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March 5, 2021
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November 30, 2020
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Store Categories QUANTIC The 5th Exotic / 2x LP NEW VINYL / Tru Thoughts 2001
Debut album on 180g vinyl. Downtempo with Latin flavors. The 5th Exotic, Will Holland's debut album, is vibrant and visual; it delivers a solid body of work blending jazz, funk, hip-hop, and soul influences. Regardless of diversity in influences, it stays grounded because of Holland's uncanny ability to consistently form interesting drum loops, which brand songs on The 5th Exotic his own, as well as keep them jointly tuned to each other. Holland's mastery is particularly exemplary considering The 5th Exotic's modest beginnings: his bedroom and laptop. Low-key production notwithstanding, Holland sets this album apart from other contemporary break-beat, chill-out, and trip-hop albums by seamlessly combining electronica with vivid, almost human qualities through acoustic instruments, electronic instruments and well-positioned samples. His fusion of organic and inorganic, unprocessed and processed, synthetic and non-synthetic emits clever contrast.
A1 Introduction
A2 The 5th Exotic
A3 Snakes In The Grass
B1 Infinite Regression
B2 Life In The Rain
B3 Long Road Ahead
C1 Common Knowledge
C2 The Picture Inside
C3 Through These Eyes
D1 Time Is The Enemy
D2 In The Key Of Blue
D3 Meaning