The Weeknd - Beauty Behind The Madness (Decade Collector's Edition) Artist_Busta Rhymes

The Weeknd - Beauty Behind The Madness (Decade Collector's Edition) Artist_Busta RhymesCelebrating a decade of a modern classic, The Weeknd's sophomore album Beauty Behind The Madness returns as a 10th Anniversary Edition on 2LP standard weight transparent translucent vinyl. Anchored by the era defining #1 hits "Can't Feel My Face" and "The Hills," the album's blend of shadowy R&B, pop precision, and cinematic production helped reshape mainstream music in 2015 and still hits with the same nocturnal pull today. Official tracklist mirrors

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This can be found in multiple tracks on the album including lead single 'Key103' - named after "an underground Manchester radio station I’d listen to religiously" that helped expand his music sensibilities beyond the classical composers he focused on in his academic work (Shepherd studied composition at Chetham's School of Music)

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Don Blackman’s ‘Holding You

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It sounds a bit like a great lost track from Air’s classic debut “Moon Safari”

The bass sound is shaped by early 80s boogie records

less electronica - all tracks built around Jo's trademark guitar sound and the voice of Anja Øyen Vister

But in the end it never ventures to far away from the traditional reggae

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