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Bread EP
Hip-Hop · 2018 · 8 tracks · 25m

Bread EP

The Alchemist

A masterfully curated EP of dusty soul loops and gritty underground verses. Cinematic, nocturnal, and deeply rooted in the art of the perfect sample chop.

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It's like a 20-minute noir film where the dialogue is all bars and the soundtrack is pure soul.

A sophisticated blend of street-level grit and high-art melancholy.

Bread EP · vs · The Alchemist
Deadpan+1.6σ

The vocals lean notably further into deadpan than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 8 Tracks · 25m
01
Ray Mysterio
3:44
02
Roman Candles
2:56
03
Mac 10 Wounds
3:53
04
E Coli
2:12
05
Ray Mysterio (instrumental)
3:44
06
Roman Candles (instrumental)
2:56
07
Mac 10 Wounds (instrumental)
3:53
08
E Coli (instrumental)
2:12
Moments Worth Waiting For
The ethereal soul loop on E Coli that feels like a religious experience under Earl Sweatshirt's monotone delivery.
Westside Gunn's high-pitched ad-libs cutting through the murky, bass-heavy atmosphere of Ray Mysterio.
The transition from the vocal version to the instrumental on Mac 10 Wounds, revealing the intricate layers of the sample.
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