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My Top 5: Outerattik

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Gimmie That Beat has the pleasure to introduce you to one of the most talented outfits based in the UK called Outerattik . Formed by keyboardist Jamie Smith , it blends his experience of playing ahead jazz + funk and producing elctronic music.  Enough talking and now it's time to get to know Outerattik .    Your Favorite 5 Producers: In no particular order, probably Pretz, Flying Lotus, Evenings, Washed Out and JD73 . Favorite Beat They Produced: Pretz: Texas Exhale Washed Out: Feel It All Around Evenings: Babe JD73: Happy People Flying Lotus: Camel   Why or What do you like about their skillz behind the boards? Pretz produces great British chill-out verging on acid jazz. The guy behind it, Neil Cowley , is an amazing keys player with a really varied musical background. The album has plenty of tasty keyboard solos (which I can't get enough of) and I love the lush production. Definitely an influence as I began working on the Outerattik tracks. I re