[Nu-Jazz/Hip-Hop] Apache Gold - Astral Jazz (Free EP)

[Mallard]

Hey guys!

So I finally released my first EP entitled 'Astral Jazz.' It's a 6 song EP that I've spent the past year producing and I'm pretty proud of it. It's all very mellow hip-hop/nu-jazz type instrumentals with somewhat of a concept throughout but not so much that it even needs to be said. It's up for free download if anyone wants it but I'd also love some feedback on it since it is my first release!

Thanks,
James

[IMG]http://i44.tinypic.com/167qqa0.jpg[/IMG]

1. Ascent (Intro)
[media]http://soundcloud.com/apache-gold-music/ascent-intro[/media]

2. Kindred
[media]http://soundcloud.com/apache-gold-music/kindred[/media]

3. How To Go On
[media]http://soundcloud.com/apache-gold-music/how-to-go-on[/media]

4. Concorde (Interlude)
[media]http://soundcloud.com/apache-gold-music/concorde-interlude[/media]

5. Heavy Breezes
[media]http://soundcloud.com/apache-gold-music/heavy-breezes[/media]

6. Descent (Outro)
[media]http://soundcloud.com/apache-gold-music/descent-outro[/media]

FULL EP DOWNLOAD IINK IN ONE FILE: [url]http://www.mediafire.com/download/8myj1349c5tkl3t/Apache+Gold+-+Astral+Jazz.zip[/url]

EDIT: Artwork for the EP done by Taylor Brown, check him out at behance.net/taylorbrown

[BaWa]

this is awesome dude, keep it up!

[Zillamatic]

Sounds cool, I was just looking for some new abstract hiphop. Mastering is good, feels crisp and bright. And not compressed to shit like some stuff on here. Maybe some more reverb would be good, cause it sounds a bit dry to me in spots.

Kindred was my personal favourite, the piano sample really set the mood. But I wish you'd done more with the Concorde interlude! Sounded like a fun direction, and then it stopped.

Could I recommend you put it up on Bandcamp? That way people could download the whole album in one file. And it sorts out ID3 tags and stuff.

[pfoot]

sweet production!

[Caynug]

Tight grooves, lovin these drums!

[crumbleshake]

Really love this, Nu-jazz gives me a hardon. You should upload the whole EP somewhere so I can download the whole thing in one.

EDIT: just saw the link, downloading later. Put that link in the OP

[Mallard]

Thanks guys I really appreciate the feedback and I'm glad you dig it!

I tried to upload to bandcamp but it was being stupid yesterday so I put it on another site that I put in the soundcloud link descriptions. I'll be sure to post that link in the OP!

[drunkensailor]

This is awesome i generally like jazz beats and whatnot but this is the highlight of my evening !

[Mallard]

[QUOTE=drunkensailor;42521030]This is awesome i generally like jazz beats and whatnot but this is the highlight of my evening ![/QUOTE]

Thanks I really appreciate that!!