If you’ve seen me on the 2 train recently makin’ the mean yuck face that wasn’t me working on my Brooklyn bull stare…there’s a good chance I was listening to a beat by The Stuyvesants. The Brooklyn-based production/design duo – comprised of Allan Cole and Darien Victor Birks – just released their new instrumental LP The Finer Things and I’ll be damned if it don’t have more soul than mama’s finest pair of platform shoes. These brothas have been quietly releasing quality material for a minute. Be it collaborations with independent artists like Naturel or their debut production effort Brooklyn’s Finest. Their soul sampled sound is a welcome respite from the synthesized hip-pop sound we hear on the day to day. But don’t take my word for it, get a sample of that flava yourself. Here are a few of my faves…

via The Audacity of Color

Girl, He Ain’t Me
[audio:http://www.duepayer.com/thelife/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/stuyvesants-girlheaintme.mp3|titles=The Stuyvesants – Girl, He Ain’t Me]

Tough Love
[audio:http://www.duepayer.com/thelife/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/stuyvesants-toughlove.mp3|titles=The Stuyvesants – Tough Love]

Yearning (For Your Love)
[audio:http://www.duepayer.com/thelife/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/stuyvesants-yearning.mp3|titles=The Stuyvesants – Yearning (For Your Love)]

Over (Now That She’s Leaving)
[audio:http://www.duepayer.com/thelife/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/stuyvesants-over.mp3|titles=The Stuyvesants – Over (Now That She’s Leaving)]

Downloads

The Finer Things, Vol. 1
The Finer Things, Vol. 2