Drake – Take Care ft. Rihanna ex Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx – ‘I’ll Take Care Of U’

The entire track is built around a sample of Jamie xx’s remix of Gil Scott Heron’s “I’ll Take Care Of U’, off Heron’s remix album We’re New Here. Drake’s sophomore LP Take Care out November 15

Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx – ‘I’ll Take Care Of U’

Jamie xx – Far Nearer /Beat For (STREAM)

After months of anticipation, Jamie xx finally releases his first debut solo single on none other than Bleep’s Best Label of 2010 – Glasgow’s Numbers label. ‘Far Nearer’ is released on limited edition 12″. The hi-spec 12″ comes complete with heavyweight vinyl housed in a fluorescent inner and die cut outer sleeve and when purchased on Bleep comes with an instant MP3 download of the release delivered straight to your account.
The boy with the midas touch has worked with artists such as The xx, the late great Gil Scott-Heron, Florence and the Machine, Adele and is soon to be in the studio with rap superstar Drake. Forget the hype / commercial success though, Jamie xx is an incredible producer and seems appropriate to release on a label whose integrity cannot be questioned.

The lead track is an understated yet powerful production, its ecstatic, steel drum-driven rhythm merging beautifully with its pitch bent and re-interpreted vocal phrase “I Feel Better When I Have You Near Me”. Countering the sweetness of Far Nearer is B-side track ‘Beat For’, a dark and brooding beast blending half-remembered rave hooks with the same sense of rhythm and space that characterizes Jamie’s work with The xx.

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Gil Scott-Heron dies in NYC at Age 62

Musician Gil Scott-Heron, who helped lay the groundwork for rap by fusing minimalistic percussion, political expression and spoken-word poetry on songs such as “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,” died Friday at age 62.

A friend, Doris C. Nolan, who answered the telephone listed for his Manhattan recording company, said he died in the afternoon at St. Luke’s Hospital after becoming sick upon returning from a European trip.

“We’re all sort of shattered,” she said.

Scott-Heron’s influence on rap was such that he sometimes was referred to as the Godfather of Rap, a title he rejected.

“If there was any individual initiative that I was responsible for it might have been that there was music in certain poems of mine, with complete progression and repeating `hooks,’ which made them more like songs than just recitations with percussion,” he wrote in the introduction to his 1990 collection of poems, “Now and Then.”(billboard report)

R.I.P.Gil Scott-Heron

Gil Scott-Heron – The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

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Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx – ‘I’ll Take Care Of U’ (Stream)

Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx – ‘I’ll Take Care Of U’ (Stream)

‘I’ll Take Care Of U’ is the second track to be taken from the remix album ‘We’re New Here’, released on February 21st (UK) / 22nd (US).

For more information on this project, visit http://www.werenewhere.com

Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx We’re New Here February 21st 2011+Video ‘NY Is Killing Me’

Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx

In February 2010, Gil Scott-Heron released “I’m New Here”, his first album in thirteen years. In August 2009, as a member of The xx (and producer) Jamie xx released his debut album “xx”.

“NY Is Killing Me” is first song from “We’re New Here”, Jamie xx’s reworking of 13 tracks from the Gil Scott-Heron “I’m New Here” sessions.
Album released 21st February 2011
Pre-order now to receive a free mp3 of ‘NY Is Killing Me’:

Orgone – Cali Fever

Orgone – Cali Fever
(CD/LP) Ubiquity Records UR271, 2010-06-22

Tracklisting :
01. The Last Fool
02. Crazy Queen
03. Give It Up
04. Cali Fever
05. Sandstorm
06. Overtime
07. It’s Time Tonight
08. Lookout
09. Matanza
10. The Only One
11. Doing Me Wrong
12. The Cleaner

Press Release :
Orgone are back with Cali Fever, their second album for Ubiquity and a giant step from anything they have ever released in the past. This is a band in ascendancy, with more focus and purpose, and gigging like their lives depend on it.

They pull on hard-nosed, stripped-down, New Orleans influences on tracks like “The Last Fool” and “Crazy Queen.” And effortlessly shift gears through more uptempo Afrobeat and Brazilian informed tracks like “Matanza” and summer anthem “It’s Time Tonight.” Unlike previous releases, Cali Fever features all-original compositions, and no covers. With lead singer Fanny Franklin at the helm, the band rip through soul cuts like “Give It Up” and “Overtime” with a wild West Coast flair.

“Cali Fever refers to the vibes and energy coming out of California, specifically Los Angeles,” explains the band. “Coastal environments breed a certain sound, like New Orleans, Brooklyn, the Bay Area, and Miami. Los Angeles has a sound and a feeling for all of us and that’s how we approached this record. It’s an amalgamation of the eclectic things we’ve learned & heard mostly growing up in LA. We aspire to represent where we come from.”

Emerging from an evergreen Los Angeles soulful musical family (band members have also played with Connie Price and the Keystones, Breakestra, Dakah, Rhythm Roots Allstars, The Lions, the Simple Citizens, etc) Orgone released The Killion Floor, their debut album on Ubiquity in 2007. Tracks like “Dialed Up” and “Funky Nassau” established the bands funk and up-tempo soul credibility worldwide, scoring them an Adidas campaign, and tour dates with Little Brother, and backing-band gigs for The Pharcyde, Plantlife (including a BBC performance for Jools Holland), Bun B, Pharoahe Monche, and New Orleans funk legend Eddie Bo.

Despite its warm reception, their debut album got off to a shaky release with management switches and half the band wrapped-up in tour commitments with other acts. Fortunately the core band members (and fans) never gave up on Orgone who spent the last couple of years re-organizing the line-up (now set at 9 pieces), and working on new material. Their gig schedule eventually picked-up steam which also helped them define their sound. With a deep-rooted appreciation of funk, soul, and Afrobeat, Orgone naturally slide through multiple styles both live and on record. And their intimate understanding and appreciation of DJ culture lends a hard, explosive edge to their music.

“While The Killion Floor was a culmination spanning 4 years of recording, and featuring past members of the band, the new record is much more dialed in and immediate,” they explain. “It is a proper representation of what Orgone has developed into, while ascribing to the same vision of honesty & grit we’ve always aimed for.”

Their dynamic live shows, and a huge will to get out and play hard to as many people as possible caught the attention of (concert promoter) Goldenvoice VP David Lefkowitz, who has since taken the band under his wing for management.

Orgone have recently played live on KCRWs Morning Becomes Eclectic, SXSW, and at the New Orleans Jazz Fest. Plus they’ve opened for the likes of Al Green, Gil Scott-Heron, and Sharon Jones, and toured with the Roots, Greyboy Allstars and Groundation. Their ability to get any crowd on its feet is testament to their eclectic outlook on funk and soul. This is not a retro funk-by-numbers band simply re-hashing the past. Cali Fever is the evolution of a band dedicated to bringing tight, tough and honest get-on-your-feet unpretentious funk and soul music.

Orgone is: Fanny Franklin, Dan Hastie, Sergio Rios, Stewart Killen, Ethan Phillips, Sean O’Shea, Darren Cardoza, Devin Williams, Joel Bowers. This summer they are booked to play at Bonnaroo, High Sierra and Joshua Tree music festivals, with many more in the pipeline.

Links :
orgonespace.com
myspace.com/orgonemusic
ubiquityrecords.com
facebook.com/ubiquityrecords
twitter.com/ubiquityrecords
myspace.com/ubiquityrecords
youtube.com/user/ubiquityrecords

(parisdj)