One of the early volumes in BBE's ambitious beat-suite series, will.i.am's Lost Change is a solid extension of the movement, cozily nestling between Jay Dee's Welcome to Detroit (a more rhyme-orientated opus) and Pete Rock's Petestrumentals (a distinctly jazzy, instrumental-based endeavor).
Though will has taken the instrumental-based series and put his own stamp on it, that stamp still contains occasional hues of Black Eyed Peas' early organic stylings ("Ev Rebahdee" featuring Planet Asia).
Yet, BBE's progressive format frees him up to dabble in a menagerie of musical styles.
And he's up to the challenge, as Lost Change fuses together aspects of jazz, electronica, funk, Caribbean, and trip-hop rhythms.
While the straight-up rhyming tracks border on sublime ("I Am") to humdrum ("Money" featuring Huck Fynn, Oezlem, and Horn Dogs), it's the instrumental format where he truly flourishes.
Showing a true knack for experimentation, the album leisurely darts back and forth between the reggae-scented "Possessions," "Lost Change" (which coalesces jazzy horns, with junkyard band riffing), and the hazy electronic fuzz of "Thai Arrive," which unfolds like a Radiohead track.
Similarly, "Lay Me Down" has the potential to be a break-out hit, as will's infectious snare claps and blissful horn snippets provide a cooled-out platform for Terry Dexter's soulful vocal scatting.
On "Control Tower," will inserts a vocal clip that states, "I'm on the brink of a great achievement." A sophisticated and musically enthralling endeavor that still manages to be accessible, Lost Change does an admirable job of implementing a host of different styles, without losing the listener in the process.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ev Rebahdeewill.i.am | will.i.am, Planet Asia | Play | 04:26 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 2 | Lay Me Downwill.i.am | will.i.am, Terry Dexter | Play | 04:09 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 3 | Possessionswill.i.am | will.i.am | Play | 01:18 | 3 MB | 8 MB |
| 4 | If You Didn't Knowwill.i.am | will.i.am, Mike Myers | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 5 | Moneywill.i.am | will.i.am, Horn Dogs | Play | 04:09 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 6 | Lost Changewill.i.am | will.i.am | Play | 02:24 | 5 MB | 13 MB |
| 7 | I Amwill.i.am | will.i.am | Play | 05:15 | 12 MB | 36 MB |
| 8 | Hooda Hella Uwill.i.am | will.i.am | Play | 02:41 | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| 9 | Lost Change in E Minorwill.i.am | will.i.am | Play | 02:41 | 6 MB | 13 MB |
| 10 | Yadda Yaddawill.i.am | will.i.am | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 11 | Control Towerwill.i.am | will.i.am | Play | 03:15 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 12 | Lost Change in D Minorwill.i.am | will.i.am | Play | 02:38 | 6 MB | 10 MB |
| 13 | Thai Arrive | Will.I.Am | Play | 02:02 | 4 MB | 11 MB |
| 14 | Em Ay Double Dee | Will.I.Am, Madd Dogg | Play | 04:35 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Adarkwah | Executive Producer |
| 2 | Dawn Beckman | Vocals (Background) |
| 3 | Printz Board | Bass, Keyboards, Trumpet |
| 4 | J. Curtis | Guitar |
| 5 | Terry Dexter | Guest Artist, Primary Artist |
| 6 | Dylan Dresdow | Engineer, Mixing |
| 7 | Seth Friedman | Executive Producer |
| 8 | Horn Dogs | Primary Artist |
| 9 | Quincy McCrary | Organ (Hammond) |
| 10 | Mike Myers | Performer, Primary Artist |
| 11 | Planet Asia | Guest Artist, Performer, Primary Artist |
| 12 | Albert Watson | Photography |
| 13 | will.i.am | Clavinet, Composer, Engineer, Executive Producer, Juno, Kalimba, Mixing, Moog Bass, Organ (Hammond), Primary Artist, Producer, Synthesizer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |