> Just seen this on Gilles Petersons worldwide playlist... > (Ropeadope)..Ive tried google and cant find very much detail about it. The > ropeadope site simply says it released in March. > Is it a techno related release ?
Not really, more of a jazz/hip-hop project - think Innerzone Orchestra. There's a great sampler 12" that's been out for a few weeks, but the full album's not out yet. Cheers, Tom PS: it was discussed on the list back in December, here's the relevant post from xx xx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Full story with proper credits.... > > "Produced by: Aaron "Ace" Levinson, Carl Craig, and Karriem Riggins. > > Featured Players: Marcus Belgrave, Regina Carter, Bennie Maupin, Geri Allen, > Allan Barnes, Amp Fiddler, Karriem Riggins, Jaribu Shahid, Jeremy Ellis, Al > Turner, Ron Otis, Francisco Mora, Perry Hughes. > > The Story > Following the success of the acclaimed PHILADELPHIA EXPERIMENT, ropeadopes > newest music lab is the city of Detroit. With a core band that includes the > founding fathers (and mothers) from the Motor City, The Detroit Experiment > chases the music of Detroit from its roots straight into the future. > > Aaron "Ace" Levinson, Carl Craig and Karriem Riggins recorded the band over > a period of five days at the legendary White Room Studio in downtown > Detroit. The musicians in the core band have been all over the map in terms > of both genre and locale. However, thanks to their common bond of Detroit > and its musical soul, the chemistry in the studio started as soon as they > hit record. > > The central basis for the Experiment was the Carl Craig-produced, > trumpet-driven reinterpretation of the Marcus Belgrave classic "Space > Odyssey", bringing together the talents of Marcus Belgrave, Amp Fiddler, > Francisco Mora, Karriem Riggins, and Jaribu Shahid. > > Bennie Maupin, best known for his work as band leader of the Headhunters, > contributed his songwriting and arranging talents on the original > composition "Baby Needs New Shoes". Another great collaboration was that of > Regina Carter & Geri Allen, who recorded the powerful gospel-based opus > "There is a God" in one take. > > While elements of jazz, blues, soul, and electronic music all contributed to > the eclectic mix of the project, Detroits connection to hip hop was also a > an essential element of the experiment. The sound of Detroit hip-hop was > captured through the contribution of jazz drummer and hip-hop producer > Karriem Riggins, who recently produced Slum Villages first hit single > "Tainted" as well as lending his production skills to Common & The Roots. On > "The Way We Make Music," the alchemy of Karriem Riggins hip hop production, > combined with the creatively crafted lyrics of Detroits first female MC, > Invincible, provided that crucial element of gritty yet soulful hip hop that > has put Detroit on the map once again. > > The Detroit Experiment is a true testament to the talent in Detroit, taking > you from the days of Marcus Belgraves Tribe Records straight through to > Detroits future torch bearers Carl Craig and Karriem Riggins. > > featuring: > > Marcus Belgrave - trumpet (Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Tribe Records) > Regina Carter - violin (Kenny Barron, Vernon Reid) > Bennie Maupin - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet > (Headhunters, Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis) > Allan Barnes - alto saxophone, flute (Blackbyrds) > Amp Fiddler - keyboards (P-Funk, Maxwell, Carl Craig) > Jeremy Ellis - keyboards (Ayro, John Beltran) > Geri Allen - piano (Wallace Roney, Charlie Haden) > Jaribu Shahid - bass (Sun Ra, Roscoe Mitchell, David Murray) > Karriem Riggins drums / Producer (The Roots, Common, Slum Village Mulgrew > Miller) > Al Turner - bass (Detroit session musician) > Ron Otis - drums (Detroit session musician, Earl Klugh) > Francisco Mora - percussion (Max Roach, Carl Craig, Sun Ra) > Perry Hughes - guitar (Detroit session musician) > Monica Blaire (Blaire White) - vocals > Invincible (Anomalies) - vocals " > > >> From: "Maarten Baute" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: "Maarten Baute" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <313@hyperreal.org> >> Subject: (313) carl craig? >> Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2002 21:20:59 +0100 >> >> now... what´s this? >> >> DETROIT EXPERIMENT, The/CARL CRAIG: The Way We Make Music (Ropeadope US) >> 12": The Detroit Experiment-"The Way We Make Music" (featuring >> Invincible & Karriem Riggins) (full version, instrumental)/Carl >> Craig-"Church", "Space Odyssey", "Midnight At The Twenty Grand", "Space >> Break" (RPD 97989) >> >> just new in the stores.... >> >> >> Cheers, >> Maarten
