork, and while not widely supported for playback at present, they are compatible with iTunes/iPod.
AIFF
Uncompressed lossless file with a large file size (e.g. 70MB per track). The files include embedded artist/title info and artwork in iTunes and some others, with playback universally compatible on all software/hardware.
If Stephan Laubner was a rapper his rhymes would be as raw as Ol' Dirty and as rough as the RZA. Instead, Laubner aka STL lets his drum machines and synthesisers do the talking. Things From The Basement is STL's latest digital missive on the Something series, containing three locked grooves from the original vinyl release. "In My Dreams" spits raw and sketchy beats with no hint of a melody until wandering synths are slowly introduced around the four minute mark. Laubner's "Intrusion Dub" is awash with a warm aquatic flow, softening the brighter scrapes of the original, whereas the shuddering kicks and typewriter percussion of "Wasabi Flavoured" pound over STL's trademark fizz and crackle, as a wonderfully trippy analogue synth squeals and bleeps like a malfunctioning modem. The lo-fi beats of "Too Slow" act as an instrumental intermission that shares similar sonic qualities to MCDE's Raw Cuts series and Kid Swing's "I Hate Bling Rappers". STL then gets tropical with "Vintage Hunter", a friendly beachside jam coupled with synthesised steel drums and rattling island percussion. Highly recommended.
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