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If the heat is on in Los Angeles right now, Shafiq Husayn is definitely one of it's brightest suns. As part of Sa-Ra Creative Partners, he helped to create a sound that has influenced beat makers and producers in Los Angeles and the world alike. Singles like 2004's "Glorious" and 2006's "Hollywood" are staples at every club in Los Angeles, and what is being called the "LA sound" is strongly in debt to what Sa-Ra has created.
As Shafiq's own solo material began to grow beyond side project status, the one and only Erykah Badu enlisted Shafiq to produce and guide her latest album "New Amerykah: Part One (4th World War)," which has garnered the singer the most critical praise since her debut. Now, Poo-Bah Records is blessed to present the latest in Shafiq's growing catalog of heat - Shafiq Presents "Jank Random vs Earl Leonne - The Frequency Cla$h."
"The Frequency Cla$h" is Shafiq's" first all instrumental release and showcases some of Shafiq's most stellar work to date. This LP features 13 bangers with the Sa-Ra feel, but taken to the next level. "Earls Thing" will be the next great DJ standard along with "The Mag," two absolutely ridiculous minimal stunners that hit all the right pleasure spots in your brain.
While "Earls Thing" features an off then on descending synth bassline and those groovy 70's drum machine sounds we love, "The Mag" is straight up vinyl samples and strings smashed into machine funk, crackles and all! There are just too many insane moments here- dueling snares, broken piano concertos, Bombsquad-like intensity, and Mad Max-esque bouncers. Dope! |
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