Release: 14-04-2023<\/p>\n
When Leon Michels and El Michels Affair released their first record, ‘Sounding Out The City’ in 2005, it was hard to guess what was next for Michels and his then-introduced, now-patented “cinematic soul” sound. Now, 4 EMA studio albums and scores of tribute and remix projects later – all while producing for some of the biggest names in the industry – Michels has
\ntrademarked his sound, with each project taking audiences somewhere new and pushing the boundaries of what he is known for. The man is a river, not a lake and this time he takes his golden touch into the realm of hip-hop laying down a musical bed for one of the greatest to ever rhyme into a microphone:
\nBlack Thought of The Roots crew. Releasing on Big Crown Records, the LP is called ‘Glorious Game’ and it is a remarkable debut partnership in more ways than one. Michels provides his bottom-heavy, soul-tinged production for Black Thought who gives us some of the more personal and transparent verses we’ve ever heard from him.<\/p>\n
The result is an organic feel of loop-based tracks that breathe and fluctuate enough for Black Thought to flex on. “What I write about is determined by the equation of the producer’s energy and my energy,” Black Thought says. “It’s about where we meet.” So armed with Michels sampled and re-sampled soul cinematics, Black Thought rhymes through personal memories and distinctive perspectives, all dripping with visuals.<\/p>\n
Tracklist:<\/p>\n
01. Grateful
\n02. Glorious Game feat Kirby
\n03. I\u2019m Still Somehow
\n04. Hollow Way
\n05. Protocol feat. Son Little
\n06. The Weather
\n07. That Girl
\n08. I Would Never
\n09. Alone
\n10. Miracle
\n11. Glorious Game (Reprise) Alter Ego feat. Brainstory<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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