J-Zone – Fish-N-Grits (Orange Tape)

Label:
Redefinition
Art.Nr.:
09536325
Kat.Nr.:
RDF101

Released:
2016
Cover:
Picture
Format:
TAPE
Pressung:
US - Original
Zustand:
Neu
Vinyl:
Cover:
Genre:
Tapes + Hip Hop / Rap + Tapes & CDs
Stichworte:
kev brown, k-def, blu
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J-Zone - Fish-N-Grits (Orange Tape)
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Orange Tape Edition!

J-Zone, self-proclaimed “jack of all trades, master of zero,” may be familiar to you for any one of his six lives: Indie hip-hop’s class clown; an offkilter producer with his own identifiable style; a frustrated music business casualty who penned a nervy memoir about the life of the working class musician (Root For The Villain); a tongue-in-cheek, encyclopedic music journalist; a late-blooming drummer with a knack for channeling the spirit of classic break beats or a DJ with a deep love for funk 45s.

On his seventh solo album (and twelfth overall), Fish-n-Grits, J-Zone visits all the stops of an artistic and musical journey that spans well over two decades. Comprised of both limited edition 7” vinyl-only releases (dating back to 2014) and all new material, Fish-n-Grits is equal parts vocal and instrumental. The New York native uses his rap time to pick fights with the delusional state of the music industry, gentrification, the good and bad of nostalgia, police brutality, political correctness and hiphop’s generational conflicts, but never without his signature brands of humor and sarcasm intact.

As a student of samplers, drummer, multi-instrumentalist and collector of archaic studio gear, Zone was able to chef Fish-n-Grits into his most sonically versatile album to date. A stew of dirty, funky live drumming, bizarre samples, pulsating percussion and menacing bass that stretches in vibe from a circa 1969 funk instrumental to a twisted, analog interpretation of trap music, Fish-n-Grits has moments inspired by just about everyone. It’s obvious that The Meters, Prince Paul, The Incredible Bongo Band, Project Pat, Kool and the Gang, Public Enemy, George Clinton, Kool Keith, Bernard Purdie and Tim Dog have all carved out space in Zone’s music library, but the sound remains his own.

J-Zone’s zany alter egos (Chief Chinchilla and Swagmaster Bacon) also get booth time, as do long time collaborators Al-Shid, Prince Paul and Has-Lo. Serving as a bridge between Zone’s 2013 comeback offering (Peter Pan Syndrome) and a forthcoming group project with Prince Paul and Sacha Jenkins (SuperBlack), Fish-n-Grits captures his development as an artist and musician, with occasional nods to the past.

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TitelFeaturingProducingLänge
A1. Shut Up, Make Music (Swagboi ...J-Zone
A2. Time For A Crime WaveJ-Zone
A3. Stick UpJ-Zone
A4. I'm Sick Of RapJ-Zone
A5. Rap Is A Circus - And We Hope...J-Zone
A6. Seoul PowerJ-Zone
A7. Caddy CoupeHas-LoJ-Zone
A8. Clubba LangAl-ShidJ-Zone
B1. CigarettesJ-Zone
B2. DreamcrusherAl-ShidJ-Zone
B3. FunkyJ-Zone
B4. Go Back To Sellin' WeedJ-Zone
B5. I Smell SmokeJ-Zone
B6. Mad Rap (2.0)J-Zone
B7. Robbin' Brooklyn Hipster ChicksSwagmaster ...J-Zone
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