It’s too easy to define sound these days. Every chance we get, for whatever reason, we find it important to slap a genre on someone’s sound. Oh that’s hip-hop, or that’s dance, or that’s jungle. If we don’t have a title for some sound under our vernacular we for some stupid reason go out of our way to name it, garage? Just fucking let it go already some sounds need not be defined! With that said I am sure that the Chan brothers, Matt and Trevor of the No Luck Club would not appreciate me labeling the style of crazy sound piled together on “Happiness.” Without any comparison in mind “Happiness” is 14 tracks of unexplainable music, it ranges from deep jazz riffs to catchy techno flares. I really enjoyed the CD’s diversity, it wasn’t anything I had expected and it gets better with every listen.
There is some fucked up tracks on this CD which took a couple spins to absorb, one in particular is the wine tasting track. It’s got this yuppie Hannibal feel. The first time I listened to it I found it a bit lacking but the more I spin it the more I crave the rich base line and strangely soothing gentleman telling me why I shouldn’t mix chocolate and vino. Confused? Give it a spin. There is some serious hip-hop influence on this eclectic LP as well; Crime Story has a wicked intro and a dangerous sample for a hook.
My personal favorite on this CD is “Hong Kong Swinger,” the sample used for the track provided by the Chan Brother’s cousin is fucking hilarious. The whole CD is meant for cruising. The first few spins I gave this CD were in my car on the streets of T.O. Every red light I could see some confused pedestrian tasting the beats on the street corners trying their hardest to define what the fuck I was listening to, but they couldn’t and the beats drove on. Maybe that’s why I recommend this compilation, because I will guarantee it’s nothing like what your listening to right now.
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It is apparent from “Happiness” that the Chan Brothers have not only a talent for beats but also the patience to find rare and sweet sounding samples, which always add to any CD regardless of society meaningless title. What is this CD? It’s music; don’t bother trying to define it.
