UPCOMING: Tall Black Guy - 8 Miles To Moenart (FIRST WORD)
Due out May 2013 on CD & LP, to pre-order please contact us in store or via info@conch.co.nz
From humble origins in Detroit, raised on a healthy diet of Motown, Jazz, and Early Hip Hop - Terrel Wallace (aka Tall Black Guy) has become a standard bearer for the current hip hop beats scene. Through a steady stream of productions filled with incredibly clever sample flips and deft production chops, he has won fans across the world, includingGilles Peterson (who included him on one of his Brownswood Bubblers albums, Lefto, Anthony Valadez and countless others. With the tangible beginnings of worldwide recognition, Tall Black Guy has established himself as one of the most influential producers working today.
8 Miles To Moenart has literally brough Tall Black Guy full circle. Detroit was where started making music, and it's to his hometwon he returns to draw inspiration for his debut album. Taking in low-slung hip hop, downtempo house and jazz-tinged street soul, it's a record of rare focus. It encapsulates the musical heritage of Detroit, through the looking glass of Tall Black Guy's own signature sound.
Track List:
1. You Look LIke A Tall Black Guy Intro
2. The Dark Streets
3. Funeral Biz / Welcome To Detroit Interlude feat. Malice,Mario Swee
4. From Home To Work, And Back
5. Mon Amie De'Troit feat. Ozay Moore
6. The Motor Is Running
7. There's No More Soul feat. Diggs Duke
8. Rain Into The Nite Outro
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