The sun set on a former steel town as The first family of soul rose to fame. The Jacksons churned out hits with Motown’s Corporation. With the help of hitmaker songwriters and producers, Michael Jackson charted his own destiny. Filmmaker John Landis created a monster with Michael Jackson’s Thriller. Wah Wah Watson spoke a new language with the rhythm guitar. Producer Bertram Brown kept righteous reggae alive in Greenwich Farm. New York DJ Nicky siano made an art of mixing records. Plus: DJ Franes Record, Rundown the Mackrosoft, The Phenomenal Handclap Band, Mayer Hawthorne, Illa J, Shawn Lee, Lee Fields & The Emperor Machine. Get Waxpoetics Issue #37 now at Fatbeats or at your local recordstore..
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New music by Gu Zheng performer Bei Bei and Ubiquity producer Shawn Lee marries a unique blend of ancient tradition with studio trickery and spiritual jazz. This uplifting, genre-bending, soundclash recalls the afrocentric harping of Dorothy Ashby, the hypnotic style of Alice Coltrane, and the organic electronics of Four Tet and Quantic.
For this introductory, limited edition 10″ EP, ubiquity includes the original and instrumental versions of “Make Me Stronger”, with a vocal by Georgia Anne Muldrow who has recently produced and sang on records by Mos Def and Erykah Badu (she is also working on a solo record for Ubiquity.) Alongside these, is a storming version of the Billy Paul psychedelic soul opus “East”. And a remix by UK producer Floating Points (whose “Love Me Like This”, “Vacuum Boogie”, and “Radiality” releases have been turning heads all year long) takes the track deep into FP vs. Wu-Tang territory. Ubiquity
Bei Bei & Shawn Lee – Make Me Stronger feat. Georgia Anne Muldrow (Floating Points Remix)
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Clutch of the Tiger sounds like a collection of film-noir tracks run through the Clutchy Hopkins and Shawn Lee magical music machine. It’s dusty and mysterious junkyard jazz that’s powered by sly beats and other-worldly funk. Famous comic book creator Jim Mahfood (who has worked on Spiderman/Marvel, Clerks, Grrl Scouts, Stupid Comics, among others) liked the tunes so much he provided the killer artwork for the package! FYI – Inside the album is a hidden code that gives customers a deal on limited edition prints of the Mahfood artwork, available exclusively from the Ubiquity website. To buy or read more click here.
Shawn Lee & Clutchy Hopkins – Dollar Short
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