Tuesday, April 5, 2011

▁ ▂ ▃ ▄ ▅ ▆ ▇ ▉ ▊ ▋ █ ▌FIRST PREVIEWS OF LV, MESSAGE TO BEARS ‘EXPLODE’ + REMIXES

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Marie Daulne of Zap Mama (B. Anderson)

The second release from south London based LV on 2nd Drop Records, but this one is a little different, you might say more international. Basking in the afterglow of their much hyped Kwaito inspired bomb, Boomslang on Hyperdub last year, the LV trio stick the brakes on and crank up the soulful vibes for this release.

With well established roots in South Africa, a recording session at the Red Bull studios in Cape Town saw LV record a number of vocal collaborations with the honeyed-voiced Zaki Ibrahim. Zaki’s Canadian and Burmese heritage not provides her with striking looks but also politically charged ammunition for her lyrics.

The third angle of this collaboration is a young band from leafy environs of Oxford. After discovering Message to Bears on YouTube trying to make more dubstep / electronic music, 2nd Drop Records saw the opportunity to link the disparate groups together. Explode was created, with Message To Bears providing lush piano motifs and subtle strings.

The first remix is from the mysterious Mothy with his Implosion redux. Sounding like Mount Kimbie on Novacaine, the original is dubbed, filtered and squeezed into a cerebral paste.
DJ Rum brings more than most to his remix duties, here displacing the vocal pacing and adding luscious strings, creating something really special.

Lastly, dragged kicking and screaming out of 10 years of retirement, Charlie Dark, former Attica Blues-man, urban poet, and seasoned DJ, brings together a deep and rolling Theo Parrish-esque remix.

Listen to three of the tunes here:

'Explode' - (Charlie Dark's Longtime Remix) - SAMPLE by 2ndDropRecords

'Explode' - LV & Message to Bears Ft Zaki Ibrahim - SAMPLE by 2ndDropRecords

LV feat. Message To Bears and Zaki - Explode (DjRUM's remix) teaser clip by DjRum

Featuring illustration from Will Scobie: http://www.willscobie.co.uk/

Packaged in glorious brown ‘soundwave’ card housebags. Out March 16th…. GET SOME will have the exclusive and will be featuring full audio and music video!

2nd Drop 011
A: LV & Message to Bears feat. Zaki Ibrahim
AA: LV & Message to Bears feat. Zaki Ibrahim (Mothy’s implosion)

2nd Drop 012
A: LV & Message to Bears feat. Zaki Ibrahim (Charlie Dark’s longtime remix)
AA: LV & Message to Bears feat. Zaki Ibrahim (DJ Rum remix)

2 comments:

Ronny Depth said...

MY HEART HAS FOUND A HOME IN HER VOICE. DAMN DAMN DAMN JAMES

Ronny Depth said...

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