Clutchy Hopkins é uma figura misteriosa de quem pouco ou nada se sabe. Fala-se em algumas hipóteses para a verdadeira identidade, desde Dj Shadow, Money Mark (ex-Beasty Boys), Cut Chemist e Madlib. O mais importante em tudo isto acaba por ser a sua música, independentemente da sua identidade. O que é certo é que Clutchy Hopkins tem dois álbuns de originais, The life of Clutchy Hopkins (2006) e Walking backwards (2008) e um outro que surge de uma colaboração com Shawn Lee de seu nome Clutch of the tiger (2008). E este ano lançou com a designação de Clutchy Hopkins Meets Lord Kenjamin, o álbum Music is my medicine. Também não se sabe quem será este Lord Kenjamin. Será mais uma figura misteriosa ou será a mesma pessoa? Mais uma peça para o puzzle. A musica de Clutchy Hopkins é uma mescla de electrónica com jazz, downtempo, beats hip-hop e funk. Neste seu último trabalho entra também no cozinhado o dub e muito trabalho com teclados Fender Rhodes. Qualidade é imagem de marca deste tal Clutchy Hopkins."The question still remains: who is Clutchy Hopkins? The answer may not be revealed on this, an alleged "lost" recording of him recorded in Barbados in the late 70's and early 80's. Music Is My Medicine is a medication prescribed with the help of a previously unknown musician named Lord Kenjamin, since Hopkins had been bitten by a lionfish. The bite was mere bait, and maybe the meeting between the two was inevitable, and thus music and harmony was born. Or so they want you to believe.
The vibe on this album is a mixture of Afro-funk, reggae, dub, soul, and funk, so imagine Fela Kuti if he felt a need to play songs that were less than four minutes. Then he bumps into Augustus Pablo, and somehow, in the future, they were able to pull out Keyboard Money Mark Ramos-Nishita. With that combination, what does this album sound like? A chilled out jam session where you smell nothing but Fender Rhodes plastic and bongwater spilled on the carpet. If you are a fan of Madlib's work as Yesterdays New Quintet, you will find this album to be fascinating, at times coming off like brief excerpts of jam sessions where you want to hear what happened before the fade-in and of course wanting to know what lurked after the fade-out. Don't expect the intensity of a Herbie Hancock or Miles Davis order. If there are more tapes, and who knows what unknown treasures may be discovered in the coming months, maybe we'll hear that."
Clutchy Hopkins Meets Lord Kenjamin - Brother John
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