Madlib released the first vol­ume of his Beat Kon­ducta series on Stones Throw awhile back. It was vinyl only, and con­sisted of about 16 1-2minute beat stud­ies. Con­cur­rently with the vinyl only Vol. 2, Stones Throw is col­lect­ing both on CD. It’s a fas­ci­nat­ing lis­ten, as he envi­sions it some­thing like a library record, with each of the 35 total tracks labeled with poten­tial moods to back movie scenes (Movie Scenes is the sub­ti­tle for the release). It works best as a whole, though, much like his late fel­low label­mate Dilla’s Donuts album. There is a wide vari­ety of sounds here, but they all have a strong soul cur­rent run­ning through them. It’s ultra lo-fi, as well, Madlib let­ting the vinyl source really shine through. “The Rock” is an exam­ple of Madlib’s mad chop­ping skills. Begin­ning with a sam­ple rec­og­niz­able to Rjd2 fans, the drums on this come on like the sec­ond com­ing of Bonham.