We’re two weeks out from the Norway-based pair producer Ol’ Burger Beats and emcee Vuyo sharing their collaborative LP Dialogue., and today they’re adding two more pre-album singles to the two they’ve already shared from the lengthy twenty-track project. “Not for Sale” and “Dusty Grooves” follow up the lo-fi, jazz-infused tracks “Athens” and “Enough for You,” doubling down on the technical sounds and complex wordplay of those tunes.
Vuyo notes that the former is “a perfect anti-single, with some in-your-face sonics that get complimented by lyrics from the same genetic material.” OBB agrees that “Not for Sale” is “an uncompromising track where every word and every tone tells a story of subculture and anti-establishment. The beat is based on a simple upright bass sample, elegant piano details, and sprinkly percussion, and a crazy distorted synth line enters on the hook.”
OBB goes on to place “Dusty Grooves on the other end of the jazz-rap spectrum. “The dusty organ and guitar groove give you the vibe of a small jazz club, and the sample is chopped in a way that honors J Dilla’s signature style, where tempo and time signatures are irrelevant,” he notes. Vuyo condenses that track down to two words: mellow and introspective. “A truly laidback gem that gives me the perfect canvas to convey some of our journey to where we are today with this album.”
Hear both single below, and pre-order the album on their Bandcamp here.
