Terrace Martin has consistently been one of my favorite producers from the West Coast over the past half-decade. Truly blossoming in recent years with his work behind the boards for some of the scene’s largest outputs like Kendrick Lamar (To Pimp A Butterfly, “Real”) and YG (“Really Be Smokin’,” “Twist My Fingaz“), Martin is no stranger to linking up with some of the West’s OGs —Snoop, Dre, Kurupt — over the years, as well.
Velvet Portraits isn’t his first go’round, either. Martin’s seasoned in the funk/soul collaborations, and some cuts from the new album are evidence: “Think Of You” with Kamasi Washington and Rose Gold, “Tribe Called West,” “Push” featuring Tone Trezure.
The album extends to 14 songs with a slew of uncredited features, including Washington, Keyon Harrold and, at least spiritually, Kendrick Lamar — “Curly Martin” is a continuation of the relaxing outro from K. Dot’s “The Blacker the Berry” and the album closes with a reworking of “Mortal Man.”
Take a listen below and head to iTunes for a download.
- “Velvet Portraits”
- “Valdez Off Crenshaw“
- “Push”
- “With You”
- “Curly Martin”
- “Never Enough”
- “Turkey Taco”
- “Patiently Waiting” f. Uncle Chucc & The Emotions
- “Tribe Called West”
- “Oakland”
- “Bromali”
- “Think Of You”
- “Reverse”
- “Mortal Man”