Word: vibes
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Doors: Behind the Music," he says, by way of explanation.) Dre then added layers of strings. Everyone from Eminem to Madonna has been known to beg Dre for tracks, but the Doctor decides who gets his music based entirely on feel. Truck Volume, with its exaggerated haunted-house vibe, seemed like a good fit for the exuberantly hoarse rapper Busta Rhymes. "Busta just sounds crazy to me," Dre says...
...only complaints, it's that cats are stuck in the grind of using the same beats per minute all the time. But rhythm and tempo are elements that the Roots always mess around with. They're a great band, and they can give you any kind of vibe, from a lighthearted, Stetsasonic kind of groove to a jazzy, a Tribe Called Quest feel, but they always go out of their way to experiment and stay responsible to their own point of view. I think their objective is pretty clear: they're trying to bring a true musical aesthetic...
Maida himself admits that the band spent much less time laboring over Machines than with past releases. "With this record," he said, "it was much more about capturing a vibe, capturing an energy, leaving it and then going back to it." Recording took place between a grueling tour schedule that included two trips through Canada, club appearances in the U.S. and Europe, and a stint at the Summersault Music Festival. At one point the band recorded two songs in three days, leaving the mixing up to Brendan O'Brien, whose previous gigs include Soundgarden and Pearl Jam. Despite its conceptual...
...raised on Gameboys. At Isn't It?, the cigarette smoke is thick and the drinks of choice are Tequila shots for boys and peach fizzes for girls. In a room full of liquored-up teens and 20-somethings, you'd expect a little sexual tension. Instead, there's a vibe of intense concentration, almost studiousness, as the guys and girls, many with matching dyed-blond locks, go through the parapara motions between the tables and chairs, while staring at pros like Takeo and his buddy Kio up on stage...
...over the living room. On one shelf is a textbook on organic chemistry; hanging on the wall near the door like one of Hannibal Lecter's victims is a life-size paper model of the internal organs of a human being. Hmm. Maybe this isn't the best vibe for a rock interview. "Let's get out of here," says Matthews, grabbing a leather jacket...