RJD2 has had quite the curious career. The Eugene, Ore., native lives in West Philly, has transitioned from dirty, jazzy hip hop to wonky electropop, leapt from El-P’s Def Jux label in 2004 after several critically acclaimed albums to his own RJ’s Electrical Connections in 2010 (with his The Third Hand LP at the XL label in between). Though he doesn’t think of himself as a film composer, he has one of the most recognizable theme songs ever: AMC’s Mad Men. Now, he’s changed his sound around completely with one of the most compelling albums of 2013 in More Is Than Isn’t. RJD2 will be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our brand new Q&A with him.
RJD2: Here we go again; it all comes back to Stevie sooner or later. This guy sort of cranked out a lot of instrumental records in the mid- to late-’60s, some good, some just decent. But when it’s funky, it is on point, majorly. A fun album of Stevie covers done with some outlandish and flamboyant synth sounds, and great session players.
Video after the jump.
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