And just when we say we don’t often post album reviews here…. two in a row. Well, it’s not like the New York Times is reviewing our music, so a glowing review from one of the biggest dailies in the UK is something to talk about, isn’t it?
Read the full review by clicking here.
Earthology will be for sale in all formats on Stones Throw’s webstore on 1.19. Available everywhere 2.2.
Yes, it’s Forge Your Own Chains madness ’round here, but we were bumping this tune this morning. To be released as a giveaway with the Whitefield Brothers’ Earthology in January.
More news to come.
Side A:
The Gift *
The Gift (Instrumental)
Side B:
Gifted (The Oh No Remix)
Gifted (The Oh No Remix Instrumental)
NA 5059 12″. 2009.
A Whitefield Brothers Production
Executive Produced by Egon and Whitefield Brothers
Mastered by Kelly Hibbert for Elysian Masters, Barcelona, SP.
Art direction by Lewis Heriz
The Gift: (W.Schlick/M.Whitefield/B.Baral/E.Portnoy/J.Haynes)
Edan – Vocals, Mr. Lif – Vocals, Martin Majevski – Trumpet, Zuzzi Krall – Trombone, Wolfi Schlick – Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Tuba, Niko Schabl – Alto Saxophone, MW – Drums, Organ, Percussion
Recorded by JW at Soul-Fire/Brooklyn, Hermann-Lingg/Munich and Edan/Brooklyn. Mixed by Jochen Ströh and WBs at Lovelite/Berlin
* Original version from the Whitefield Brothers album Earthology
Gifted (The Oh No Remix): (E.Portnoy/J.Haynes/M.Jackson).
Recorded and mixed by Oh No at The Last Element, Oxnard.
Download high res cover art here.
Buy it here.
A Whitefield Brothers Production
Executive Produced by Egon and Whitefield Brothers
Mastered by Kelly Hibbert for Elysian Masters, Barcelona, SP.
Art direction by Lewis Heriz
CD and 2 12″ LP. 2010. NA 5047
Download high res cover art here.
Download high res photos here, here, here and here.
1 – Joyful Exaltation (M. Whitefield/T. Myland/B.Pluwatsch)
Bajka – Vocals, Thomas Myland – Organ, Organ Bass, MW – Drums, Wolfi Schlick – Flute, Niko Schabel – Clarinet
Recorded by D. Ictafon at Soul-Fire/Brooklyn. Mixed by WBs at Halfaroom/Munich
2 – Safari Strut: (J. Whitefield)
Wolfi Schlick – Clarinet, Alto Flute, Thomas Myland – Organ Bass, JW – Guitar, Kollage, MW – Drums, Marimba
Recorded by JW at Soul-Fire/Brooklyn and Halfaroom/Munich. Mixed by JW at Halfaroom/Munich
3 – Reverse: (J.Whitefield/M.Whitefield/J.Simon/N.Rodriguez)
Percee P – Vocals, MED – Vocals, Boogaloo Velez – Percussion, Bosco Mann – Bass, JW – Guitar, Elka, Kollage, MW – Drums, Juno, Moog, Kollage
Recorded by Gabe Roth at Desco/Manhattan, JW at Halfaroom/Munich and Dave Cooley at Bionic/Los Angeles. Mixed by JW at Halfaroom/Munich
4 – Taisho: (M. Whitefield/M.Nishimoto/J.Whitefield)
Masaru Nishimoto – Koto, Thomas Myland – Clavinet, JW – Bass, MW- Drums, Percussion
Recorded by JW at Whitefield Sound Lab/Munich and Zdenko Curulija at 45studios/Munich. Mixed by JW at Halfaroom/Munich
5 – Sad Nile: (M. Whitefield)
Stu Krause – Trumpet, Ben Abarbanel-Wolff – Tenor Saxophone, Johannes Schleiermacher – Baritone Saxophone, Thomas Myland – Clavinet, Bassmodul, JW – Guitar, MW – Drums
Recorded by Jochen Ströh at Lovelite/Berlin. Mixed by Jochen Ströh and MW at Lovelite/Berlin
6 – The Gift: (W.Schlick/M.Whitefield/B.Baral/E.Portnoy/J.Haynes)
Edan – Vocals, Mr. Lif – Vocals, Martin Majevski – Trumpet, Zuzzi Krall – Trombone, Wolfi Schlick – Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Tuba, Niko Schabl – Alto Saxophone, MW – Drums, Organ, Percussion
Recorded by JW at Soul-Fire/Brooklyn, Hermann-Lingg/Munich and Edan/Brooklyn. Mixed by Jochen ströh and WBs at Lovelite/Berlin
7 – Ntu: (M. Whitefield)
Zdenko Curulija – Bell, Percussion, JW – Gong, MW – Bambooinstruments, Percussion.
Recorded by Zdenko Curulija and JW at 45studios/Munich. Mixed by MW at Beavercreek/Berlin. Engineer: Benjamin Spitzmüller
8 – Pamukkale: (J. Whitefield)
Bo Baral – Tambour, Percussion, Wolfi Schlick – English Horn, Flute, Zdenko Curulija – Percussion, Thomas Myland – Organ, JW – Bass, Percussion, Piano, MW – Drums, Percussion.
Recorded by JW at 45studios/Munich and Hermann-Lingg/Munich. Mixed by JW at Halfaroom/Munich
9 – Alin: (M. Whitefield/M. Nishimoto)
Masaru Nishimoto – Flute, MW – Drums, Gongs, Percussion, Pierre “Gorbi” Mensah – Percussion, Jochen Ströh – Tambourine
Recorded by Jochen Ströh at Lovelite/Berlin and Benjamin Spitzmüller at Beavercreek/Berlin. Mixed by Benjamin Spitzmüller at Beavercreek/Berlin
10 – Breakin´ Through: (Mal Waldron)
Leon Michels – Flute, Martin Perna – Baritone Saxophone, Stuart Bogie – Clarinet, Aaron Johnson – Trombone, Thomas Myland – Electric Piano, Ralf Kiefer – Clavinet, Nick Movshon – Bass, MW – Drums
Recorded by MW at Soul-Fire/Brooklyn and JW at Hermann-Lingg/munich. Mixed by WBs at Halfaroom/Munich
11 – Sem Yelesh: (J. Whitefield)
Ben Abarbanel-Wolff – Saxophones, Thomas Myland – Organ, Bo Baral – Tambour, Ballaphon, Conga, Zdenko Curulija – Drums, JW – Bass, Electric Piano, Birhan “Mac” Mekonnen & Danny Mekonnen – Cultural Advice
Recorded by JW and Zdenko Curulija at 45studios/Munich and Jochen Ströh at Lovelite/Berlin. Mixed by JW at Halfaroom/Munich
12 – Lullaby for Lagos: (M. whitefield/T. myland/J. Whitefield)
Johannes Schleiermacher – Flute, Will Holland – Guitar, Thomas Myland – Organ Bass, JW – Guitar, MW – Drums, Vibraphone
Recorded by JW at Soul-Fire/Brooklyn and Jochen Ströh at Lovelite/Berlin. Mixed by Jochen Ströh and WBs at Lovelite/Berlin
13 – Chich: (M. Whitefield)
Maria Del Mar Campo – Hand Drum, Johannes Schleiermacher – Flute, Hannes Kies – Bass Clarinet, Philipp Domke – Trombone, MW – Glockenspiel, Marimba, Vibraphone, Percussion.
Recorded by Jochen Ströh at Lovelite/Berlin. Mixed by WBs at Halfaroom/Munich
