Beat Konducta Vol. 3-4: In India

Madlib | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 28, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Stones Throw
• ASIN: B000RZOQXK
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #149,671 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Madlib is recognized as one of the most creative and diverse producers in today's hip hop and indie music scene. His own work, under a variety of names and collaborations, ranges from hip hop to funk, electronic jazz and broken beat. He has ben tapped for production work by hip hop luminaries Ghostface Killah and Talib Kweli in recent months.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I LOVE THIS, December 25, 2007

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Kenneth M. Goodman (Cleveland, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beat Konducta Vol. 3-4: In India (Audio CD)

Just wanted to say that I LOVE THIS CD. Ordinarily, the presence of any vocals at all tend to ruin instrumental CDs for me...but in this case, the presence of some vocals here and there do not detract from the excellence of these mystical dub-like beats. The snippiets of "Baliwood" Indian movie music only spice things up in a good, exotic way. My favorite track is Track 2. Man, that's one powerfully mystical beat...but the whole CD is very good.

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well Worth Your Hard-Earned Rupees..., September 11, 2007

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John Charles Coutavas - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beat Konducta Vol. 3-4: In India (Audio CD)

Another solid release from Mr. Otis Jackson, Jr...the man keeps impressing. I cannot help but laugh when I hear all the laudatory remarks about Kanye West - speeding up old soul tracks and sampling Daft Punk qualifies as groundbreaking these days...how tragic.

What makes this release all the more impressive, apart from its infectious beats, is its concept. Can you name anyone else in the rap, hip-hop, whatever you want to call it game that has released a concept album? I cannot (off the top of my head at 9 in the morning). Beat Konducta Vol. 3-4: In India is essentially 34 instrumental tracks using music/vocals/speaking parts from Indian cinema. It may sound strange at first, but please give it a chance. I was less than satisfied at first listen but the more I listened, the more I enjoyed. As with all of Madlib's releases, one must be attentive, as if listening to Bach or Bill Evans, to truly appreciate its genius.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dope Camel Rides and Sitar Battles, January 7, 2008

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Joe Waaland "The Rhythm of thought" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beat Konducta Vol. 3-4: In India (Audio CD)

Any madlib fan will definetly not be disappointed in this one. A mixture of that raw, street level head noddin' type stuff lib drops, along with the extremely odd but undeniably catchy beats to. I'm not the deepest Lib fan, but have been able ta cop his work on the Madvillain project and the Quasimoto alum "The Unseen". This isn't quite like those two releases but brings sum of the same ideas with alot of differences also.

You get alot of sitars, high-end strings, and organ and piano strolls(which remind me of sum West Coast stuff from 96 like "Masala"), plus Madlib's signature heavy bass and crazy procussions and odd movie samples(this time the majority of them are spoken in Hindi I believe. It's a good pick up for Lib fans, fans of hip-hop in general, and anybody lookin for a touch of something different.

Overall- 97/100
Dopest- Shah Sound, No Sitar, Main Title, Dark Alley...,Accordion for Raj, Indian Deli, Indian Hump, Get It Right, Masala
Falloffs- Dancing Girl's Theme