Soulful Fruit by Rob (Turntables) Swift (CD, May-1997, Stonewall Music, Inc)

Album Features
UPC:	091341200723
Artist:	Rob (Turntables) Swift
Format:	CD
Release Year:	1997
Record Label:	Stonewall Music, Inc
Genre:	R&B, Turntablist

Track Listing
1. Define Music
2. Itchy Vibes and Drums
3. Cutting With Glass
4. Interlude 1: Babu Speaks
5. Mad Scientist of the Turntables, The
6. Relax Mode
7. This Is A
8. Interlude 2: Bruce Lee Speaks
9. Some Ol' Rough S***
10. Natural High, A
11. Scratch Is a Musical Note, A
12. Diamond Jay Will Spin It
13. Rob Swift Versus Cazel
14. Turntable Xpepience, A
15. Interlude 3: Message
16. Women and Stress
17. Women and Stress 2
18. Let the Drummer Get Some
19. Interlude 4: Bruce Lee Speaks
20. Who Is It? Mista Sinista
21. Tooker B (Outro)

Details
Playing Time:	58 min.
Distributor:	n/a
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
After hearing Soulful Fruit, it's hard to tell whether Rob Swift is a better composer or turntable wizard, because he's melded the two so well on his first solo album. A member of the X-Men, Swift is the kind of DJ who makes you wonder why the turntablist element is so often neglected on hip-hop albums. The turntable is undeniably at the very core of hip-hop, and with a skill set as refined as Swift's, it just doesn't make sense why more MCs aren't looking to talented DJs to help them produce that elusive classic album. This record extends itself to many forms of music, including hip-hop, jazz, funk, breaks, turntablism, and soul, and accomplishes what few artists have been able to do over a full album -- create a solid musical balance. There is a 14-minute live battle between Swift and Rahzel (the now famous beatboxer from the Philadelphia-based Roots crew), pitting beatboxing against turntablism and thereby creating something truly exciting to listen to. ~ Brad Mills