Medicine Show No. 10: Black Soul

Hip-Hop · 2010 · 9 tracks · 1h 16m

Medicine Show No. 10: Black Soul

Seventy minutes of deep-crate soul and psych-funk reconstructed into a hypnotic, long-form beat tape. Dusty, warm, and relentlessly rhythmic.

October 26, 2010

A deep, hypnotic immersion into the warm and dusty archives of 1970s soul and funk.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks · 1h 16m

01

To Promote Illogical Thinking

14:54

02

To Increase Efficiency of Mentation and Perception

9:55

03

To Promote the Intoxicating Effect of Alcohol

13:25

04

The Induction of Hypnosis

10:58

05

To Withstand Privation, Torture and Coercion

3:49

06

To Promote America

5:32

07

May Result in Shock and Confusion

4:24

08

To Produce "Pure" Euphoria

3:39

09

To Alter Personality Structure

10:21

Moments Worth Listening For

The seamless transition ten minutes into the opening track where a jagged funk riff dissolves into a lush, string-laden soul loop.

The heavy, hypnotic bassline of track 4 that seems to physically pull the listener into a trance-like state.

The way the percussion in track 9 mimics the mechanical rhythm of a heartbeat beneath a layer of distorted vocal samples.

Where This Album Departs

How does Medicine Show No. 10: Black Soul sound next to the rest of Madlib's catalogue?

Soulful+1.5σ

Soulful saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

If you loved this album for itsMood & atmosphere

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