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DJ Cam
Released 1996

Gangsta Shit
04:24
818 plays

Sang-Lien
06:00
605 plays

Dieu Reconnaitra Les Siens
06:03
560 plays

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- 1
- Abstract Intro
- 00:00
- 127 plays

- 2
- Gangsta Shit
- 04:24
- 818 plays

- 3
- Mad Blunted Jazz
- 05:11
- 1,081 plays

- 4
- Suckers Never Play That
- 02:08
- 451 plays

- 5
- Sang-Lien
- 06:00
- 605 plays

- 6
- Underground Vibes
- 04:32
- 507 plays

- 7
- Romantic Love
- 04:39
- 496 plays

- 8
- The Return of the Jedi
- 05:30
- 474 plays

- 9
- Other Aspects
- 05:07
- 494 plays

- 10
- Dieu Reconnaitra Les Siens
- 06:03
- 560 plays

- 11
- Free Your Turntable and Your Scratch Will Follow
- 07:38
- 479 plays

- 12
- Pure Pleasure
- 06:26
- 484 plays

- 13
- Experience [Live]
- 01:56
- 193 plays

- 14
- Hip Hop Opera [Live]
- 05:04
- 197 plays

- 15
- Underground Vibes [Live]
- 03:21
- 196 plays

- 16
- Meera [Live]
- 05:18
- 224 plays

- 17
- Dieu Reconnaitra Les Siens [Live]
- 04:18
- 184 plays

- 18
- Mad Blunted Jazz [Live]
- 03:21
- 171 plays

- 19
- Lost Kingdom [Live]
- 03:56
- 155 plays

- 20
- Gangsta Shit [Live]
- 04:09
- 148 plays

- 21
- London 1995 [Live]
- 05:25
- 159 plays

album review

Electronica producers like the Orb had been mining the ideas of minimalist and house producers for years, and DJ Cam's fusion of jazz and hip-hop was creative and artistically successful in much the same way -- instead of Tangerine Dream or Steve Reich, substitute Ahmad Jamal or Bobby Hutcherson and Gang Starr. Cam's vision of the late-night creep encompassed lots of oddly tuneful piano or vibes samples and the type of simple East Coast beats favored by DJ Premier and the like. The American Shadow label combined his first two records, the studio Underground Vibes and the live Underground Live, to create a two-fer that's very necessary for those interested in early trip-hop. DJ Cam wasn't a crate-digger like DJ Shadow; he much preferred creating a reflective atmosphere around a chosen few samples, usually familiar. While simplistic (especially early in his career), it was often very effective, as the best tracks here illustrate. "Sang-Lien" has only vibes, a fragment of a flute line, and muted trumpet, but Cam still creates something very special with the addition of a French chanteuse. "Mad Blunted Jazz" switches it up a bit, moving between multiple drum tracks and samples. Most of these are little more than background hip-hop tracks that the average rapper wouldn't even consider rhyming over, but in the grand tradition of ambient music (from Satie to Eno), DJ Cam's productions ranked near the top. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide