The Doqument have released their ambitious new album online for free.
Kiwi hip-hoppers The Doqument have released their ambitious second record, a double album that was two years in the making. They talk to Chris Schulz.
NZHerald.co.nz: Blank Canvas is your second album, and it's a double. That's a lot of music. Has this been a long time in the making?
The Doqument: We kicked this project off in January 2013, so It's been almost two years in the making.
Is it split into two distinct albums?
What's the difference between the two halves?
The album evolved naturally over the course of its creation, from the original sound that we had established ourselves with to the newer sound and style we developed over the two years of experimenting and just making music as a crew. Thus the album was split in two.
There's a lot of different styles here. Was it an easy album to make?
There was a few hiccups along the way but more so just finding the time to get all of us together at the same time was difficult. We try link up at least once a week but with full time jobs etc its kinda hard. Nonetheless we make it happen.
The album's production and its cinematic qualities really stand out. The beats are all class - who's handling the production side of things, and how did they get so good so quickly?
All the beats on this album were produced by our youngest member Shaqles A.K.A Shaq Gavét. He's a wizard basically. How he got so good? Patience and practice are definite factors, but all-in -all I think it's more so a natural talent and ear for rhythm and sound. Dude's got swing like no other producer in NZ hands down.
