Madlib received a rare opportunity with unfettered access to the storied Blue Note archives and permission to use them as he wished for a remix/interpretation album released on Blue Note itself. The result, Shades of Blue, is really more of a Yesterdays New Quintet album, but Madlib's name is far more recognizable then his alter ego and faux-supergroup, YNQ. So, Shades of Blue features Madlib interpreting and remixing Blue Note classics such as Wayne Shorter's "Footprints" and Gene Harris' "The Look of Slim" (remixed here as "Slim's Return"). Overall, a good time is had by all, as he doesn't just sample the tracks as much as fit them into his own sound. That's why the record would be better compared to the Yesterdays New Quintet debut, Angles Without Edges, where Madlib takes on the personas of numerous instrumentalists (going so far as to credit them individually in the liner notes) and make laid-back break-heavy jams that serve great as background party stuff -- and that's really where Shades of Blue works the best. Intent listening doesn't really give much up, but for smooth subconscious grooves, it's perfect.
Ah, the Maryland Deathfest. I refer, of course, to the three-day death metal festival (guaranteed to be as festive as death itself) held each May at Sonar in Baltimore, MD. Oh, how it inadvertantly brings me such fine entertainment year in and year out.First, the motto: "Supreme Annihilation." Sounds like a swingin' night on the town, am I right? Too bad I was promised the exact same thing at D...
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Truth is I am under the gun for exams and feeling the heat. But I wanted to celebrate the Mog Revolution, why we came here in the first place.The only constant in this world of illusion is change itself. So celebrate your liberation! And if you are digging ths Madlib remix of Bobbi Humphrey featuring the late great J Dilla on the vox, then you will probably dig this free mixtape of Talib Kweli ...
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Ah, the Maryland Deathfest. I refer, of course, to the three-day death metal festival (guaranteed to be as festive as death itself) held each May at Sonar in Baltimore, MD. Oh, how it inadvertantly brings me such fine entertainment year in and year out.First, the motto: "Supreme Annihilation." Sounds like a swingin' night on the town, am I right? Too bad I was promised the exact same thing at D...
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| 1 Introduction |
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| 2 Slim's Return |
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| 3 Distant Land |
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| 4 Mystic Bounce |
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| 5 Stormy |
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| 6 Blue Note Interlude |
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| 7 Please Set Me at Ease |
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| 8 Funky Blue Note |
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| 9 Alfred Lion Interlude |
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| 10 Stepping into Tomorrow |
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| 11 Andrew Hill Break |
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| 12 Montara |
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| 13 Song for My Father |
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| 14 Footprints |
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| 15 Peace/Dolphin Dance [Live] |
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| 16 Outro |
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