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Release Date: 16th October 2020
Very limited stock. The world moves faster than ever these days, and even in the digital age, things can always be counted on to go
in cycles. Despite all of the advances in computer recording technology, home studios, and electronic instruments, there is a flourishing
interest in analog recording techniques and in recreating the mood and sound of vintage soul records. With one foot in the past but
their eyes firmly set on the future, El Michels Affair are among the leaders of a resurgent funk & soul movement from New York City
that’s sweeping both the music community and the charts. Led by saxophonist/organist Leon Michels and producer/engineer Jeff
Silverman, El Michels Affair began as a loose collaboration of session musicians (including members of top-selling acts Sharon Jones
& the Dap Kings, the Budos Band, and Antibalas) that looked to blend some of the vibrant quality of soundtrack records with the
recording aesthetic of early reggae, and the rawness of 60’s rock–they called it ‘Cinematic Soul.’ This delicate balance was evident on
their 2005 debut album Sounding Out the City, which earned critical acclaim and acted as the inaugural full-length release for Michels
and Silverman’s burgeoning label Truth & Soul (also the moniker for the duo as a production team). The buzz generated from the
album and a series of moderately successful 7″ vinyl singles from Truth & Soul led to an invitation by Toyota’s Scion division for El
Michels Affair to accompany the rapper Raekwon of Wu-Tang Clan for a promotional concert. TRACKLIST: A1. Duel Of The Iron
Mics (3:10) A2. C.R.E.A.M. (2:55) A3. Mystery Of Chessboxin’ (1:45) A4. Can It All Be So Simple (3:15) A5. Uzi (Pinky Ring)
(3:10) A6. Interlude (0:35) A7. Glaciers Of Ice (3:30) B1. Cherchez La Ghost (3:45) B2. Criminology (1:35) B3. Heaven & Hell
(2:10) B4. Bring Da Ruckus (3:10) B5. Protect Ya Neck (3:35) B6. Incarcerated Scarfaces (1:20) B7. Shimmy Shimmy Ya (2:25)B8. Outro (0:30)
