Zulu Records

Zulu Records
1972 West 4th Ave
Vancouver BC
V6J 1M5

info@zulurecords.com

ph: 604-738-3232

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Mon - Wed
10:30 - 7:00 PM

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10:30 - 9:00 PM

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Sun 12:00 - 6:00 PM

^{MADLIB- Shades of Blue}
In a climate that elevates mediocre mainstream R&B producers to the stature of venerated rap auteurs, it’s good to be reminded that hip-hop still has a place for the occasional authentic oddball genius. When the smoke has cleared and the bling-bling beat-smiths have faded from memory, Madlib will remain, standing tall in the pantheon of great African American eccentrics alongside Sun Ra, George Clinton and their ilk. In light of this, it’s only right that Mad should be the latest studio head to be let loose on a bunch of classic jazz master-tapes. Shades of Blue sees the producer of countless subterranean rap classics invading the vaults of the legendary Blue Note label, putting into practice the lessons he learned on his own faux-jazz excursions as Yesterday’s New Quintet. As likely to appeal to fans of Verve Remixed and readers of The Wire magazine as it is to hardened hip-hoppers, Shades of Blue looks set to take this Mad isht to the next level.

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