Beats du Jour

Beats du Jour Artist: Riton
Label: Grand Central
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 682434102026
EAN: 0682434102026
ASIN: B00005BJCH


Release Date: 2001-08-21

Beats du Jour


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Tracks:

  1. Take Control
  2. Departure
  3. Communicated
  4. Let Me Be Mine
  5. Just Enough (skit)
  6. Initial Problem
  7. Habib
  8. Fallout (skit)
  9. Motion
  10. Frambuesa
  11. I2cm Disco Edit (skit)
  12. Put That On My Momma
  13. Hungry Ghost

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Rich'n'Tasty Beats.......2002-05-01

Abstract/downtempo/electro/funk? Yum! The chunky beats of "Take Control" pull you in and this album has you in its groove all the way through "Hungry Ghost". The harmpity bass and greasy synth notes in "C Communicated" echo in your pelvis, but leave room for your mind to explore. This is more than just funked-out background music. In the right state of mind, Beats Du Jour can be a headtrip with some real soul.

5 out of 5 stars Good downtempo.......2001-10-17

Riton is not very like most other Grand Central artists, and, for me, this is a good thing. I've enjoyed CDs by Aim and Only Child, but I'm really happy to see that the label executives are willing to branch out a little bit into serious downtempo.

Overall the production is very good, the beats are fairly diverse and fat, and each song comes at you with something new. It's organically influenced, unlike what one of the other reviewers said about this CD. It uses organic basslines, vocal samples, and keyboard textures. Think Telefuzz, Landslide, and Talvin Singh as influences. It's not hip-hop, it's downtempo.

I thought it was a great CD. Just my opinion.

2 out of 5 stars ick.......2001-09-17

I loved everything Grand Central had ever released...until now. This is just not good. It's got no soul (not as in the music genre, but as in feeling, emotion, spirit etc.). Basically, it sounds like a computer put it together with no help whatsoever from mankind. A couple of decent tracks, but overall, a big disappointment.

Music Album:

  1. Silence ~ Facemob
  2. Underground Hitz ~ Chalie Boy & Tite
  3. On the Turntable V.2 ~ Biz Markie
  4. Business/Conspiracy Freestyle ~ Eminem
  5. Credentials ~ Rufus Blaq
  6. Turn Back the Hands of Time/Do Ur Thang ~ Biz (Ft P Diddy) Markie
  7. International ~ Mister Tangaray
  8. The Block Files ~ Messy Marv
  9. Choppin' Game ~ Fade Dogg
  10. Player IV Life ~ Mac Vo

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Sentirsi Uniti ~ Riccardo Fogli

Love for Sale ~ George Benson

Control Freak ~ Bill Jehle

Somewhere in the Night ~ Randy Johnston

Featuring June Christy

Live at Butler University (1972) ~ Stan Kenton

Atrevida ~ Rude Girl

Ven a Mover Tu Cuerpo ~ Dulce Material

Furia Vallenata ~ Furia Vallenata

Pistas Favoritas ~ Karaoke