February 09, 2010

Dilla Tribute Week: "Without You" (Dilla remix) - Lucy Pearl feat. J. Dilla



One of my favorite Dilla remixes, ever! Obscure, but still a favorite.

The beauty is in Dill's minimalist production. Saadiq on vocals? He knocks this one out of the park.

I never liked bitchy, begging-man R&B. The two Lenny's (Lenny Williams & Lenny Kravitz) get passes. No one else.

You take the right amount of Raphael Saadiq's vocal and a hefty dose of Dill's thumping bass and the magic happens.

In the "Man Book" the pitiful, whiny man is a no-no of the highest caliber. Somehow, Ray doesn't come across as the formulaic soul singer/whiner on this record.

It...almost...sounds...kinda...cool.

Please don't tell anyone I said that.

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