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DJ Nu-Mark & Pomo
12+ albums
turntablismtrip-hopHip-Hopinstrumental hip-hopunderground hip-hop
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As well known as DJ Nu-Mark may be, Blend Crafters is his first completely instrumental work. Alongside Cut Chemist, Nu-Mark has labored industriously for years constructing the beats for Los Angeles-based Jurassic 5. While helping to make quite a name for the West Coast powerhouse, he managed to earn a respectable rep for himself as well. In teaming with West Coast producer Pomo, Nu-Mark is doing even more for his name than he's done with J5 and his other Los Angeles-based band, Ozomatli. And with a vessel as slick as Blend Crafters, the producer reaches out to a bigger audience. Nu-Mark has solid soul-infused beats all the way through, and he waves the same tattered old-school flag that he does with Jurassic 5. But with Blend Crafters, he reaches the folks who are buying the beat albums, ushering his way into prominent instrumental country, too. The J5 followers will be pleased; Nu-Mark is charging forward with eleven tracks that are deeply indebted to the golden era of beats. He favors smokin' brass sections and finger snaps on the memorable "Lola," but it's nothing like the Kinks song of the same name, unfortunately. Nu-Mark does, however, venture into cover territory, bravely offering a take on John Lennon's "Imagine" that didn't make me vomit upon first listen. He cribs a tasteful sax solo, originally following Lennon's vocal line, and cuts it with great care so that it fits inside the swinging drum loops. On Blend Crafters, Nu-Mark gives two slots to Pomo, but the r
