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Sterl Le Moor
Sterl Le Moor is now a legend in his own vision and mind set . . .I mean . .he samples the legends from yesterday and adds new and funky rhythms you'll like today. His music is original, yet still has the swagger of Black Sheep or Doug E Fresh flowing in and out of his tunes. What I like about his sound cloud album at www.soundcloud.com/sterllemoor is Tjonez and his jazzy grooves. Tjonez is a friend and producer for Sterl and has recorded some of the funkiest beats I haven't heard in a long time. They work together on a track called Top Flow – a very classic 60's sample with a nice piano lightly bouncing through the beat. This song has got to be the nicest beat yet.. ..after Changes which was produced by Tjonez, alone.
What makes this album interesting are the choices made in sampling. The tunes create a nostalgia of a past that was popular, yet forgotten. Sterl's first track, “**IT Happens”, takes us back to Black Sheep and adds an unfamiliar beat you might like to hear. The song is different, yet borrows from the past like most hip hop tracks . .. only these borrowed beats were hip hop, as well. You can't go wrong by picking winners . . .so Sterl steps out and records another favorite of mine – The Next MLK – where he explains things are so bad these days .. . a second coming of MLK has got to be realized. The country needs a bandage and the only person to cover our wounds was MLK – a new leader might be helpful . . .but listening to Sterl's sample of a 60's melody depicting the civil rights movement was topical. Everything fit into place and the beats are still funky.. . .
Showin Off is a good Doug E Fresh sample of Inspector Gadget or a similar beat. . . .This song was a hit and still is after Sterl dissected the song adding his own style to the rhythm. Sterl's choices in production are grade A and keep the listener wanting more. I checked his follower count on the soundcloud and saw 478 and climbing. People are seen below each track commenting on every nuance of every cut . . .All Sterl needs is the right type of promotion and he'll be a hit. Maybe some executive from a record label will finance his tracks on the radio and bring him the attention he deserves. Until then . . .we still can listen to Tjonez while they're still attending college and working on new samples. Tjonez seems to be the early 70's – late 60's type of guy. He focuses on tunes we hear in movies played on UHF during the weekend. Sterl, on the other hand, will grab a tune from Tribe Called Quest and make a new track that sounds . . possibly even better or more unique. They both make a dynamic duo – something people might pay good money to listen to. . .
How I found Sterl is interesting . . .I must have bumped into him on twitter and followed him out of a field of possibly 10,000 people. One day, Sterl is on my twitter direct box introducing me to his main track . . .which was nice. . .but what I really wanted was the entire album. I entered a few characters and the rest was history. I finally got a peak into the workings of Sterl's next album masterpiece. The whole package is worth tracking down. Just look up the correct soundcloud and you'll hear what I'm hearing . . .a decent album. He'll need a little theatrics to polish off each segue . . . but all in all he has the makings of a good product.
To top off a fantastic hip hop album, I was introduced to a film called Lone Star by Lonley Road Media . . produced by another friend of Sterl's. This film was professional looking and was shot in black and white. Spike Lee couldn't have done a better job of directing. In the many parts to a series of interludes. . .we find Sterl discussing why he became a rapper and how life is like on the road to stardom. The documentary sets the tone for what's to come . . .only . . .no one has become famous , yet. We've heard a top notch album and have seen a very good documentary film. . .but no one has spent any money. The affiliate programs haven't been notified yet. Everything is still in an infantile state of being. The products are grade “A” but the audience is non-existent. All that's missing is promotion . . .or money. Once someone steps up to the plate and chucks down enough for radio promotion, Sterl will live the life of luxury. His stuff will go gold or platinum. . . .because his stuff already looks as though it had gone gold or platinum . . . .
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