Free Works:

http://abfmusic.bandcamp.com/album/m-cubed

The Beat cave

http://soundcloud.com/abstractbutta

Abstract Butta Fingas

As though composing a varied and slow motion metropolis, its details emerging gradually from a haze of sodium vapor, its pastiche assembled anecdotally like a series of overlapping recollections, ABF's tunes represent a distinct aural vision that is brooding and mischievous, both constructed and entropic. ABF's work not only emphatically establishes a mood, but also carves out a sense of cognitive space, which further inspires a visual mind wandering, engaging the imagination in a three-dimensional experience.

As a student of architecture and with a particular interest in the relationship between spatial conception and sound ABF, née Mbela Endeley, approaches the crafting of his tunes with a focus on the space his sounds create. It was after studying architecture that Endeley first picked up an MPC, a device which could be described as a sonic construction tool, and began building tunes that combined the influence of his studies with a host of musical affinities that range from traditional African to contemporary grime and dubstep (along with the usual suspects you might find along this spectrum--hip hop, trip hop, dancehall, dub, blues, funk, jazz, electronica).

Also an experienced selector with regular stints at LA spots like The Royal, Little Temple, The Mountain Bar, Grand Starr Jazz Club, and Turntable Lab, ABF has also opened for Quantic, Carlos Mena and Fransisco Aguabella. ABF releases include the albums Because I'm Beautiful (2008 on Analect Records) and the sleeper (2009 on Filter) and the upcoming Rise of the Elephant Kingdom.
Endeley has also released several EPs, available as free web downloads ( http://abfmusic.bandcamp.com/album/m-cubed ), and is a founding member of both the 5Signs Crew who released Left Handed Aquisitions (2008 on Analect) and The Frank Hill Ensemble which blended organic and electronic elements to create the feel good grooves on their self-titled debut.

By
Justin Lebanowski


Discography:

Because I'm Beautiful- Anodyne Electric co., 2008

The Sleeper EP- Filter, 2009

M:cubed- self released on bandcamp, 2009
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