Beats Du Jour

Riton | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 21, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Grand Central
• ASIN: B00005BJCH
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #395,809 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Take Control

2. Departure

3. Communicated

4. Let Me Be Mine

5. Just Enough (skit)

6. Initial Problem

7. Habib

8. Fallout (skit)

9. Motion

10. Frambuesa

11. I2cm Disco Edit (skit)

12. Put That On My Momma

13. Hungry Ghost

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Rich'n'Tasty Beats, May 1, 2002

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"punkykat" (Santa Cruz, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beats Du Jour (Audio CD)

Abstract/downtempo/electro/funk? Yum! The chunky beats of "Take Control" pull you in and this album has you in its groove all the way through "Hungry Ghost". The harmpity bass and greasy synth notes in "C Communicated" echo in your pelvis, but leave room for your mind to explore. This is more than just funked-out background music. In the right state of mind, Beats Du Jour can be a headtrip with some real soul.

5.0 out of 5 stars Good downtempo, October 17, 2001

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"jburton75" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beats Du Jour (Audio CD)

Riton is not very like most other Grand Central artists, and, for me, this is a good thing. I've enjoyed CDs by Aim and Only Child, but I'm really happy to see that the label executives are willing to branch out a little bit into serious downtempo.

Overall the production is very good, the beats are fairly diverse and fat, and each song comes at you with something new. It's organically influenced, unlike what one of the other reviewers said about this CD. It uses organic basslines, vocal samples, and keyboard textures. Think Telefuzz, Landslide, and Talvin Singh as influences. It's not hip-hop, it's downtempo.

I thought it was a great CD. Just my opinion.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars ick, September 17, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Beats Du Jour (Audio CD)

I loved everything Grand Central had ever released...until now. This is just not good. It's got no soul (not as in the music genre, but as in feeling, emotion, spirit etc.). Basically, it sounds like a computer put it together with no help whatsoever from mankind. A couple of decent tracks, but overall, a big disappointment.