DEVILS
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MY FAVORITE LADIES
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PUT YR HANDS UP
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MOOD SWINGS
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All songs by Madlib, from
Remixes 2: 1980s Saturday Morning Edition [2004?]
"(THROUGH THE WINDOW)"
Madlib
"Madlib Interpreta Azymuth" [???]
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This cat is synonymous with the blog world. He's referenced and gushed over from here to Brighton Beach, and with good reason. His style is infectious, and his repertoire is deeper than Trump's pockets.
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I stumbled across some hidden Madlib delights in the form of this album, the 1980's Saturday Morning Edition, and it nearly knocked me off my stool with its funky, synth-heavy disco samples from the late-70s/early-80s. Setting the table for several accappella tracks from the likes of Raekwon, Nas, Pete Rock and Jadakiss, Madlib slings a groove that is unlike no other. Hearing a track like "Devils", I feel my childhood running back, days spent listening and memorizing the lyrics to Warren G and Nate Dogg's "Represent" until I had each syllable, nailed each cadence. A lot of the samples did show up on MF Doom's "Special Blends" series, so I'm not sure who nailed them first. Regardless, they breath fresh life into the original ingredients.
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To close out today, something from another unknown Madlib source. I've seen this floating around on Soulseek, as well as Oink, but I cannot find anything about it. Labeled as "Madlib interpreta Azymuth" (Azymuth being the under-the-radar 70s jazz/samba/funk outfit from Brazil), it brings to mind a lot of Madlib's work as Yesterday's New Quintet. But still, if anyone knows what this actually is, if it is even Madlib, when/where/under what names and labels it was released, drop me a line. There's a huge hole in the discography that this record should be filling. It's chilled-out, it's soaked in groove, and has that YNQ handmade-music effect that is synonymous with his live musician work. Over the next couple of days, I'll throw up some Azymuth to compare/contrast, but right now, Madlib's "interpretation" is reason enough to shuffle and shimmy on the subway ride home.
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They're both worth a listen, if you can find them or identify (look for the Saturday Night Remixes on a fat US double-vinyl pressing). Get 'em while they're hot, and spin until they turn to dust. If I'm getting the album info wrong, let me know. Enjoy.
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Have you heard Madlib's latest Sound Directions? I'm gonna post a few tracks this week. How are things with you?
I remember seeing this from a writeup of Keepintime's Brasilintime side project:
http://www.mochilla.com/keepintime/brasilintime.htm
"Madlib the most knowledgeable about Brasilian music among us (he had already done an entire album of Azymuth covers) was the easiest sell – he just didn't fully believe it was going down. Sometimes we didn't either."
If you haven't seen the Keepintime DVD, it's pretty cool. Brasilintime still isn't out yet, I don't think.
Josh, yer a life-saver. Now perhaps I can figure out where on earth this recording came from. I remember seeing somewhere that it was a YNQ project, but this link should clear things up a bit in my mind. Cheers for passing it along!
I think it's one of those 9,582 albums Madlib records every week and never releases. The track listing for this mix:
http://www.stonesthrow.com/news/madlib_worldwide/
refers to it as "YNQ Plays Azymuth (unreleased)."
http://www.stonesthrow.com/madlib/tokion-sept04.html
"I do about a project a day so if you think about it...there is a lot to still be heard...there are several jazz records that are done because I've had to document everything that I've done. People heard the Stevie (Wonder remix) record but there is also George Duke, Azymuth, Roy Ayers and Herbie Hancock."
I haven't watched it in a while, but I'm pretty sure he mentions Azymuth in this video from Brazil:
http://www.stonesthrow.com/videos/madlib-redbull.ram
I love me some Madlib. I'm kinda curious about Spectrum 77, which I understand is his "disco" project.
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