Artist ...... : Lucky Paul
Title ....... : Slow Ground EP
Genre ....... : House
Label ....... : Somethinksounds
Catnr ....... : STSEP003
Source ...... : WEB
Quality ..... : 320kbps avg / 44.1KHz / Joint Stereo
Duration .... : 00:32:53 (76.0MB)
Ripdate ..... : 09-08-2011
Store ....... : http://beatport.com
Tracklist ... :
1. Clouds 4:39
2. Thought We Were Alone 4:05
3. Slow Ground 4:14
4. Demon Spawn 3:48
5. Thought We Were Alone (Gang Colours 3:19
Remix)
6. Thought We Were Alone (Eliphino Remix) 6:46
7. Thought We Were Alone (Gadi Mizrahi & Eli 6:02
Gold - Money Vs Gold Remix)
Release Notes :
Somethinksounds put their name on the map last year with Eliphino’s
wildly successful debut release 'The Undivided Whole' EP. This year the
label is back with their second 12inch, 'The Slow Ground' by
newcomer, Lucky Paul. This release is part one of an impressive aural
package and comes complete with three remixes, most notably a worldwide
exclusive first from G$ vs Gold, Gadi Mizrahi of Wolf &
Lamb and Eli Gold of Soul Clap, respectively.Situated
comfortably between the bassy, futuristic hip hop of Flying Lotus and Tokimosta,
the progressive sounds of Animal Collective and Panda Bear and the melancholy
productions of Mount Kimbie, James Blake and The xx, “Slow Ground”
is sure to attract fans from across the mutual spectrum.Although Lucky Paul (a
New Zealander currently residing in Berlin) is a new name for most, he’s
been carefully honing his craft all over the world for years. He spent one year
in Brazil studying it’s traditional percussion, and followed it up with a
trip to India where he spent time living with and learning from Indian music
legend Pandit Vikash Maharaj and his musical family. Lucky
Paul’s musical vision quest then led him to Korea where he spent 7 months
studying with Bae il Dong - a Pansori singer who learned his art by living near
a waterfall for 5 years, singing into the water for fifteen hours a day.His
musical resume speaks for itself. Lucky Paul has performed and worked with top
musicians from his home country New Zealand, including Ladi 6, Julien
Dyne, and Mara TK (Electric Wire Hustle). And more recently began
drumming for and working with Mocky and Chilly
Gonzalez.“Slow Ground” features four original tracks and three
remixes by some of the industry’s best. The EP opens with
‘Clouds’ a track whose heavy drum and percussion work appears to be
a musical nod to Lucky Paul’s time in Brazil. Canadian
artist Milosh (plugresearch/K7!) provides the moody vocals on the
soulful ‘Thought We Were Alone”. His album ‘Meme’ was
ranked #29 in better Propoganda’s 100 albums of the decade and in 2008 he
was included in iTunes top ten electronic albums of the year. Most recently he
can be heard on a track for Daedelus’ new EP out on Ninja
Tune.The haunting title track, ‘Slow Ground’ is both darkness and
light. The tracks sporadic piano and flute-like notes balance the dark choral
echoing and stomping bass, giving new meaning to emotional electronica. Next up
is ‘Demon Spawn’ featuring vocals from Jamie Lidell’s
drummer Pegasus Warning, akaGuillermo Brown. This production is the perfect
follow-up, delivering a slow, crawling beat with a slightly off-key mutant funk
vocal.‘Thought We Were Alone’ gets the individual remix treatment
by Gang Colours, who are hotly tipped as one of 2011’s biggest
emerging stars with an album out soon on Giles Peterson’s
label, BrownswoodRecordings. Next up labelmate Eliphino takes a
swing. The final remix is the exciting worldwide exclusive byG$ vs Gold.