Spreading Love: The Dysfunct – The Love Boat EP

What up Vagabonds, E.R. here to put y’all up on game. To set this off, like most of you, I’m accustomed to hearing Garcia over some hard hitting gritty drums and dope samples. So when the big homie DJ EFN told me last August me that Garcia was working on some things with his cousin, Adrianne Gonzales (of The Rescues), I was definitely interested in hearing how that mash up of styles would work.

The project (brought to you courtesy of DJBooth.net, shout out to the big homie Z), starts right away, no skits, no filler, leading right into “Blind”. Over some sypmhonic styled production courtesy of BetaControl, this is a nice laid back start to THE LOVE BOAT, and with the song format, it’s definitely a fitting intro. The next track, “Fire” produced by the homie Haz who I met at The Rising in January, is just that. Continuing with the uptempo symphonic sound of “Blind”, “Fire” is a solid track, featuring a tight verse from Garcia and tight vocals from Addriane. “I Hate Music” is up next, with a tight rock influenced beat from BetaControl again, going over a theme I can definitely relate to.

“Dr HeartBreak” follows up next, and as of right now it’s my favorite track on the album. Nick Fury definitely killed the production, and with the dub step influence, backwards vocals, and personal lyrics, it would sounds like it belongs on a Vagabonds project. The homie Plex from ¡Mayday! provides the production on the last three tracks, and it definitely shows, with production that sounds like it’d fit perfectly on a ¡Maday! album.“Throw It All Away” is definitely something I can relate to, coming from the environment I was raised in, and it’s probably my second favorite track. The project ends strongly with “Get My Something” and “I Don’t Know You”, both laid back joints with perfect performances from Garcia, Addriene, and Plex (who does his thing when the beats open up on these tracks). All around, tight work, definitely a must-download, and a good return for Garcia. This project will definitely hold y’all over ’til his next joint drops, which I don’t know if he wants me to spill the beats on just yet, haha.

Just in case you ain’t heard, be sure to hear what he does when he enters our world, on “The Top”, off our latest project, GOOD NEIGHBORS: http://becoolent.com/vmg/2011/01/vagabonds-good-neighbors-available-for-free-download/

Download THE LOVE BOAT EP for free here:
http://www.djbooth.net/index/mixtapes/entry/dysfunct-love-boat/

01. Blind [prod. Beta Control]
02. The Fire [prod. Hazardis Soundz]
03. I Hate Music [prod. Beta Control]
04. Dr. Heartbreak [prod. Nick Fury]
05. Throw It All Away [prod. Plex Luthor]
06. Get My Something [prod. Plex Luthor]
07. I Don’t Know You [prod. Plex Luthor]