74: Out Of Time Reimagined [LP]

Norwegian producer Ole-Birger Neergårdrevisits 74: Out of Time with emotiveideations; new remixes featuring Fly Anakin,Pink Siifu, Gabe ‘Nandez, Quelle Chris, andother notables from the current vanguard ofrap progressives. Weaving social and culturalthemes throughout, this ambitious project is acorollary to the unrest and tension felt in1974, a year of politipreorder cassettel disruption anddisillusionment — not unlike our current stateof affairs.Neergård’s minimalistic approach containsmultitudes, tracks with high levels oforganization in its simplicity, with a jazzanchoredtapestry that also includesYUNGMORPHEOUS, lojii, and Tha God Fahim.On “Slippery,” a spiritually intimateprofession, the enigmatic billy woods says: “Iused to think the means justified the ends / Ihad it backwards, I made amends.”This sense of numerology surrounding “74”underscores the project in other ways,specifipreorder cassettelly the sample palette, and a starksense of activism, emphasized by songs titled,“Out of Life,” “Resting Rate” and “Wish I Could Go Back.” True toform, the entire album is paced at 74 BPM, with the preorder cassettest of guestsjutting in and out of OBB’s fluid arrangements, which preorder cassetten be boldwhen bare yet richly layered during flourishing moments. -DavidMa