The Roots J dilla Eve

[@horror4543]

Walking the streets of Japan @ night vibing to this.. priceless Dilla joint

[@jorgecds]

is amazing how everything started with Spacek, then Dilla puts his flavor on it, and now Roots made it sound like its their own track but without losing Dilla's feeling, just a simple variation of the chords.

[@ericstewart0921]

RIP - 11 years today.

[@maksimpushkash9162]

So chill.... I love j dilla

[@quincyfrierson9201]

Thank you Happy Dilla Month

[@xPaleMemory]

im not 100% sure but i always asumed this was a tribute to dilla from the roots. performing some of his beats

[@maksimpushkash9162]

Who dislikes this? So smooth and beaty

[@joshualhomme7441]

far as i know steve spacek did eve then dilla done a remix wit frank n dank and this is the tribute version from roots

[@siuta1346]

Outta dis worl

[@Dougal-Mcguire]

yea? cool. either way their all talented musicians. dilla plus roots. i make beats but never pull it off as well. can drum aswell but where i live theres not much calling for hip hop drummers :/ i need to move ha.

[@BeastNationXIV]

@BerryBearParis What tha' DILLA-Roots is cookin?!

[@Pvtm4a1]

roots prolly sampled for him an dilla put it together

[@buckeyefan05]

Anybody know that Rhodes Sound/Technique that The Roots are doing in this song?

[@all20790]

buckeyefan05 it's a mix of a 506 sharp melody that's probably produced on a MPC or other pad, and maybe a Korg MS2000B synth to produce the continuous sound. As for the drums, well, they're done live! I toured with The Roots back in 08' so i was around their set and had the opportunity to learn a lot about their technique.

[@all20790]

+cacacrafters Yeah man, basically you want to visit a site like vst4free or m-audio (i would recommend m-audio) and find J dilla midboard. Your looking for a midboard iVST which would give you stuff such as "j dilla drunken quantize". Play around with the iVST there and try different styles--i found that the "sweet night" filter does the trick. In terms of synthesizers, well, you've got alotta options. What are you currently working with?

[@all20790]

+JoseAguirreII Aha I see we're playing "comment tag" LOL! Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner--i've got some crazy stuff going on right now, including a tour in South Africa! Believe it or not. To answer your question I basically do sound rigs for companies such as Mason Technologies and Tetra Tech. We travel a lot and don't get many breaks. I'm actually en route to Cape Town tomorrow. There's a throwback 70s concert next week which is predicted to have a great turnout, somewhat surprisingly! Tomorrow I'm assembling a contact y-5 mic board with 45" reach...exciting stuff! I also used to be a bit of a hip-hop zealot myself back in the early 90s but only recently got into The Roots and other more contemporary artists. And I must say that Lovequest is quite spectacular on drums. There's more to this song than meets the....uh....ear....heh...*cough*...well back to business. Best, Aron

[@all20790]

wow, what timing! haha. I just returned three days ago from my tour in South Africa working in Cape Town mainly but also traveling between bands in Durban as well. My biggest gig was covering a band that tributes for Henri Crolla (one of my all-time favorites!) and also some jazz musicians such as Bud Shank. It's crazy to hear J dilla's influences such as jazz and R&B in such a musical environment. But yes, Justin you are correct. Try a mix of different waves, see if you can cross them to find a balance of something that sounds right. You looking for a AMG workup? that may be what you need if you are working digitally, but in the studio it's a little easier to finesse the equipment. Try scouring the web too; I know a lot of musicians have attempted to achieve that "dilla" sound, and some have been successful. A little *story*: I worked with a cat who went by Outta B who was a DJ in Boston MA, and on the side he loved to make beats. However, he got so obsessed with trying to copy J dilla's style that he lost track of his main passion which was DJing for concert venues. He eventually gave up DJing and went back to school for sound engineering, which is too bad because he really had a talent! He was a passionate DJ! On a side note, would any of you guys want to call/skype with me to talk about hip hop or anything else? I always love to hear people's thoughts on the current hip hop scene, and also reminisce about the old school days.

[@siuta1346]

@@all20790 hey man id love to listen to you talk and gain knowledge . 6 years late but who knows .

[@thenathanrox]

This song is freaking hard to play on drums...correctly

[@Dougal-Mcguire]

whats the crack with this tune? did dilla write it n roots performed or covered it or...?

[@DaanDMC]

neck breaker

[@Dougal-Mcguire]

thats majikal

[@tressy92]

@BerryBearParis EWWW....BUT HELL YEAH!!