r/triphop • u/Kid_Kameleon • 1d ago

Glass Beams “ Mahal”

https://youtu.be/nMuTgStG8w0?si=xRjlkBMX53jVonF_
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u/OpenWaterRescue 1d ago

Saw these dudes live, they hold it down; that drummer is so in the pocket, bassist does great electronic elements too, definitely hear the downtempo/triphop influence - with the world music it sounded a bit like Thievery.

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u/Kid_Kameleon 1d ago

That’s what I thought as well, immediately thought it could’ve been a thievery song. especially with that backing track. Sounds like a good show.

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u/Sy_Fresh 14h ago

I checked them out for a bit at Portola and they were a nice vibe…wasn’t expecting face masks during the performance so that was cool.

People saying they’re Khruangbin influenced like that’s a bad thing

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u/ReadingTerrible5479 1d ago

Love Glass Beams, definitely have influences

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u/schahroch 1d ago

Definitely one of my best discoveries this year. Great sound!

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u/frodeem 1d ago

Not triphop. They are good but too “influenced “ by Khruangbin.

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u/Garytown 20h ago

Great band.

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u/ComfortableSpectrum8 6h ago

This is nice. Me likie.

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u/Capricancerous 1d ago

Meh. They ape Khruangbin in every way possible without being authentically themselves. Not a fan.

Also, this is most certainly not trip-hop.