If you were paying attention last fall, you may have caught on to one of the better instrumental efforts to drop in 2015. That would be Brooklyn producer MentPlus’ killer project, Stormy Nights, which is getting a well-deserved push this spring with an extended release boasting additional tracks.

As part of that push, the beatsmith is looking back to one of its strongest cuts with a rad new video for “All My Friends,” which we previously praised for being a slapper that’d make DJ Premier and the late, great J Dilla proud. While that absolutely remains true, it carries a different vibe in these visuals directed by Sucio Smash, who’s also the head of High Water Music, the label that released Stormy Nights.

For his visual take on the track, Sucio follows a pack of skateboarding kids as they make their way through portions of New York. And like “All My Friends” itself, everything moves at a rather rapid pace, speeding through to a conclusion that sets up a continuation. Could this be the beginning of a series of clips wherein MentPlus soundtracks these skaters’ lives? Will that one kid meet up with that girl at a later date?

Clearly, we’ll just have to wait for the next clip to get the answers to those questions. For now, you can watch the “All My Friends” video . Stormy Nights is out now.

Stormy Nights LP (Cassette): http://bit.ly/1U5WmD4
Stormy Nights EP (Vinyl): http://bit.ly/1QYvvVp

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After garnering attention through beat battles and party gigs across New York and New Jersey, MentPlus is straight-up snappin’ necks with his new single “All My Friends.” The addictive instrumental demonstrates that there’s a lot this Brooklyn dweller has up his sleeve, and that includes an EP that’s due out in just a few weeks, which will serve as the prequel to a full 20 track instrumental LP.

 “All My Friends” shares its sound with some of the greatest to ever do it, a little Dilla in the drums and keyboards, a touch of DJ Premier in the low-key griminess. But once the track’s 82 seconds of dopeness drift by and you’re hitting the play button again, you realize the sound is uniquely, MentPlus. And it’s that feeling that makes his upcoming Stormy Nights project that much more anticipated. That only goes double for the lucky few who have stumbled across his gem-filled SoundCloud page, a highly recommended bookmark if we say so.

You can listen to “All My Friends” above, and be sure to mark Sept. 23 on your calendars, because that’s when his Stormy Nights EP drops, via High Water Music.

Stream/Purchase:

iTunes (Instant Grat/Pre-Order): http://apple.co/1KGyuSn

Twitter/IG:

• MentPlus: @MentPlus_

• High Water Music: @highwatermusic

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