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Slauson Malone
Slauson Malone: A Quiet Farwell, 2016–2018
by John Bricker
Like the black hole its cover image evokes, Slauson Malone's debut solo album, A Quiet Farwell, 20162018 is a beautiful mystery, using disorienting samples and despondent beats to confuse and captivate. Jasper Marsalisson of jazz legend Wynton Marsalisrejected formal musical training, instead establishing himself under his pseudonym as a forward-thinking hip-hop producer through his work with New York experimental collective Standing on the Corner. While A Quiet Farwell, 2016 2018 uses dusty soul samples, warped vocals and lo-fi drums, familiar ...
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