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Thundercat (Stephen Bruner, born 1984) anchored the canonical sound through Drunk (2017); Steve Lacy (The Internet), Hiatus Kaiyote (Australian, parallel scene), and the broader Brainfeeder, Stones Throw, and Anticon label rosters extended the genre.", "recipe": "classic progressive r&b, functional Song, soul R&B branch, American jazz fusion acid jazz nu jazz / electro-jazz. thick, breath veiled tone, straight onset, interlocked note trading. ampeg b15 amp American 60s bass amp flip top character thomastik infeld low tension electric bass, vintage ambassador asymmetric brushes-and-sticks drum kit, cold pressed wurzen felt oversize maple tension resonator Asian spruce grand piano, analog synth. no single room 2015-present distributed distributed production. tube condenser, 500-series boutique pre, brick-wall limiter, dynamic EQ. 24-bit digital plate reverb digital delay pitch shifter.", "recipe_chars": 632, "score": 432.632, "config": { "traditions": [ "prog_rb", "acid_jazz_uk_90s", 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