MADLIB - Shades Of Blue (2023 Repress) THE BIRDS who Farren met on tour

who Farren met on tour and who became one of his dearest friends and confidants

Those qualities came together on their breakout hit "Teenage Kicks

While Daft Punk’s second recording still focuses on the maximum accessibility that earned its debut such high marks

From the evocative intro ‘Count Me Out‘ to the album’s shuffling

Before Dan Klein

MADLIB - Shades Of Blue (2023 Repress) THE BIRDS who Farren met on tour2LP 180g Black Vinyl housed in a Deluxe Gatefold Sleeve. The sound of Blue Note had been embedded in hip hop through sampling and remixes since its early days but Madlib raised the bar when the DJ, producer, rapper and multi instrumentalist invaded the Blue Note vaults for his 2003 masterpiece Shades of Blue, a visionary album featuring remixes and reimaginations of classics by Donald Byrd, Bobbi Humphrey, Ronnie Foster, Bobby Hutcherson, Wayne