Def Dee - D-1000

Def Dee - D-1000One year since releasing his Redefinition Records debut (Deja Vu), Seattle's young beat smith is back with his latest effort entitled D 1000, his first full instrumental album in over 4 years. Much of his work has come via collaborations with artists such as Roc Marciano, One Be Lo, Blu, Oddisee, yU, Damu the Fudgemunk, The Artifacts and Black Milk. On this particular project, Def Dee is (mostly) letting the music do the talking. With praises from Oh

a partly autobiographical reflection on growing up in an industrial town

marking the dawn of a new era for a band that historically relied almost exclusively on thundering riffage

This partnership is one of the most inspired of record-company matchmakings: the two musicians really do test and try each other at every turn

While her last two records featured the kind of big guitars

All the while he's kept in contact with Beyer

participating in coordinated art projects and even bringing kazoos to play along with him

killer package

nor options to promote their releases in a sweeping way

but genres and sensations

features in the French Rolling Stone

the arranger working his magic on the standout ballad Not For All The Love In The World and the album's big hit Whatever Happened To Corey Haim

The album follows 2010's gold-certified Asylum