2026年9月1日火曜日

Oxnard / Anderson .Paak (2018)

現時点の Anderson .Paak 名義の最新アルバム "Ventura" の1つ前のアルバムです。
ロスのビーチ "Venice" と "Malibu" の2作の後は、ビーチではなく近郊の街 "Oxnard" がアルバム・タイトルになりました。
ちなみに次の "Ventura" も近郊の街になります。
オクスナードは Anderson .Paak の生まれた街でもあるので、思い入れの強いタイトルでしょう。

前2作はまだ聴き込んでいないんですが、ラップラップしたものから、今作から少し洗練されたサウンドに変化しているような気がします。
そしてそれは次作にも繋がって行くような。"Ventura" を聴いたときは、あまり本作との連続性は感じられませんでしたが、思い違いでした。確かに歌モノの比率は上がっていますが。

両作に共通するのは、Dr. Dre が制作に関わっていること。
Dr. Dre 自体、僕はほとんど聴いてこなかったので、特徴を言い表すことはできないのですが、サウンド面の変化は彼の影響が大きいのかもしれません。
Dr. Dre は西海岸ヒップ・ホップ (G-Funk)の中心人物と言われています。G-Funk は東海岸ラップと比べてスローテンポでシンセサイザーの多用を特徴としているようですので、このアルバムを聴くと納得です。
(ちなみに、ちょっと前のドラマで松坂慶子が演じる主人公の母は、東海岸ラッパー派でした。)

相変わらず Anderson .Paak の声がいい。
ざらつきがあり、比較的スッと入ってきます。
ラップしかやりませんので、メロ部分の多くはゲスト・ミュージシャンが担っています。もちろんラッパーはラップもやってますが。
Kadhja Bonet, Norelle, Kendrick Lamar, Sonyae Elise, Dr. Dre, Cocoa Sarai, Pusha T, Snoop Dogg, The Last Artful, Dodgr, J. Cole, Q-Tip, and BJ the Chicago Kid.....

何と言ってもリード・シングル #3 "Tints" がいいですね。Anderson .Paak が歌って、西海岸ヒップ・ホップのスター Kendrick Lamar のラップが聞けます。
このパターンがいいんじゃない？
と思いますが、意外とこのパターンは多くありません。でもこのパターンの曲になるとガゼンいいです。
#10 "Anywhere" なんかもそう。

サウンド面でも "Anywhere" や #7 "Smile/Petty"  #11 "Trippy" なんかは、スロー・テンポでいい感じですね。


  1. The Chase
    • Featuring Kadhja Bonet
    • Drums : Anderson .Paak
    • Percussion, Guitar : FredWreck
    • Horns : The Regiment
    • Additional Skit Vocals : Sinoi Mataalii
    • Strings Arranged by Kadhja Bonet
    • Written by B. Anderson, D. Mills,  Jairus "J.Mo" Mozee, Kadhja Bonet
    • Produced by Anderson .Paak, Jairus "J.Mo" Mozee, Kadhja Bonet
  2. Headlow
    • Featuring Norelle
    • Bass : Kelsey Gonzalez
    • Keyboards : Vicky Nguyen
    • Backing Vocals : Nick Hakim
    • Additional Skit Vocals : J. LBS
    • Additional Vocals, Strings Arranged by Kadhja Bonet
    • Written by B. Anderson, Jose Rios, Kadhja Bonet, M. Redict, Ron Avant
    • Producer – Jose Rios, King Michael Coy, Ron Avant
  3. Tints
    • Featuring Kendrick Lamar
    • Drums : Anderson .Paak
    • Drum Programming, Synthesizer : Pomo
    • Concert Grand Piano : Rob Lewis
    • Guitar : Jeff "Gitty" Gitelman, Jose Rios, Danny McKinnon
    • Additional Skit Vocals : J. LBS, Teddy Ray
    • Additional Vocals : Tayla Parx
    • Written by B. Anderson, D. Pimentel, J. Gitelman, K. Duckworth, O. Keith, R. Lewis, S. Bennett, T. Parks
    • Produced by Anderson .Paak, Om'Mas Keith
  4. Who R U?
    • Vocals : Cocoa Sarai, Dr. Dre
    • Written by A. Brissett, A. Young, B. Anderson, D. Abernathy, M. Henderson, S. Jordan, Roger D. Habon (Sample)
    • Produced by Dr. Dre, Mell, Andre "Briss" Brissett, Dem Jointz
  5. 6 Summers
    • Keyboards : FredWreck, Vicky Nguyen
    • Bass, Guitar : Kelsey Gonzalez
    • Percussion : FredWreck
    • Piano : Vicky Nguyen
    • Additional Vocals : Cocoa Sarai, Jason "Bunchy" Johnson, KRS-One, Kadhja Bonet
    • Written by B. Anderson, J. Pounds, M. Henderson, T. Myrie, Kelsey Gonzalez, Vicky Nguyen, Luchi DeJesus (Sample)
    • Produced by Anderson .Paak, Mell
    • Co-produced by J. LBS
  6. Saviers Road
    • Additional Vocals : Cocoa Sarai
    • Written by B. Anderson, P. Douthit, T. Myrie, Julie Coker (Sample)
    • Produced by 9th Wonder
  7. Smile/Petty
    • "Smile" Backing Vocals () : Sonyae Elise
    • "Smile" Written by B. Anderson, K. Shackelford, M. Merisola
    • "Smile" Produced by Callum, Kiefer
    • "Petty" Guitar : Jose Rios
    • "Petty" Backing Vocals : Ruby Velle, SiR
    • "Petty" Written by B. Anderson, M. Redict
    • "Petty" Produced by King Michael Coy
  8. Mansa Musa
    • Featuring Cocoa Sarai, Dr. Dre
    • Additional Vocals : Blakk Soul, Dem Jointz, Rich Harrison, Sly Pyper, Thurz
    • Written by A. Brissett, A. Young, B. Edwards Jr., B. Anderson, D. Abernathy Jr., E. Mercer, M. Henderson, S. Jordan*, T. Myrie, Y. Koffi
    • Produced by Dr. Dre, Mell, Andre "Briss" Brissett*, Focus...
  9. Brother's Keeper
    • Featuring Pusha T
    • Drums : Anderson .Paak
    • Backing Vocals : Norelle, Kadhja Bonet
    • Strings Arranged by Kadhja Bonet
    • Written by B. Anderson, D. Abernathy Jr., J. Mozee, K. Bonet, T. Thornton
    • Produced by Anderson .Paak, Jairus "J.Mo" Mozee
    • Co-produced by Dem Jointz
  10. Anywhere
    • Featuring Snoop Dogg, The Last Artful, Dodgr
    • Additional Vocals : Cocoa Sarai
    • Vocoder : Ron Avant
    • Written by R. Beard, Chenevert, B. Anderson, C. Broadus, J. Pounds, P. Hernandez
    • Sample Written by A. Hudson, J. Meadows, D. Roberson, G. Hudson, G. Greene, T. Morgan, T. Dudley
    • Produced by J.LBS
  11. Trippy
    • Featuring J. Cole
    • Bass : Curt Chambers
    • Additional Vocals : Kadhja Bonet
    • Written by B. Anderson, C. Dave, C. Samples, C. Chambers, J. Cole
    • Produced by Chris Dave
  12. Cheers
    • Featuring – Q-Tip
    • Keyboards, Bass : Eric "Blu2th" Griggs
    • Saxophone : Sly Pyper
    • Additional Vocals : Cocoa Sarai, Sly Pyper
    • Written by A. Brissett, A. Young, B. Edwards Jr., B. Anderson, K. Fareed, S. Jordan
    • Sample Written by Gaspar Lawal, Lamont Dozier
    • Produced by Dr. Dre, Focus..., Q-Tip
    • Co-produced by Andre "Briss" Brissett
  13. Sweet Chick -Bonus-
    • Featuring BJ The Chicago Kid
    • Piano : Vicky Nguyen
    • Additional Vocals : Cocoa Sarai
    • Sound Designed by Jhair "Jha" Lazo
    • Written by B. Anderson, B. Sledge, M. Henderson, S. Jordan, T. Myrie, Randy Mullar (Sample)
    • Produced by Mell
  14. Left To Right -Bonus-
    • Guitar : Kelsey Gonzalez
    • Bass : Thundercat
    • Piano : Vicky Nguyen
    • Trumpet : Marcus Paul
    • Backing Vocals : Cocoa Sarai
    • Additional Vocals : Busta Rhymes, Foota Hype
    • Sound Designed by FredWreck
    • Written by A. Young, B. Anderson, J. Pounds, M. Henderson, S. Jordan, T. Myrie, T. Smith Jr. 
    • Produced by Dr. Dre, J. LBS, Mell


  • #4 contains a sample of "FACE_PunCH 0177 - "simplerecipe" written and performed by Roger D. Habon. Courtesy of Roger D. Habon.
  • #5 contains portions of "Hasty Exit / Wheels / Cat and Mouse / Spider and Fly" (Luchi de Jesus) from the Friday Foster Soundtrack.
  • #6 contains a sample of "Ere Yon" written and performed by Julie Coker. Courtesy of Kalita Records.
  • Track 10 contains interpolations from "Cutie Pie" written by A. Hudson, D. Roberson, J. Meadows, T. Dudley, G. Hudson, G. Greene & T. Morgan.
  • #11 contains a sample fo Rodney Dangerfield performing on the Tonight Show. Rodney Dangerfield performance courtesy of Joan Dangerfield.
  • #12 contains a sample of "Right Where I Wanna Be" performed by Lamont Doziert from the album, Bigger Than Life, on Megaphone Records; an interpolation of "Jeka Jose" written by Gasper Lawal.
  • #13 contains samples from "Wake Up" performed by Brass Construction. Written by Randy Muller. Courtesy of Capitol Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.,under license from Universal Music Enterprises.


  • Executive Produced and Mixed by Dr. Dre

投稿者 時刻:
ラベル: ,

0 件のコメント:

コメントを投稿

登録: コメントの投稿 (Atom)