Rhythm Roulette: El-P
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- This time around on "Rhythm Roulette," Mass Appeal linked up with the one and only, El-P. The Def Jux general blessed us with the opportunity to gain some insight on the process, which has helped him make classic material since 1993. After heading to a hole-in-the-wall record shop and picking out some dusty old warped records, El showed us how to make something out of nothing/s, starting with his rusty, self-fixed, ASR-10.
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El-P's beats always feel like they're on the verge of falling apart. Like a barely working machine about to blow a fuse and tear itself to pieces. I fucking love it.
🤣🤣🤣
Just like his sampler
Sick anaLITics.
Spot on!!
especially with his early stuff, he's never stopped experimenting but nowadays the chaos seems more controlled, more crisp, professional and less lo-fi.
Imagine Bethoven doing a rhythm roulette. "Let's see what bullshit we can pull out of El-p's ass, you know it's overrated."
That would be fuckin awesome. lol
Bethoven was a complete rebel for his time you know.
only thing is Bethoven wouldn't be able to hear El-P's music haha.
I think the same, El-P made a conceptionless mixture of sounds from beautiful tracks...too much self-confidence!
Johan el p ain't overrated tho
"Fuck you, here's a beat" after messing around with broken equipment, warped records and questionable record grabs and the beat is insane, awesome and like nothing I have ever heard.
"questionable record grabs" 😂
So true, this
Every time a new Rhythm Roulette episode comes out I end up rewatching half the series
PurplePandaClock me too
PurplePandaClock
stuck in the wormhole
me toooo
Can relate on a spiritual level
Thing I always loved about El-P's tracks, no matter how far out and spacey they get, they always maintain that dusty, funky boom bap b-boy vibe.
Agreed
Couldn't agree more.................El-Producto a true beat veteran making those robotic, radioactive, HARD ROCK, cosmic boom bap spacey beats for the cranium dome piece🤖🪐🎶🎧
Exactly
Decrepid spaced out b-boy angel dusted John Carpenter sound track? Sign me up.
his production technique is so fucken obscure, no one works they way he does, truly unique arist
You're right, we actually gave him Leon Haywood on purpose, thereby defeating the whole concept of this franchise.
poo
Hopefully we get more Rhythym Roulette
Producer gave me a beat, said it's the beat of the year
I said "El-P didn't do it so get the fuck outta here!"
Hahaaaaaa!
Run the Jewels all day.
Fuck with your rapping who produced you
Becket Clark
I slap the snot, take what you got and Run the Jewels you
you had to go there hahah
I've seen on some rhythm roulettes where they DON'T blindfold people and instead have them pick 3 records out their own house. This episode is a real one
+Cory Donaldson Those are homemade ones then, the official ones always make them choose randomly.
Wasn't Mass Appeal then
I wish this video was an hour long and showed the entire process. Shit, I'd sit and watch El-P make beats for hours.
C Bell deadass
@@kisuryouri334 that was 4 years ago and you still replied lmao
I would love to see the making of Funcrusher Plus and the Run the Jewels albums.
No doubt!!!
They should post longer, less edited videos for the people actually interested in the process. These are cool, but they are clearly for the general public who doesn't have much production knowledge.
el-p has one of the most distinct sounds in hip hop!!!
Clearly the cat ghost produced this and was exhausted from his work
The birth of Meow The Jewels.
MJ Laws mr len
Moral to the story: El-P not capable of making a wack beat
well said will , he couldnt make a wack track if he tried
yea aight
@Technews sad
@Technews I'm going to care enough to let you know that no one gives a single solitary fuck what you like.
K bye.
@Technews You're missing the whole point here buddy, El-p isn't a sonically perfect clean cut producer. He shit is noisy and all jumbled and fucked and raw. It's a massive clusterfuck of aggressive massive sounds that once put together make a beautiful but rough soundscape. He is his beats. His studio, his life, the way he looks ect. You can't mistake an El-P beat, you just know its him. There's a reason he's considered one of hip hops super producer. He made his own path, created his own style. That's not to take away from the producers you mentioned but El-P didn't follow the trends and the standard hip hop sound that all these dudes created. he brought something new to the table.
I just picture Killer Mike rapping over this
OuterSpace90 nigga, everybody better. This shit is tough.
I picture El-P and Bigg Jus rhyming over this...
Don't underestimate the god tier level sampling magic that comes out of Beethoven
AWA THE BROWN dude probably secretly loves beethoven.
AWA THE BROWN I'm sure he's just fucking around lol he said "overrated, I mean it's been done before" 😂
That was sarcasm
's ass. Beethoven's ass
It's unoriginal af and been done a million times smd
I love how this is suggested to me at least once a week. Yes I love beats. Yes I love El-Ps beats. Yes TH-cam, I've seen this video several times. You can stop now.
R.I.P. Jay Dee.
Rip MF DOOM
The fact that this man still rocks with a digital Casio watch further proves that he walked straight outta the 90’s. Legend
Still come back to watch this 4 years later. So underrated and relatively unknown in today's European mainstream. El-P should be up there on anybody's Top 10 list of Hip-Hop History.
"Beethoven... ITS BEEN DONE!" that was hilarious! El-P seems like the kind of dude you would smoke weed with and end up laughin your ass off
Actually sounded pretty fucking good
love this guys style of beat making... he takes such strange parts of records and makes them fit
Damn you El-P and your glorious cigarette smoke! Seriously though, I cannot understate the production prowess of El-P, runthejewels may have just saved my life (no exaggeration). Thank you brother. P.S. I quit smoking cigs about a year ago and there were weeks, months even of excruciating torture. I cannot overstate this, if you don't smoke cigs, DO NOT START, if you already smoke cigs, enjoy every puff, every cigarette, every bit of relaxation and clarity you feel... but realize the truth, embrace the truth, you are engaging in active suicide. If you dont want to quit, don't. If you do want to quit, do every mother fucking thing in your power, it will not be easy, at all, but you can do it. One thing to keep in mind, you are going to feel a hell of a lot WORSE for awhile (physically, emotionally, psychologically, even spiritually - I was truly shocked) that what happens when poison is leaving the body. I used to smoke a pack and a half of Newport 100's a day, sometimes more...and while I no longer have that instant relief (smoking cigs is in a way a type of meditation) I'm starting to grow and feel different than I ever could while smoking cigarettes, more in control, more powerful even. Wherever you are, whoever you are: Much Respect - All Love - Vibes
I was never into smoking cigs but this was an interesting read lol congrats on quitting
Leakbros Thanks for the love and support homie, I really appreciate that.
*****
damn..
+1
I been smoke free for two years and I smoked a pack and a half a day(newports of course). Seeing El-P light up had me thinking on the same lines as you.
They need on this :
1. Madlib
2. MF DOOM
3. Pete Rock
4. 9th Wonder
5. Flying Lotus
6. Knxwledge
7. Kanye West
8. Earl Sweatshirt ( randomblackdude )
9. Chuck Strangers
10. Lewis Parker
11. Hi Tek
12. Harry Fraud
13. Clams Casino
14. Illa J
Many more
I forgot RZA
forgot DJ Muggs
V.A Alchemist
Jimi Hendrixx Yeahh The Alchemist! How did I forget him
***** DJ Muggs . He produced a lot for Cypress Hill right ?
"The perfect combination of psychedelic colors and an ass...which is pretty much exactly what I look for in life." :D
Amazing quote
Right?! Haha
Ditto
El-P straight came for Beethoven's neck... Fucking hilarious! XD
Holy Shit!! It's You...Again. xD
u are everywhere
FZK LakiOG You bet your ass I'm everywhere. I could be in your house right now... watching you sleep...
Tha Swami oh shit
FZK LakiOG You damn right I'm watching you take a shit right now...
lmao fuckin hell, first a broken needle, then his broken piece of shit sampler... I can only imagine how many people would feel discouraged after noticing they have a broken needle.
doesn't stop el-p tho
Τhat's a real alchemist, kids.
He turns shit into gold.
What about alchemist the producer lol
I got that reference! His Co Flow days and sampling that....
He's a real el producto
well..alchemist is the real alchemist..but i get what you are sayin! ;)
M8 you callin Beethoven shit
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i know this might not be the right place to send you this, but have you ever thought about putting all the final results from your rhythm roulette series on a compilation? i'd be happy to buy it and support you. especially the apollo brown feature!
FelixN nah cause most of the beats are ass
ALLCAPSARCHER09 The apollo brown one was undeniable fire, but yes, sometimes the picks don't suit the style of the producer.
Alex Rosenbaum haven't watched it, but you can't force creativity to happen, which is what they're trying to with these videos.
Alex Leer if youre avant garde it doesnt mattet
El-P is the no1 modern hip hop producer in my book.He's like a one man early ninties bomb squad!Organized noize at its finest!!
I agree. His beats are straight nasty. RTJ3 is so godly
Spot on
Every time I watch this vid I think "oh he makes it look so easy" and I get on my equipment and try to make a hip hop beat from random samples. And, invariably, every time it sounds 99999 times worse than his end result. But I'll keep trying dammit. That and I should probably start smoking weed again.
+Simon Carlile dude Rome wasn't built in a day! keep grinding!
+Chase MB pharcyde we outchea
Don't need weed to make good beats jus learn your tools and your sound
+Logan Schway nah you dont but it fucking helps
weed makes me hear shit and think of melodies I wouldn't have before, I make weird hippie shit when I smoke. It's more fun to make beats when you're smoking, everything feel like it flows naturally and you aren't working to make a beat.
El-P is a fucking genius and I wish he wasn't so underrated. He's hands down one of the best producer/mc's of all time.
+vmm12 I simply care because I wish more people would recognize his genius. Just my opinion.
i fucking lost it at "this shit is warped as fuck"
I wish I was half as talented as this man with making beats
me too man, me too
Practice.. Dedication.. Commitment.. You can do anything.
Dan Torrico Except make an album like Cold Vein
The great think is that El P found his own voice, even at the beginning of his career he used a lot of electronics, and had a clear vision. A lot of producers (and musicians with traditional instruments) just try to sound like their idols without bringing anything new on the table. Btw my favourite producer is Edan, his "the beauty and the beat" album sounds crazy. El p, doom, edan, madlib are great talents
Good lord, this is what it sounds like when he just pulls a beat out his ass? With samples he hates no less. Fucking outrageous.
" The needle on my turn table broke today, so whatever I make, should sound really shitty" El P always cracks me up
Dude ...
Fantastic Damage is one of the Greatest Hip Hop LP's Of All Time
MANKUB123 Just one of the greatest records of all time
Super facts
EL-P takes the roulette's prize money period
So all the best white producers both SMOKE and OWN CATS.
like who?
Trent Reznor has cats?
scott storch, j.r rotem, the alchemist? :/
***** Marco Polo
***** aaron funk (venetian snares), aesop rock, among others...
Where is te full beat, Mas Appeal needs to post these beats on soundcloud. Ridiculoid
that stepfather factory beat
***** My fav is Constellation Funk all day but that ones dope too plus everything on Cold Vein
Raspberry Fields and Iron Galaxy tho
thank u bro, i was searchin for a half an our or som befor i saw ur comment :D
"It's been done" fuckin lost it.
El-P seems like such a cool person, excellent producer.
This Producer is on another planet :D ! Awesome planet
Stepfather Factory, what an incredible production. El-P has always been on another level!!!
Even with broken equipment he still made a dope beat than most cats in the game.I LOVE El-P,and no one can tell me different!
Vapourizes weed but smokes cigarettes lmao
+Rudi van Wyk cigarettes helps you mellow out
***** oh nah I got nothing against smoking cigs, I used to smoke cigs and do occasionally, but it makes no sense to vape weed if you can burn it. Hes ok with cig smoke but not weed smoke? lol i find vaping to be really wasteful
Rudi van Wyk Word bro, maybe its more convenient but who knows lol.
+Rudi van Wyk easier way to smoke oil
melvin.mcmangler Ahhh yeah true i didn't think of that, lucky bastard I live in Australia so I've never had bho or hash oil
Everything about el-p is so brooklyn
*Gentrified Brooklyn
@@ChrisDodges123 Dude's from Brooklyn ya dingus
Chris Dodges mans was born in 1975 Brooklyn not 2020 hipster Brooklyn my guy
Chris Dodges white people lived in Brooklyn before Giuliani dude
@@ChrisDodges123 whoops
I Probably Watch This Video Every Month.
Yep.
lol. I like havoc from mobb deep's the best. I probably watch that one 3 times a month.
John Alefosio - First time catching this series. Going to track that one down now, thanks! 👍😉
Oh Shit What Up?
"Just basically a process of experimentation, editing, and weed".
EL-P could make a beat outta thin air. Like seriously, he could make a beat out of AIR. Pure genius at making beats and THE most underrated Producer in Hip-Hop today.
And, that is why El-P is the greatest of all time.
Now I understand how El P goes sublime....his gear.
That undulating, ghostly vocal sample in the background is godly
The way EL-P makes records is the same way I write poetry and novels. Artistic transmutation of music. You first isolate a sound in your head then imagine it in a new context where it can work.
It’s interesting to see what El-P’s ear picks out for a sample
30 seconds and I fell in love with this show
I'd love to see Edan on this type of program.
I come back to this vid every now and then because of how sick el-p is
"It's just a process of experimentation, editing, and uh, weed" LOL
Fuck yeah, El-P. Way to love your craft and be real about it :)
The cat snoozin’ during that beat forge is the chillest creature on Earth.
May not be a typical producer to get but Robbie Chater of the Avalanches would make for an absolutely incredible segment.
El-P, when you apologized before you played it. You almost tricked me into thinking it might actually suck. Fire!
This is the best rhythm roulette I've seen so far
One of the greatest musicians of all time
El-P is one of those visionary type vatos... Long live brother
"He told me its the beat of the year, I said El- P didn't do - so get the F*ck atta here"
This is how music is supposed to be made! That beat he just made is FIRE!!!
Get an episode with Thes One (People Under The Stairs)! Please.
2 years later they did. THANK YOU MASS APPEAL!
Such a treat to watch this man work.
Grand st BK grew up around there as a kid, bought some records from that exact store and guy, and worked at the sprint a few blocks down by McDonalds which is the one thing still there, now to rewatch the series.
He is my favorite producer ever, since Company Flow i've always loved that abstract, obscure, experimental kind of electronic apocaliptic sound, the best!!
I’m in love with this man
i would have enjoyed even more watching this if had to sample everything from those records(incl. drums)
Amazing producer. Hadnt listened to hip hop in many yrs. Heard a few of his tracks and im hooked again
"this is exactly the type of record you... avoid while at the record store" lmao
This is why I live him and want his job 🤘👍
Mad Respect !!
Wow EL P could make a beat out of anything.
Love how he plays the samples in the keyboard instead of pads. Thought I was alone in this world!
He using an ASR-10?? Still one of those old school samplers. i feel him though!
I JUST FOUND MY NEW OBSESSION...S/O TO MASS APPEAL
We NEED a J. Cole and Big K.R.I.T. Rhythm Roulette
gay
+Dylan Burton big krit just did one check it out
I've re-watched this like 20 times...El-P is a beast!
jim gaffigan and seth rogen's love child
El-P is THE PERFECT producer for the rhythm roulette challenge! His beats usually sound like he made something dope out of nothing 😂. He's been ill....lyricaly too!
would be nice to see Prince Paul do one of these.
It's cool getting to see everybody's set up
that room look like it smell like bingo night at my grandmas lodge
I fuckin love this guy.
damn this is so tight. el and killer mike would murder this beat.
Exactly! I really hope they use it!
Absolute Royalty as far as production!
Dang el-p we get it you're a blood
Sam Richardson hahahhaha
Shits corny asf...
Insane!...I'm overwhelmed by what he even did...
EL P is my FAVORITE rhythm roulette. I miss Def Jux, they represented the east coast so well! I'm picking up where they left off! Check my channel for live sampling videos, raps beatmaking videos and tutorials. Thanks and much love!
@ 4:29 The Mozart sample gave the beat that signature el sound we love so much
If you do all the drums on Machine how do you split them onto separate tracks on Ableton? Wouldn't all his drums end up on one track? I am new here. Thanks
This is just awesome...
how does the cat sleep through all that sound..... it has to b dead theres no way lol
Trevaris Craig El-P be jamming his ass off in there the cat probably think this beat is light work lmao
As far as EL-P is concerned, any record will be his beat.