The moniker of LA’s Michael Kidd, kiddxdeep makes instrumental music that draws on both jazz and hip-hop. Latest release Imperfections suite is a demo that brings together three tracks, two of which were recorded in Reseda, CA in November last year, along with an intermission which was first recorded in Sylmar, CA back in 2017.
kiddxdeep combines influences effortlessly, skittering beats and repeated piano lines and slow grooving guitar work. ‘Pt. 1’ opens like a beaten-up old jazz tape, all stumbling beats and periods of negative space, before hitting its stride and becoming full and all-enveloping. The middle track, titled ‘[ntrmish]_riding_switch’, is chill and laidback, which heralds the vibes on ‘Pt. 2’, which is almost hypnotic in its recurring beats and effortless rhythm.
While the demo works as easy-listening chillout material, don’t make the mistaking of thinking this is the pastel-hued paper-thin background music that clogs up your Youtube feed. kiddxdeep also embeds the odd vocal sample, from the likes of Malcolm X, which serve as reminders that while its okay to use music to help you dissociate yourself from our social and political hellscape, it’s equally important to educate yourself too.
The release comes complete with a visual accompaniment by _GUD. Check it out below:
Stream Imperfections Suite over at the kiddxdeep Soundcloud page.