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Neo funk rising star Buscrates aims high with Blasting Off, his
first full-length album. The Pittsburgh-based keyboard
cosmonaut has been grabbing ears since his days hooking up
beats with the hip hop crew East Liberty Quarters, but after
slinging spicy one-offs to a slew of hot labels like Omega
Supreme, Voyage Funktastique and Razor N Tape (as well as
contributing production to Wiz Khalifa and Curren$y’s 2009
project), the time has come for a full-length featuring his
growing modern funk repertoire.
“I’m a ‘90s hip hop dude, but I grew up on that ‘80s funk stuff,”
Buscrates acknowledges. DJ gigs provided a working
knowledge of the jams that moved a contemporary crowd, and
as his collection of keyboards and drum machines grew he
began blending the best of both decades with his personal
futuristic edge. “I was nice on the MPC but I wanted to have a
little more dynamic range with what I was doing,” he notes. The
self-described “certified synth geek” was soon branching into
sounds that recalled ‘80s legend Kashif crossed with the hip
hop bounce of DJ Spinna, and the modern funk community took notice
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