: ' .. .:.... . ' ' ______________ : ________ : ' \ / .. .:. .. \ / : : \ /_________ \ / . .. ... .. . : .\ / /___ /\ \ / ______________ ___ _. : \ / / \ / \ \/ / \ \ \ \ \ . ...:..\ / _______/ \/ \ ___/__ / / / / / : /\ / / \ \/ \ / / / . sH! ' / \/ / / / \ / / . ... .:.... .. . :/ _______/ / / / _______/__ ___ __ .\ / / / / / / / / / / / \ / / / / / / / / / / / . . \ /\______/ / / / / \___ / / : \/ ____ \ / / / / / : \ / \ /\____/\ / / : : ________\/ \ / \ / / : ' \ / \/ \ /\ / : . ..:.. . \ / \/ \ / \ / \ / . ' : \/ F A N G \ / : ' ____ \ / . . .. .. .:.. . \ / presents \ / . . \/ \/ : : . ..:.. , : Artist......: Kiefer : Album.......: Happysad : : Label.......: Stones Throw Records .. .:.. . Genre.......: Electronic : Catnr.......: STH2398 . ' Source......: CD , ; Rip.date....: 2018-06-06 Str.date....: 2018-06-08 Quality.....: 236kbps/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo . :.. .:. Url.........: http://stonesthrow.com ' ' , ________ ________ \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / # title time \ / \/ \/ 1. Dope Nerd 2:10 2. What a Day 2:37 3. Highway 46 3:01 4. Highway 41 3:34 5. Magnetic 3:54 6. Socially Awkward 2:22 7. Memories of U 4:02 8. Thinkin of 2:33 9. Agoraphobia 1:20 10. FOMO 3:53 11. Temper 4:31 12. Upwards 1:31 13. AAAAA 3:34 ______ \ / ________ Runtime 39:02 ,\ /... . . .... .... \ / ' Size 69.21 ______ :\/ ', \ / , \ / ' '... ..\ /.. .. .....:. .. .... .. . ..\ /. : Release Notes: \/ , \/ , ' ' ,: Kiefer is a constant in MndsgnÆs live trio, has shared the stage :, : with Moses Sumney and Terrace Martin, and has lent production : :' talents to the likes of Kaytranada and Anderson .Paak. He began ': ,: playing piano as a child and producing beats at around age :, : twelve, moving from San Diego to L.A. to study under renowned : :' jazz guitarist Kenny Burrell at UCLAÆs Jazz Studies program. ': ,: There, he started thinking about the synergy between the jazz :, : piano he studied and the beats he created outside of school. : :' While his peers were performing over live instrumentation, ': ,: Kiefer produced electronic beats free from sampled melodies or :, : drum breaks. He released his debut album Kickinit Alone on : :' Leaving Records last year, earning a Best Jazz Album nomination ': ,: from A2IM. :, : : :' Whereas Kiefer describes Kickinit Alone as ô90% focused on all ': ,: types of sadnessö, Happysad is more complex. He says itÆs ômy :, : emotional journal of the last year. I struggle emotionally a : :' lot, and yet I feel pretty damn good much of the time. This ': ,: album is focused on both joy and sadness, and how they are :, : always intertwined.ö The track titles are deliberately left open : :' to interpretation; opening on a confident, blissful note, then ': ,: segueing into a more dynamic mood before entering a deeper, :, : darker and more ethereal place. : :' ': ,: Inspirations for Happysad and KieferÆs music in general include :, : jazz titans Herbie Hancock and Bill Evans, as well as label : :' mates Karriem Riggins and Knxwledge. ôI've loved the sense of ': ,: responsibility that comes with being a jazz musician,ö he says, :, : ôThe responsibility to study and understand its history, to : :' respect the discipline of an instrument, and to dedicate your ': ,: career to positively changing the direction of the music.ö :, : : :' ': : ' '.. ..' .. . :........... . . . . ............: . . ______________ ______________ \ / \ / \ / Shout out to all our homies from: \ / \ / \ / \ / iPC BOSS HiT2000 1way UKi i8 RNS \ / \ / RAGEMP3 MANDY DV8 pLAN9 BUTT \ / \ / \ / \/ ____ ____ \/ \ / F A N G \ / \/ 2 0 1 8 \/