Bleep

Trading upstanding urban jazz for an altogether grimier setting, Ruby Rushton bandleader Tenderlonious delivers in the key of Larry Heard, Actress and J Dilla with Hard Rain. However, what ensues on his solo LP defies genre — or rather, assembles a many-limbed beast from almost any number of styles you care to mention. ‘Workin’ Me Out’ and Casey Jr. namecheck outsider techno in addition to beat tape noodling, while ‘Buffalo Gurl’ finds the multi-instrumentalist whipping out the vintage 808s for a G-funk jam.