Artiste: DJ Cam
Album: Soulshine
Spotlight Track: Condor (Espionage)
Label: Columbia/ Inflamable
Starring Baldhead Slick
Music composed by Dave Grusin
Produced and Conducted by Cam
Vocal by Guru
Music recorded at Studio Ferber by Jeff Ginouves,
Assisted by Benjamin Joubert
Vocal recorded at New York, D and D Studio
This record was released 6 years ago and it still sounds mighty fresh. DJ Cam or Cam (Mr. Laurent Daumail) really has the magic touch when it comes to the jazzy licks and slick grooves. In this installment created back in 2002, Cam decided to go live in studio with various star players in the music industry. The album credits range from Guru of “Jazzmatazz” fame, Anggun, Cutee B, Cameo, hey it’s really a long list of music celebrities in this one. ; )
Anyways, the spotlight track was hard to pin down, as I had a really tough choice choosing the jazzy Rhodes number featuring Anggun titled “Summer In Paris”, “Love Junkee” featuring Cameo (of “Word Up” fame) and many more. Finally after listening to the full album over and over again, I had to give in to my weakness of the jazzy cinedelicsoundscapeish vibes of none other than the honcho himself Mr Dave Grusin. Yes that’s right, Grusin of GRP fame! Cam is one smart fellow choosing the right samples and hooks from Grusin’s soundtrack taken from the 70’s movie titled “3 Days of the Condor” featuring Robert Redford and Faye Dunaway.
The spotlight track and the essence of it’s rhythmic poetry really hits da G spot. You got to hear it fully to really comprehend the real vibe behind it. What I like about this track is that Baldhead Slick (the rapper) not only stimulates your mind on his references to the original script in the movie but mixes and improvises on his own storyline regarding rap culture and the underground movement. Oh yeah, not forgetting, this is one tune that is super PHATT on the groove. DJ Cam is up there as a Beatmeister for sure.
This one is Headz a Boppin folks, NO DOUBT!
Tangkap This!!!
-Marcel
