year/2015 - reissue
country/US
label/Ne'Astra Music Group (NMG5762-LP)

再プレス!!
Slum Village「Fantastic Vol. 1」が『Ne'Astra Music Group』からオフィシャル2LPリイシュー!!


今迄にTape、CD、EP二枚、1LP、ブートレグ等で熱心な音楽好きに愛されてきたSV初期音源『Fantastic Vol.1』。Jay Dee a.k.a. J Dilla、T-3、BaatinによるオリジナルSlum Villageの未だに色褪せない大名作であり、「I Don’t Know」「The Look Of Love」「Forth&Back」「Players」等...
Jay Deeの功績の中でも重要な名作!!

今回のリイシューは、過去の再発作品と一部のみ曲順・収録曲が違います!!

A1. Fantastic
A2. Keep It On (This Beat)
A3. I Don't Know
A4. How We Bullshit
A5. Fat Cat Song
A6. The Look Of Love
B1. Estimate
B2. Hoc N Pucky
B3. Beej N Dem
B4. Pregnant (T3)
B5. Forth & Back (Rock Music)
B6. Fantastic 2 (interlude)
B7. Fantastic 3 (interlude)
C1. Keep It On (remix)
C2. 5 Ela (remix)
C3. Give This Nigga
C4. Players
C5. Look Of Love (remix)
C6. Pregnant (Baatin)
D1. Things U Do (remix)
D2. Fat Cat (remix)
D3. Fantastic 4 (interlude)
D4. What's Love Got To Do With It
D5. 2 You 4 You





The contributions of the late Detroit producer James DeWitt Yancey -better known to the world as J Dilla- to the world of hip-hop can't be overstated, and nowhere is his legacy more apparent than his work as a member of Slum Village. A founding member of the trio, (Alongside rappers T3 and Baatin) Dilla provided the group's distinctly esoteric, free-wheeling sound, built around winding basslines, quirky drumbeats, subtle low-end frequencies, and classic jazz & soul samples. Against the backdrop of Dilla's rich production, T3 and Baatin's free-flowing style of rhyming would also earn wide critical praise, leading to comparisons as the successors to A Tribe Called Quest. (A label they themselves have rejected.)

It's on Slum Village's 1997 studio debut, Fan-Tas-Tic Vol. 1, that all these elements come together in the most proficient manner. An instant hit among Detroit's underground hip-hop scene, the album seemed to combine all the best elements of the reigning alternative and gangsta styles of hip-hop into one cohesive style that was a hit among critics. Fan-Tas-Tic's influence extended far beyond Detroit, as its sound heavily influenced the sounds of D'Angelo, Erykah Badu, and The Roots just to name a few. (Roots drummer ?uestlove has even declared that: "Hands down this album birthed the neo-soul movement.")

Ne'Astra Media Group now presents the album reissued on vinyl, for the first time in several years. Every wobbling bass note of J Dilla's production has been preserved and every freestyle line of T3 and Baatin has been re-created, to maintain the legacy of a late-90s rap classic, and the legend of one of hip-hop's greatest beatsmiths.