Bastard Jazz Recordings
This record flows like a calm river full of incantatory species in its course. It starts off with the ultra-dubbed The Magic Fly's "Thinking Toy", a well-informed tale of modern times that quite convincingly states "perhaps computers aren't all that bright, but they are getting cleverer all the time". And after an hour of cool, jazzy beats, it ends with Phabao's reworking of Chronic Sonata's "Everyday". The tracks in between are granular joints of chilled-out, highly hypnotic jazz and hip-hop encounters.
This compilation was put together by DJ Kiyo, a Tokyo native, who began his DJ career in the early 90s and has since worked with Common, Towa Tei, Jurassic 5, the Botanica del Jibaro crew, and Maseo (of De La Soul fame), among others. He and his crew founded the Royalty Production label, back in 1997, and released more than 15 titles of a DJ mix series. Sometimes performing under the Dulo moniker, judging by the eclecticism of "Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil", it's no wonder that DJ Kiyo has seen his base of followers constantly and consistently growing.
In just a handful of tracks, he travels from the Middle Eastern, reggae flavors of Subatomic Sound System's "Our Father, Our King" all the way to the psychotic breakbeat of Jugoe's "Devil Woman". But in the meantime he has also covered as much ground as we'd expect from an abstract ensemble, as in "Sackett Street Stitches" by Master Mosquito, and from the chopped-beats machinery that is Mawglee doing "I Can Hear the Clock".
The second half of the record is somehow colder than the previous segment. DJ Drm's "Chin Up" and Captain Planet's "Fresh Delivery" are, in fact, more suitable to an IDM audience than they are to the more common dance hipster. And since it's a trend-spotter we're talking about here, DJ Kiyo opens a different venue for downtempo freaks to feel more at home. Protassov's remixing of Jugoe's "Kingpin" is a fine example of this broadening of stylistic frontiers.
Just when you think you've had enough and it's time to call it a night, the last appearance of Jugoe lets in its "Night Fumblings" through a Q-Burns Abstract Message's treatment. It's a beat-soaked track that prolongs your current state of numbness for another hour or two. So, unless you're an inveterate beat-digger, you probably won't find another record that is as groundbreaking and passionate as this glorious "Hear No Evil..." for the next couple of years. We dare you to prove us wrong.
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