Madlib: Shades Of Blue (180g) Vinyl 2LP
$37.95
<p><i>In early 2000, <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?type=product&q=blue+note" target="_blank">Blue Note</a> invited <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?type=product&q=madlib" target="_blank"><strong>Madlib</strong></a></i> to re-imagine their catalog. He put out both a compilation ("Untinted") and this album of reworks and sample-based productions. The result is a perfect blend of Madlib's hip-hop chops and <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?type=product&q=yesterday%27s+new+quintet" target="_blank"><strong>YNQ</strong></a>'s jazz thing, definitely one of Madlib's best albums from any alias. Madlib's left-heavy brain is in full effect as the pieces he chooses to sample or re-create are not the ordinary Blue Note bacon and eggs (even the "Song For My Father" is counter-intuitive in its non-hip-hop-ness). I love how he flips "Andrew Hill Break" and tackles something so epic as re-creating "Stepping Into Tomorrow." So many great moments here. 180 gram double vinyl pressing released as part of Blue Note's Classic Series. Recommended.</p> <ul> <li>180g black double vinyl pressing</li> <li>remastered audio<br> </li> <li>original release year: 2003</li> <li>music label: Blue Note Records 2023</li> </ul> <h6>reviewed by the mgmnt 07/2017</h6>