Slopfunkdust and Spontonola Credit: Photo via Illsboro Records
For the better part of two decades, SlopFunkDust and Sponatola have been the secret weapon for probably hundreds of Bay area emcees drawn to the producers’ fearless approach to beatmaking.

On the duo’s latest, Drum Cinema Vol. 3, Illsboro Records gives the city a 40-minute, heady exploration of drum loops, guitar samples, and ambient sounds that range from soulful to experimental, often in the same breath.

There’s no cover for the Drum Cinema Vol. 3 Album Release Party happening at The BRicks in Ybor City on Saturday, Dec. 30.

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This article appears in Dec 28, 2023 – Jan 3, 2024.

Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief...