Switching to jazz from electronica, having switched to electronica from speed metal and punk back in his youth in the 1980s, Phantom approached jazz from a different perspective and arrived from a different route. Whereas hip-hop and electronica samples from jazz to produce its works, Phantom’s done the reverse – taking a cue from Miles Davis’ techniques on “Bitches’ Brew” and using hip-hop engineering techniques to produce jazz. It’s music to be introspective to, a noir take on cool jazz.
