Rock, Pete - Return of the SP1200 LP

“Return of the SP 1200” is not Pete Rock’s first blast from the past, considering similar projects from “PeteStrumentals” in 2001 to “Lost Sessions” in 2017. As expected the release contains solid material from start to finish. It ticks familiar boxes with “Tru Master” quotes, Kane and Biz samples, dancehall elements, loyalty to (black) music history etc. His production forte is the melding of Jazz with early 90s East Coast boom bap, regularly sampling classic soul greats like James Brown & Curtis Mayfield, jazz oddities like Tom Scott & Les McCann, and innumerable others. This production prowess is best demonstrated though his work with partner in rhyme CL Smooth.

Tracklist:
1 Dreamer 3:48
2 Harps Of Heaven 2:34
3 Round Midnight 3:10
4 Hope The World Don't Stop (Before I Get Mines) 5:32
5 Neo Funk 4:58
6 Kool Jazz 2:22
7 Gutta Music 2:22
8 Death Becomes You (Instrumental) 4:11
9 Live From The Basement (Up, Up And Away) 2:33
10 Traveling Man 2:33
11 Street Dreams 3:11
12 Below O 5:02
13 A Khalimba Story 5:06
14 Food 4 Thought 4:59
15 Take A Knee 1:46