DJ Vadim's debut introduced one of the world's best producers in abstract underground rap, a minimalist hip-hopper able to weave a funky break around the slightest piece of noise detritus. After recording a solid remix album (U.S.S.R. Reconstruction), Vadim returned in late 1999 with the sophomore-slump-breaking U.S.S.R.: Life From the Other Side. Whereas with his first album Vadim worked on a miniature scale, constructing breaks and beats out of abstract noise, here the sound is more upfront   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. DJ Vadim, aka the John Coltrane of hip hop, ain't exactly your average "round-the-way" producer. Needless to say, though producer/DJ's these days are a dime-a-dozen, a veteran like Vadim is not the kind o' cat to release 12 tracks of the latest in-vogue soul loop. In fact his new album, U Can't Lurn Imaginashun is one of the sickest joints on the block, continuing - and embellishing - the producer's inventive journey into the realm of sound. Anyone that knows anything about Vadim knows    [ read more ]

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DJ Vadim, aka the John Coltrane of hip hop, ain't exactly your average "round-the-way" producer. Needless to say, though producer/DJ's these days are a dime-a-dozen, a veteran like Vadim is not the kind o' cat to release 12 tracks of the latest in-vogue soul loop. In fact his new album, U Can't Lurn Imaginashun is one of the sickest joints on the block, continuing - and embellishing - the producer's inventive journey into the realm of sound. Anyone that knows anything about Vadim knows to expect the    [ read more ]

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U.S.S.R.: The Art of Listening, even more than its predecessor, represents a large leap toward the rapping side of hip-hop, with guests on every track but one and virtually no space for the exquisite ambient breakbeat of previous DJ Vadim productions. It's difficult to mourn the loss of Vadim the solo artist, though, when the tracks and productions found here are so refreshing and totally distinct. All but one of the rappers are fresh faces (for a Vadim LP), which paves the way for    [ read more ]

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DJ Vadim selected a baker's dozen of the best producers in the field for work on U.S.S.R. Reconstruction. From nu-school electro producers (Reflection, Clatterbox) to more like-minded beat-meisters (DJ Krush, Silent Poets, Kid Koala) and free-form experimenters (Oval, Techno Animal), the album flows without a hitch through the darkest hip-hop and beat exploration, though the material never becomes as abstract as on Vadim's debut. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide

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Of the countless abstract hip-hop LPs released during 1996-1997 (with Ninja Tune bearing much of the load), U.S.S.R. Repertoire could be one of the best. DJ Vadim's attention to detail when structuring beats, samples and noise is impeccable over the course of the album's 26 tracks. With just the right blend of forbidding atmosphere and subtle funkiness, Vadim created an excellent album his first time out. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide

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Early in his career, DJ Vadim was a specialist. His specialty was shadowy ambient breakbeat, and it provided some of the highlights to appear on Ninja Tune, which was a very fine label indeed. Since then, he's branched out and matured, able to float all manner of beat-centric forms. That's exactly what happens on U Can't Learn Imaginashun, and virtually every track is the type of high-quality jam that could survive on its own. (It's easy to imagine the praise a DJ would get for his range if he aire   [ read more ]

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Barely a single breakbeat producer of the mid-'90s has stuck to that formula, so it's hardly a surprise that DJ Vadim would branch out even farther than his hip-hop records of the late '90s and 2000s (and, after all, five years had elapsed since his last production album). Moved to BBE, which is a natural fit even compared to his old label Ninja Tune, Vadim keeps a few things the same -- he still shows himself as one of the brightest and best producers in electronica. The big change for {^   [ read more ]

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