This track beings with little warm up. There's a long, delay heavy sample to set the mood and then the groove drops in. It's quite fast for something in this genre at 98bpm, but the loose shuffle nudges it into comfort with this style. The shuffle is 'wonky' with a slightly early snare and 'rocking chair' eighth note shuffle on the hats. Aside from the main sample mentioned one can hear a trumpet make its way into the mix. In between is a light and sustained synth accenting the start of each bar. That bass melody is quite simple and dual toned (back and forth between two chords). The focus is more the sweeping in and out of other variegated sounds. Use of panning and effects are done in an un-structured manner as there is little arrangement present in this piece. It's somewhat like being given a time limit for the track and a challenge to keep a certain 3-5 musical elements interesting for that time. There's some culture around this music for making the beat live and straight out of the drum machine. That's what this reminds me of quite a bit; It's a song idea that is put on the album as just a snippet of creativity that could be used in a larger arrangement.
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