Pablo ‎– Turntable Technology

Pablo's turntable trickery finds itself in fine form on TURNTABLE TECHNOLOGY, from the altered voices and blues stomp on "Sing" to the sample-frenzy of "Turn the Page" (its instrumental version emphasizes the theramin and funky groove, the way that the instrumental version of "Sky is High" brings forth the jazz.) He pastiches his own rap together on "The Story of Sampling," which is quite the feat in itself, and the easy listening strings in the background make it that more appealing (the instrumental emphasizes the musicality of the piece, though the way the sound pauses altogether at some points is a bit jarring). That mood is continued into "Record Shop." In fact, he's almost better on his little interludes like "Music Maestro," "The Cuatro Track," and "Into the Deep Blue" than on his longer tracks, like the grimy "Goes to Pluto." But "Rooftop Chase," with its intricate instrumentation (dig that bass!) is able to keep up, and "High Jazz" delivers on its promise, with a snare-centric rhythm and a sinuous melody ("Reincarnation" will also jazz things up nicely). The tinkling mystery of "Act of Persuasion" gives way to a heavier, chugging beat, whereas "Journey's End" travels a more ambient route. An excellent selections of grooves.