Here’s the get down for our in store session, a journey inspired by his travels to Sri Lanka and Singapore, the chaos and tranquility in contrast to the urban plateau of the ambience of Singapore at night. Here C Kidd plays some of his personal favourites that don’t get played enough - Have a listen!
PS. Recording was a little hot so excuse the peaks!
El Michels Affair will be paying tribute to the Wu-Tang Clan once more with the follow up to their underground cult classic Enter The 37th Chamber. Recorded completely analog, Return To The 37th Chamber will cover more Wu classics reinterpreted for the live band.
They'll be taking on classic tracks like '4th Chamber' and 'Wu-Tang Aint Nuthin to Fuck Wit', even deeper cuts like Ol Dirty Bastard’s 'Snakes', Raekwon’s 'Verbal Intercourse', and 'Shaolin Brew', from Wu-Tang's 1994 St. Ide’s Hip Hop endorsement campaign.
Several Big Crown labelmates will be featured such as Lee Fields providing vocals on 'Snakes' and Shannon Wise of The Shacks for their version of 'Tearz'. Also making an appearance on their cover of the Method Man joint 'All I Need' is Lady Wray. Original interludes will be interspersed throughout the record to tie the album together giving it a proper cinematic narrative as all El Michels Affair records do.
The vinyl edition of the album will feature 4 different hand painted covers. Originally painted on two sewn together flour sacks in Accra, Ghana by two of Ghanaian Mobile Cinema scene's legendary artists and regular contributors to the Deadly Prey Gallery in Chicago, Heavy J and Stoger.
The album will drop on 14th April. Check out 'Verbal Intercourse' off the album below.
Mayer Hawthorne and Jake One's brand of infectious boogie and G-funk inspired music will be back with the release of their sophomore album, Tuxedo II. With the debut of their lead single '2nd Time Around' off their latest album on the Jimmy Kimmel Show, the duo have announced the album will be available on 24th March via Stones Throw Records.
Check out their lead single below.
Just announced is Thundercat's third album titled Drunk to be released through Flying Lotus' Brianfeeder label. This release follows 2015's The Beyond / Where The Giants Roam and will be released on CD, digital and a 4xLP deluxe vinyl box set.
The 23-track album features the grammy winning singer/bassist's friends Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell, Wiz Khalifa, Kamasi Washington and of course Flying Lotus. His first single Show You The Way also features yacht rock favorites Kenny Loggins and Michael McDonald.
The vinyl box set comprises of four red LPs housed in psychedelic artwork inner sleeves. Set to be released on 10th March, while digital/CD release will be on 24th February.
Check out the first single Show You The Way below.