In December of 2003, Jay-Z released an acapella version of his
final record, The Black Album. Many DJs/Producers took it as an
opportunity to test their producing skills. Carlito So Bounce is one of
them. Carlito So Bounce would use "Saint Seiya OST" as a backdrop for
Jay-Z's Black Album's vocals.
He pressed only 300 copies of The Saint Album and distributed them
for free. With no commercial promotion, The Saint Album became popular and
received critical acclaim.
The Saint Album is a very compelling second look at Jay-Z's
creations. Carlito So Bounce transforms Jay-Z’s Black Album into a
completely different record. The result maintains the integrity of the
Jay-Z’s lyrics.
Like every other Jay-Z remix that has appeared, Carlito So Bounce
did not ask for permission to sample. For most Producers, attempting to
gain the legal clearance to sample is impossibly difficult and
expensive.
But Producer like Carlito So Bounce are not creating these remixes
for the money; instead, The Saint Album is an exercise in creativity.
Carlito So Bounce knew he couldn’t sell this disc commercially, he just
wanted people to hear what he had created. |