29/04/2010 by admin.

Wu-Tang veteran and teacher GZA in accordance to wuforever.com is release a sequel to his groundbreaking classic album this Autumn. More substantial details are yet to be posted, but the brief post mentions that the leader/abbott of the Wu - RZA is to produce the sequel.

Of recent times, GZA has gained notoriety for his collaboration with artists outside the realms of what many generally call hip-hop. Effortlessly, and funnily enough, he has received positive feedback for his work with guitar lo-fi bands and artists such as the notorious Black Lips, the otherworldy King Khan, and Santana’s son Salvador, compared to his latest release in 2008 ‘Pro Tools’.

If this album sequel will occur, it will be impossible for Wu fans to ignore and not compare it to a not so dissimilar sequel concept by Wu Gambino - Raekwon, who released the critically acclaimed ‘Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II’ a decade-plus album’s worth of work.

Recently, an apparent  and more consistent resurgence in the Wu is happening since the tragic death of ODB in 2004, noticeably their sound has grown but there’s a maintenance of that Wu-Tang hard-edged sound.

In retrospect, maybe we should have seen GZA’s sequel coming.

Sources

http://wuforever.com

http://twitter.com/wuforever/status/12957842755

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19/12/2009 by admin.

Welcome, please, Andreya Triana. The Brighton-based singer whose past credits include work with Mr. Scruff, Flying Lotus, Theo Parrish and Bonobo releases the first single from her forthcoming debut album, “Lost Where I Belong”.

Andreya Triana - “Lost Where I Belong” - Video Directed by Daniel Chester and Dave Prosser

“Lost Where I Belong,” like the rest of the album which will follow, is produced by Simon Green aka Bonobo, this track being co-written with Fink. The album came about before Bonobo and Triana worked on a track for his lastest album and ended up touring the US together. A beautiful, subtle slice of jazz and folk-inflected soul, “Lost Where I Belong” is, Andreya explains, a microcosm of what her album is all about. “The underlying theme of the song is even though we can strongly and clearly know what our purpose is in life we can still get a bit lost along the way and struggle sometimes.”

Bonobo builds subtle live strings, brass and effortless-but-understated drum work around the gorgeousness of Triana’s voice and lush harmonies. The remix comes from sometime associate and collaborator Flying Lotus who takes the original vocal out into the (LA) galaxy – all space fizzes and filtered drums – before Andreya roots it right back down again with an acoustic version which shows just how affecting her voice is, with Fink and Bonobo both lending a hand on guitar and double bass.

No diva-histrionics here – just an attempt to let the melody and lyrics do the talking.

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02/12/2009 by admin.

There are very few that can actually justify asking for up to £50 for tickets, but in what will no doubt be one of his most spectacular gigs, Paul Weller will now play a further third date at the Royal Albert Hall on the 26th of May, 2010. This event will follow the highly anticipated new album which will be released in the coming Spring on Island Records.

See Weller’s website for more details, live performances of 22 dreams and a preview of his forth coming track,  ‘7&3 Is The Strikers Name’.

The Mod Father is back.

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