The late great J Dilla (James Dewitt Yancey) starts off the new year with the opening track from his album Donuts, called "Donuts (Outro)". He did a reversal of sorts, opening with the outro and ending with the intro. The whole album makes a complete circle, as the intro flows back into the outro. One big donut.
J Dilla had an incurable blood disease. The album was released on his 32nd birthday. He died three days later. The amazing thing about this guy was that he worked constantly on this album while he was in the hospital, as his condition worsened. He also produced a lot of other artists' recordings. I'm sure he would have done so many more great things.
Donuts is a weird and wonderful experience. There are lots of samples, including Raymond Scott's "Lightworks" and "Bendix: The Tomorrow People", really sci-fi electronic stuff.
"Donuts (Outro)" is something like 12 seconds long. It fascinates me with its "I don't care" line and the funny "Dilla" stutters. It comes out of nowhere and then the album moves on from it.
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