This is the second collaboration by Bassy and G-Eazy, following " Some Kind of Drug ", a track on G-Eazy's third studio album " When It's Dark Out " ( 2015 ), peaking at number 24 on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
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But, for example, I sometimes make orchestral songs using MIDI . Maybe I'm just spoiled by the fact that the MIDI voices that I use sound pretty great playing nearly any note ( on a " strings " voice, the lower the note, the more the feeling of the bassy instruments or Cello comes out, for example ).
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A staff writer at themusic . com . au said; [ Counting Sheep ] kicks off with some disconcerting synth-string action before a minimalist verse punctuated by Woolner-Kirkham's falsetto upper-register vocal work carries it through to an aurally lush build before bassy vocoder takes the lyrical reins for the plodding, pseudo-steam-powered chorus .
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Wrote SPPS, the album has " loads of texture and detail to get lost in, whether it s the ethereal washes, the cricket samples on closing track'The Sound Asleep,'the interplay between twinkles and bassy growls and tom drums, the interlaced vocals, the fiddle that will sneak in the back door, or the Hammond B-3 that will shatter the windows, like on the killer cover of Concrete Blonde s'Joey . '"
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Giving it 4 out of 5 stars, Slant Magazine writer M . T . Richards described the album as " brainy, energizing stuff " and praised Kweli's rapping, stating " Sinking his no-frills flow into calm, bassy tracks, Kweli lands punchline after punchline with the kind of finesse Spin " gave the album 3?out of 5 stars and viewed Hi-Tek's " jazz-inflected riffs and soulful vibes " as complimentary to Kweli's " mercurial " style, stating " congenial beats balance intricately daring rhymes " . " Alternative Press " writer Casey Boland gave it 4 out of 5 stars and viewed it as an improvement for Hi-Tek's producing and Kweli's rapping, stating " he sounds at home with Hi-Tek.
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The production was primarily handled by Iamsu !, along with other members of The Invasion . " Pitchfork Media " gave the mixtape a 7.5 out of 10 rating saying, the mixtape " doubles down on all of his strongest and most likeable qualities : Largely self-produced, high-energy, and creative, it shows Iamsu ! continuing to transform from a promising, agreeable Bay Area rap figure into a burgeoning star . " " Spin " would also praise the mixtape saying, " As much a showcase of Iamsu !'s production prowess as it is evidence of his unique lyrical skills, the new tape is an enjoyably bumpy ride through treble-y bleeps, bassy bloops, tinny drums, and hard-hustling vocals . " Following its release, he told HipHopDX that he was working with Wiz Khalifa and 2 Chainz on their upcoming albums " Blacc Hollywood " and " B . O . A . T . S . II : Me Time ".
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Giving the album four out of five stars, Alex Hardy of " The Times " stated " last year s X Factor winner belts out a few impeccably voiced big ballads, but they re merely fillers among sci-fi disco tracks and bassy, beaty collaborations that often more closely resemble Christina Aguilera or Lady Gaga . " Alexis Petridis of " The Guardian " said that " Broken Heels " is a " spectacularly polished product . " His review also praised the album's ballads saying " [ t ] he ballads are seldom the highlight of any pop-soul album, but at least here they come equipped with booming post-Umbrella beats to distract you from the river of lyrical drivel you lift me up, been hurt so many times before, some things are worth fighting for, and so on . " Petridis gave the album three out of five stars, noting that "'Bury Me'and'You Broke My Heart'are Motown pastiches that seem a little too craven and obvious in their pursuit of the Duffy market . " Al Fox of the BBC said that the album is " relevant, it s contemporary, it s edgy enough for younger fans but accessible enough for a wider audience ", calling it " swathed in personality ."
