7. "RE: D'angelo Performing in Amsterdam in January!" In response to Reply # 0
Questlove mentioned to Billboard magazine that D'Angelo is in the "home stretch" of his new album.
"I'm on his record as well," he said. "He's in the home stretch right now. I know that Fred Wesley and the JB Horns just did a cut that Q-Tip did; I know he's doing his vocals right now."
You scared the shit outta me man! (lees: de PLEUR@$#) Just had a near heart attack reading your comments!! Had to check for myself and "they are still available" but I will believe it when I get my tix on saturday! I must say that the agenda page on the Paradiso sucks so I can imagine overlooking!
19. "RE: maybe warm-ups for the album?" In response to Reply # 18
I guess!? Still... I find it really strange that he would do this without any promo whatsoever!? Imagine doing your first gig after almost 10 years (solo anyways) and not giving any info? not even to OKP!? Show 1 is sold out(couple of hours)and its a matter of time before the 2nd show is sold out! ...Who can pull this of nowaydays?? (Besides P.) Amazing...
22. "it's a long story. but paradiso has been trying to get him for a long ti..." In response to Reply # 17
with his announced comeback a few years back he was set to play there too and ended up canceling the whole tour. now they finally managed to set it up.
still leaves the question why does *he* choose to randomly do 2 shows in amsterdam
21. "I'm just glad to finally see that brother getting back on the music scen..." In response to Reply # 0
instead of having his name next to some sordid and tawdry news headline. I've waited patiently for 11 loooong yrs, as have other admirers of his music, for his follow up to Voodoo...and from all reports I've read, this 'James River' record is going to be another sonic masterpiece of his.
23. "lol @ 'from all the reports I've read'" In response to Reply # 21
>instead of having his name next to some sordid and tawdry >news headline. I've waited patiently for 11 loooong yrs, as >have other admirers of his music, for his follow up to >Voodoo...and from all reports I've read, this 'James River' >record is going to be another sonic masterpiece of his. > >
26. "Well, Q-Tip who did work on this record was quoted calling the " In response to Reply # 25
CD "The James River project," so who knows....that's really irrelevant what the name of the record is going to be, though, the fact that its being reported that a record will drop either at the end of the this year or early next year is all that matters.
35. "This is going to be EPIC!!!" In response to Reply # 0
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The only one who was not too happy with the result was D'Angelo. He was praying I got suspended for six months or a year. He was like, "You know what that means right? That means you're going to go on tour with me, man! We're gonna be together again!" I was like, "Welcome to the real world: People don't get suspended for a year, they get fired."
"The album is pretty much 97% done. At best, it will go down in the Smile/There's a Riot Goin' On/Miles Davis' On the Corner category."
Pitchfork: Is that D'Angelo tour a real thing?
?: It's an extremely real thing. Pino Palladino just committed. My worst nightmare Chris Dave is his drummer-- you need the most dangerous drummer alive on that tour. I fear the magic those two are going to make.
Pitchfork: So that's happening next year?
?: He goes to Europe in January. The album is pretty much 97% done. He's just finishing his lyrics now. He needs somebody to smack him and take the record away from him because it's pretty much finished. But I know he must turn this record in like three days before Christmas and that his first show is in Europe, and that he's going to do a whole bunch. They even named it the Occupy Music Tour, so I know they're serious about it.
For all intents and purposes, this album is the black version of Smile-- at best, it will go down in the Smile/There's a Riot Goin' On/Miles Davis' On the Corner category. That's what I'm hoping for. There's stuff on there I was amazed at, like new music patches I've never heard before. I'd ask him, "What kind of keyboard is that?" I thought it was some old vintage thing. But he builds his own patches.
One song we worked on called "Charade" has this trombone patch that he re-EQ'd and then put through an envelope filter and then added a vibraphone noise on top and made a whole new patch out of it. He's the only person I know that takes a Herbie Hancock approach, or Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff-- the two musician/engineers who programmed all of Stevie Wonder's genius-period stuff-- approach. That's the last time I ever heard of somebody building patches. We'll see if history is kind to it.
38. "Okay, now i'm hyped. I'm so ready lol !!!! So. Damn. Ready......" In response to Reply # 35
>FULL READ: >PitchforkLatestNews+%28Pitchfor Latest+News%29" target="_blank">http://pitchfork.com/news/44776-uestlove-talks-michele-bachmann-fiasco-new-dangelo-album/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Fee PitchforkLatestNews+%28Pitchfor Latest+News%29 > >The only one who was not too happy with the result was >D'Angelo. He was praying I got suspended for six >months or a year. He was like, "You know what that means >right? That means you're going to go on tour with me, man! >We're gonna be together again!" I was like, "Welcome to the >real world: People don't get suspended for a year, they get >fired." > > "The album is pretty much 97% done. At best, it >will go down in the Smile/There's a Riot Goin' On/Miles Davis' >On the Corner category." > >Pitchfork: Is that D'Angelo tour a real thing? > >?: It's an extremely real thing. Pino Palladino just >committed. My worst nightmare Chris Dave is his drummer-- you >need the most dangerous drummer alive on that tour. I fear the >magic those two are going to make. > >Pitchfork: So that's happening next year? > >?: He goes to Europe in January. The album is pretty much 97% >done. He's just finishing his lyrics now. He needs somebody to >smack him and take the record away from him because it's >pretty much finished. But I know he must turn this record in >like three days before Christmas and that his first show is in >Europe, and that he's going to do a whole bunch. They even >named it the Occupy Music Tour, so I know they're serious >about it. > >For all intents and purposes, this album is the black version >of Smile-- at best, it will go down in the >Smile/There's a Riot Goin' On/Miles Davis' On the Corner >category. That's what I'm hoping for. There's stuff on there I >was amazed at, like new music patches I've >never heard before. I'd ask him, "What kind of keyboard is >that?" I thought it was some old vintage thing. But he builds >his own patches. > >One song we worked on called "Charade" has this trombone patch >that he re-EQ'd and then put through an envelope filter and >then added a vibraphone noise on top and made a whole new >patch out of it. He's the only person I know that takes a >Herbie Hancock approach, or Malcolm Cecil and Robert >Margouleff-- the two musician/engineers who programmed all of >Stevie Wonder's genius-period stuff-- approach. That's the >last time I ever heard of somebody building patches. We'll see >if history is kind to it.
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