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| + artist ........... The Rebirth |
| + album ............ This Journey In |
| + label ............ Kajmere Sound |
| + cat .............. KAJ-012 |
| + year ............. 2005 |
| + genre ............ Soul |
| + source ........... CDDA |
| + quality .......... VBRkbps / 44,1Khz / Joint-Stereo |
| + release date ..... 14.05.2005 |
| + size ............. 92,3 MB |
| + link ............. http://www.kajmeresound.com/ |
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|| tracklist |
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| 01.This Journey In 06:27 |
| 02.Stray Away 04:59 |
| 03.Mark Of His Ways 05:52 |
| 04.Shake It (Feel The Same) 05:18 |
| 05.Common Ends 04:18 |
| 06.Talking Me Down 07:17 |
| 07.Sinkin' 04:42 |
| 08.Walk Talkin' Mizell (Until We Meet Again) 04:48 |
| 09.Got Your Madness 07:34 |
| 10.Every Body Say Yeah 06:47 |
| 11.Revolving Door 07:08 |
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| (t!) total 65:10 min |
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|| release notes |
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| The Rebirth matches its musical vitality with a gift for lucid |
| poetry and songwriting, creating a rich sound built on an organic |
| blend of new and traditional soul, hip-hop, jazz, and funk. These |
| elements make the group's music both highly progressive and a |
| throwback to the classic soul bands: Earth, Wind & Fire, Ramp, |
| Pleasure, Rotary Connection, Side Effect and Roy Ayers. |
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| At times mystical, always generous, The Rebirth's strength is not |
| only present in the chemistry provided by the instruments, but |
| also in the group's dynamic harmonic vocal layering. In this age |
| of sampling and computers, the crafting of the great song and the |
| great record is simply not as common. The Rebirth pays special |
| attention to everything that makes a song find its own greatness. |
| Melody, rhythm, lyrics, instrumentation, arrangement, performance |
| and production are equally emphasized. |
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| Over the last few years, The Rebirth has celebrated the successes |
| of several smashing singles: "This Journey In," "Every Body Say |
| Yeah," "Got Your Madness," and their critically acclaimed cover of |
| The Might Ryders' "Evil Vibrations" for Ubiquity Records' |
| compilation, Rewind! 4. Nominated for "Song of the Year" at Gilles |
| Peterson's Worldwide Awards and concluding in 2004 at #6 on his |
| playlist, "Evil Vibrations," continues to gain accolades for the |
| group as one of the US' most promising neo-soul collectives. The |
| release of "This Journey In" also quickly garnered airplay on |
| radio stations from Los Angeles to the U.K. and Japan, and |
| appeared on numerous CD's including: King Britt's Black to the |
| Future, Gilles Peterson's Trust a DJ 9 and the Norman Jay MBE |
| compilation entitled Giant 45. In addition, Gilles Peterson |
| included the song on his list of "20 Best in 2003" and Norman Jay |
| called it, "The anthem of the summer 2003." Poignant tracks that |
| appear on This Journey In include "Shake It," a catchy mid-tempo |
| jam that encourages one to feel uninhibited about getting out to |
| the dance floor to simply let loose and enjoy the moment; the |
| smooth dance song, with a funky base line, "Stray Away"; "Common |
| Ends," an uplifting track that talks about the experiences in life |
| that unifies people; and the funky, disco-Brazilian inspired song, |
| "Talking Me Down," plus many other stellar compositions. |
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| "The Rebirth is prepared to fully represent the return of the |
| quintessential soul band," says Carlos "Loslito," the leader and |
| creator of the group. The original keyboardist for the L.A. |
| underground funk troop, Breakestra, Loslito has been |
| conceptualizing The Rebirth since the Acid Jazz movement in the |
| early 90's. Groups like Soul 2 Soul, Brand New Heavies, |
| Jamiroquai, Omar and the underrated Young Disciples," inspired |
| Loslito to write and perform similar soulful music. From this era |
| came the studio project turned live act known as Mesh of Mind. |
| After making their statement around Los Angeles and releasing |
| music on Planet Earth Recordings and Dorado records, the group |
| soon learned that the U.S. wasn't quite ready for a band of its |
| kind. D'Angelo was just releasing "Brown Sugar," and the Philly |
| sound was still finding its unified voice. The project persevered |
| and while recording the full-length album several key members |
| started a side project that became the Grammy Award winning |
| Ozomatli. In turn, Mesh of Mind went their separate ways and the |
| concept and music had to be put on the shelves, hence The Rebirth. |
| "Though it was hard to let go, I do find solace in my belief that |
| situations happen for a reason," said Loslito. "Mesh of Mind was |
| the learning grounds for what The Rebirth is today and what it |
| will become. The project has matured and all the current members |
| have synchronicity not only on a performance level, but most |
| importantly on an instinctual level. Leonard Bernstein once said |
| 'You are the sum of your listening experience' and in The |
| Rebirth's case we have been influenced by the same types of music |
| and it helped us to achieve a complimentary state without force in |
| our music". |
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| The additional lead vocalist of The Rebirth is Noelle Scaggs. Her |
| smooth voice and captivating stage presence matches the band's |
| soulful soundscape. She was discovered by Carlos singing back-up |
| in a friend's band. Only twenty at the time, Noelle was impressed |
| by The Rebirth's level of professionalism and immediately clicked |
| with the members. Five years later, she has not only evolved as a |
| musician, but has acquired an extended family of big brothers. The |
| camaraderie she shares with them manifests in the comfort she |
| exudes on stage. Through her continued perseverance, her list of |
| collaborations includes Dilated Peoples, Black Eyed Peas, DJ |
| Rhettmatic of The World Famous Beat Junkies, King Tech (of the |
| Wake Up Show), and Tupac Shakur. |
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| The original member of the group is drummer Chris "C-Quest" |
| Taylor. Chris has been playing drums since the age of five. Music |
| is in his blood. You can call it divine intervention that Chris is |
| in The Rebirth because he is the son and nephew of members of the |
| 70's R&B super group, The Newbirth. Chris has always been around |
| great musicians. In many ways this explains Chris' creative |
| prowess and his love for The Rebirth's style. Chris met Loslito in |
| one of the original jam sessions in 1995, with a group of guys |
| that morphed into Breakestra. Chris and Loslito have been playing |
| together since. |
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| The guitarist of the group is Patrick Bailey. Patrick is a truly |
| skilled guitarist, well known for his guitar and bass playing |
| contributions to the single release entitled Contemplations by Los |
| Angeles based DJ/producer Josh ONE. His skill with the strings is |
| a big part of the enigmatic sound of The Rebirth. His talents are |
| visibly shown on the bands first single, "This Journey In." He is |
| a perfect compliment to Loslito in creating the atmospheric blends |
| and dirt-down home grooves. |
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| On bass is Gregory "Lectric" Malone who wasnÆt the first of The |
| Rebirth's bass players. The band has been through many trials in |
| finding a solid groove player. After losing a bass player to Nikka |
| Costa, Loslito found Gregory playing with rap artist Spontaneous |
| at a Good Vibe Records showcase. In a first conversation, Gregory |
| gave Carlos some of his musical influences citing Jimi Hendrix, |
| Pharcyde, 4Hero, Esthero and a deep love for Dub style reggae. |
| Gregory's talents don't simply lie behind the bass. He also is an |
| aspiring actor and was recently featured playing upright with |
| Common and Mya in a commercial. |
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| On percussion, a man of Cuban decent is the New Jersey raised Raul |
| "Lil Big Fat" Gonzalez. Raul is the fan that joined his favorite |
| band. Supporter of Mesh of Mind and an aspiring player, Raul was |
| urged by percussionist Justin "Nino" Poree (current member of |
| Ozomatli) to sit in with the group during a live performance. It |
| went so well, he was encouraged to play professionally. Raul soon |
| owned a set of congas, and from there went on to play along with |
| Loslito, traveling the world with Breakestra and becoming a core |
| member of The Rebirth. Heavily involved in the traditional sounds |
| of his birthplace, Raul brings a constant element of expressive |
| percussion to the group. Raul is currently helping create |
| awareness by producing local rumberos, Los Cimarrones' debut |
| record. |
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| The seventh and newly added keyboardist, Mark Cross, rounds out |
| the exploratory Rebirth sound. To capture the full spectrum of the |
| recordings, it was necessary to add a player that can not only |
| compliment Los' style, but help take the sound to the next cosmic |
| level. He does this and also contributes the fourth vocals needed |
| to perform the rich layered harmonies. He has also toured with Tre |
| from Pharcyde and was a member of the defunct outfit, Weapon of |
| Choice. |
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