G Koop & O-Man – Ascent [EP]

Volume 56 is anchored by frequent collaborator CJ (HBK Gang) and Clay (LA based singer/songwriter) on “Ascent”. They walk us through their creative process in the episode, as does guitarist Wax Roof. For the EP, the GKOM team mutated the core material of “Ascent” to create two additional tracks: the hypnotic “Ascent Part II Rotation,” which features CJ, singer/songwriter Khyenci, & ST Spittin (Schmop Life); and the frenetic “Ascent Part III Everybody Wanna Don’t Dance,” a showcase for drummer Omayga’s uptempo funk grooves and some classic vocoder & talkbox. Hit the jump for the visual of the project’s title-track.

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G-Koop & O-Man – Lost In The Game [EP]

Oakland production team G Koop and O-man returns to the spotlight with Season 3 of their innovative beat-making documentary series. Episode 53, “Lost In The Game”, features musical contributions from Clip Payne (P-Funk All Stars), Omayga, and Anthony Caruso on the track “Game Pieces”. GKOM samples the jam session and morphs it into “Lost In The Game”, a collaboration with Tajai Massey (Souls Of Mischief/Hieroglyphics), Izrell, and London.

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