Eagle is a producer and renowned scratch DJ, originally from Ukraine and now based in Hong Kong. A formidable turntablist, he’s a champion of many scratch competitions, including RedBull3style, FMDJ, and Yalta Summer Jam. For the past six years, Eagle has scoured second-hand shops in China and Dubai for rare records to source his beats. With this vintage wax, his MPC, and other assorted gear in tow, Eagle has assembled Records from the Basement Session 1 — the first in a two part series for Cold Busted. The album features 15 boom bap, lo-fi, and jazz hop cuts that’ll send your soul soaring.
“Moonlight” opens the session with swirling strings and dreamy harps over the beats steady strut. Funkier but still lush, “A Song on the Wind” lets the listener know this albums not without serious grooves. Other highlights include the late night piano of “September 6,” the low-down space funk of “Easy Breathing,” the dusty boom-bap of “Round Midnight,” and “Light Of Love,” which closes the album with cut-up orchestrations and pensive vibes. Eagle flies out of the basement and onto your turntable — give these sessions a serious spin.
Mister T. (Cold Busted) – “Heavy beats and beautiful melodies. Very interesting sound! On repeat.”
Michael Moebus (Meem) – “Great samples in this production.”
DJ T-Bird (Los Chicos Altos) – “Really digging this. Great grooves & chunky drums.”
Andreas Kinzl (Aromabar) – “Fine work. The old school comes present.”
Wilbour Craddock (Groovewest) – “A great funk groove with nice strings for the 70’s sample crate digging hip hop heads.”
DJ Nartak (Nightflight & Klassik Lounge) – “Moonlight and September 6 are nice. Will support.”
Rolf Aeschimann (Openbroadcast Radio) – “Very musical with a timeless and jazzy attitude. I like it!”
Danny Ward (Moodymanc) – “Some lovely dusty grooves here.”
Hober Mallow (Mighty Reel) – “This is a dream release. Great sounds right through.”
Floored Capri (Kane FM) – “Love the production on this. Takes me back to a basement I used to know.”
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