Kevin Baldwin aka Stoupe is the mastermind behind the excellent beats of underground hip-hop pioneers Jedi Mind Tricks. To be a true great though, you have to experiment in different types of music than the one you are already an established figure and that's what this sampling afficionado did. Along with long time collaborator, Liz Fullerton, they formed a new band, wandering in trip-hop paths. Dutch(that's the name of the band) have really made a great album, by the name of "A bright cold morning", with the deadly combination of Stoupe's beats and Fullerton's godlike voice.
The LP reminds us of another beautiful work, the one by the unsurpassed Dan The Automator and his band Lovage, where he collaborated with the exquisite Jennifer Charles, more notably in the song "Stroker Ace". There are quite a lot similarities between the two albums, such as the beautiful voice of the women performing and the flamboyant beatmaking skill of the producers.
The highlight of the album is definitely "Pearls", where Fullerton shows her true vocal ability, putting foot on a stunning beat by Stoupe, while "Just before the rain" is just the start this LP needed to set you in the right atmosphere so as to enjoy it.
We hope Stoupe continues to be the inquiring soul that he is and gives us gems of an album like the one he just released.
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