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VOL № RHH070 — June 2023

Shades of Blue

Madlib
Why you'll love it...

Madlib, one of rap’s most voracious jazz heads and a vinyl collector who once claimed to own four tons of records, was given free rein over Blue Note’s entire physical backlog to cover and rearrange as he saw fit. This was the beginning of Shades of Blue, an album that both embraces and bucks tradition. Even though it’s known as a remix album, Madlib’s work came from recontextualizing personal favorites through sampling and live-band interpolation. Sometimes, he’d change the drum pattern on a song or just add new ones. Other times, he would add flourishes from cohorts like the Morgan Adams Quartet Plus Two — another fake band for Madlib to add to his jazzy extended universe. And with no sample clearance issues looming over his head, Madlib had unprecedented control over how de...

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Label
Blue Note
Original Release Year
2003
Release Type
Reissue
Format
2 LP
Speed
33 1/3 rpm
Vinyl Size
12 inch
Weight
standard
Foil Stamped
Yes
Mastering Studio
Alchemy Mastering at AIR
Mastering Engineer
Cicely Blaston
Remastering Details
Lacquers Cut by Cicely Balston, Alchemy Mastering at AIR
Extras
Listening Notes Booklet by Dylan Green
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