Gramatik - Epigram label: self-release released: March 25, 2016 style: future funk soul hiphop dubstep bass downtempo electronic format: 320kbps mp3 Denis Jasarevic, a.k.a. the Brooklyn-bred DJ/producer Gramatik, isn't afraid to drive the conversation. And on his new album Epigram, he reminds us who's in the pilot's seat by continuing to expand the boundaries of what EDM can sonically and themeatically be.
Like his hero Nikola Tesla, Gramatik infuses his work with social and political relevance, bucking the genre's trends while sticking to his signature electro-funk sound and mastery of electronica. "Satashi Nakamoto" and "Back to the Future," which feature rapper ProbCause, are quintessential compositions stuffed with vocal samples, chopped orchestral samples, and blues guitar riffs. Then, there's tunes like the faux-trap "War of the Currents," or the dark disco "Corporate Demons" which mark new territory for Jasarevic.
As he told mic.com, "I specifically like combining samples from like five to six different songs from different genres and different eras of music, taking bits and pieces of each song and warping and tuning them all together to form a new song." The title of the album's first song, "Tempus Illusio," meaning "to make an illusion of time," alludes to Gramatik's mantra of fusing samples from the decades long gone with new age synthesizer soundscapes. An epigram is a brief, interesting, memorable, and sometimes surprising or satirical statement. This is the essence of Epigram, with each song its own statement. Here, Gramatik continues weaving overt and subliminal political themes into his music. Further repurposing the sounds of the past, polishing his own signature synth style, and collaborating with a range of unique talents, Gramatik has created his most diverse and futuristic album to date. tracklist: 01.
Tempus Illusio 01:28 02.
Satoshi Nakamoto Feat. Adrian Lau & ProbCause 04:26 03.
War Of The Currents 03:47 04.
Native Son Feat. Raekwon & Leo Napier 04:00 05.
Native Son Prequel Feat. Leo Napier 04:13 06.
Room 3327 03:00 07.
Eat Liver! Feat. Laibach 04:08 08.
Back To The Future Feat. ProbCause 03:00 09.
Corporate Demons Feat. Luxas 04:25 10.
Anima Mundi Feat. Russ Liquid 03:40
label: Lowtemp Records released: 25 January 2014 style: electronic funk soul glitch dubstep hiphop beats format: 320kbps mp3
The Age of Reason is a benchmark release in the career of Gramatik - the first release on his own label, Lowtemp and a true sonic evolution. It is said that a master learns the rules in order to know how to bend them. With The Age of Reason, Gramatik, shows a musical growth which defies genre and breaks the EDM status quo to achieve an extension of the sound we have come to know as Gramatik.
tracklist: 01. Brave Men Feat. Eskobars 06:01 02. Torture Feat. Eric Krasno 03:42 03. Bluestep 08:33 04. Pardon My French 03:46 05. We Used To Dream Feat. Exmag & Gibbz 04:11 06. You Don’t Understand 03:53 07. Obviously Feat. Cherub & Exmag 03:55 08. Control Room Before You Feat. ILLUMNTR 05:58 09. Prime Time 03:28 10. Get A Grip Feat. Gibbz 04:14 11. Just Jammin’ NYC Feat. Exmag 06:07 12. Expect Us 05:09 13. Faraway Feat. Orlando Napier 03:57 14. No Turning Back 04:05 15. It’s Just A Ride 05:00
label:Pretty Lights Music released: April 3rd 2012 style: glitch hiphop breaks beats format: 320kbps mp3
BANG! Time for to add a new EP to Gramatik´s discography! I think the following statement made by The Pirate Bay in January explains very well what #digitalfreedom is all about: ”Over a century ago Thomas Edison got the patent for a device which would “do for the eye what the phonograph does for the ear”. He called it the Kinetoscope. He was not only amongst the first to record video, he was also the first person to own the copyright to a motion picture. Because of Edison’s patents for the motion pictures it was close to financially impossible to create motion pictures i n the North american east coast. The movie studios therefor relocated to California, and founded what we today call Hollywood. The reason was mostly because there was no patent. There was also no copyright to speak of, so the studios could copy old stories and make movies out of them – like Fantasia, one of Disneys biggest hits ever.” #thepiratebay So FUCK ACTA, SOPA, PIPA and any bill that wants to give corporations the power to regulate and censor the internet, especially if those same corporations built their empires solely on copyright infringement! #digitalfreedom
tracklist: 01 Fist Up 04:34 02 23 Flavors 05:24 03 Illusion Of Choice 04:58 04 Born Ready 05:26 06 Solidified 05:42 06 Talkbox Intended 06:10
A couple of years back there was a period when I used to experiment a lot with the 4/4 genres like Tech-House, Techno, Electro House and most of their cousins. I stumbled upon the folder the other day and I decided to pack it up, name it ''Expedition 44'' and put it on my site for free. Looking at it from an artistic/creative point of view, these tracks are not really where my mind is right now, but at the time I was making them it felt pretty good and refreshing to try something new. So, for all you 4/4 heads out there, who knows...you just might find something you like. I'm dropping it under Gr4m4tik to make it clear it's just an old side project of mine that I wanted you to have in case you enjoy some clubby 4/4 shit as well. P.S.: The artwork pic is a picture of my hometown. :) Gramatik
tracklist: 01 Illegal 06:40 02 Equilibrium 08:15 03 Bombardinho 06:49 04 One Drink (Vocal Mix) 08:30 05 Powerfool 08:16 06 The Violator 07:29 07 Got To Go 06:19 08 Highly Flammable 06:41 09 Illegal (Brale Remix) 06:32 10 Letz Get Ill 06:40 11 Under Pressure 07:03 12 Bringin It Back 06:57 13 One Drink (Instrumental Mix) 08:15
label: Pretty Lights Music released: July 12th 2011 style: hiphop beats electronic format: 320kbps mp3
Gramatik's Beatz & Pieces Vol. 1 is his first release on Pretty Lights Music and builds on the amazing momentum created from his last release No Shortcuts and the Street Bangerz mix-tape series. Gramatik explains, "The Beatz & Pieces series comes as a successor to the popular Street Bangerz series which was my first work as a producer. I never really considered these volumes to be albums. I always looked at them as hip-hop beats on steroids. They are still raw, sample based beats, but with evolved arrangements and wrapped in a fine layer of live instrumentation. And the reason I started adding live instruments is because I felt that classic hip-hop beats without vocals lose me after two minutes. I want to keep the listener through the whole track!"
tracklist: 01 DreamBIG 02 On The Boardwalk 03 While I Was Playin' Fair 04 So Much For Love 05 Good Evening Mr. Hitchcock 06 Skylight 07 Like You Do 08 Portorose In July 09 Somebody 10 Break Loose 11 The Drink Is Called Rakija 12 Make You Better 13 Is It Over 14 Happiness On A Leash 15 Moar Jive 16 Friday 17 The Monolith
