Release : Eric Lau - New Territories
Artist : Eric Lau
Album : New Territories
Genre : Hip-Hop
Source : Web
Label : Ubiquity Records
CatNumber: UBR11227
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Date : 2008-03-19
Quality : 320kbps 441kHz Full Stereo
Tracks : 14
Time : 40:59 min
Size : 98.61 MB
1 Welcome 1:08
2 I Dont Do It To 3:25
3 Right Side 2:31
4 Confession Lounge 2:37
5 Final Chance 3:05
6 Time Will Tell 3:54
7 Dont Let Them 3:30
8 Free It Out 2:51
9 Show Me 3:20
10 Let It Out 3:33
11 Begin 3:07
12 How Far 2:39
13 Hope 3:38
14 Outro 1:41
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Eric Lau is a London-based producer who has been busy making musical waves for
others. He may well be a producer youÆve heard, but not heard of, by way of his
productions for the likes of Lupe Fiasco, Dudley Perkins, Georgia Anne Muldrow,
Guilty Simpson, Wildchild, Tanya Morgan, Hil St Soul, and a family of up
nÆcoming artists who feature on New Territories, his debut solo album.
His slick and edgy productions have turned the ears of Gilles Peterson (Lau
appeared on his Brownswood Bubblers release of October 2006) and Fat City
Records who released Eric Lau presents Dudley & Friends in January 2007.
Tastemakers and peers like Benji B (BBC Radio 1Xtra) called LauÆs soulful street
sounds ôHeavy!ö, Phonte (of Little Brother) added that Lau is ôOne of the illest
beatmakersö, Dudley Perkins (Stones Throw) said ôHis music did something to me,ö
and Dego (of 4Hero) asked ôWho the f$%k is Eric Lau!?ö
New Territories has a double meaning. ItÆs the area in Hong Kong that the Lau
family are from and regularly visit. ôPeople have a vision of Hong Kong being
sky scrappers and high rises everywhere,ö says Lau. ôHowever, the area known as
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mountain ranges, sea, villages and farm land. ItÆs very peaceful and pure there,
and these are qualities I try to incorporate into my production.ö Also, the
title refers to the album and the global musical connections it made. ôThere are
many young artists on the record and our roots are from around the world,ö
explains Lau. ôEven though we are from different backgrounds we approached the
album with the same mindset and all want to help each other get to where we want
to be. This record is a new territory for us as a group of artists, and I hope
that it is, in turn, a refreshing listen.ö
UK born Lau has only relatively recently got into music production, but
delved-in neck-deep. ôI donÆt really have a very musical family or musical
upbringing,ö he says. ôBut apparently my mother used to sing Chinese opera
during the revolution in Hong Kong.ö Moving to London at the age of 19 his time
at University there turned him on to the possibility of music as a way of life.
ôJust being in London, with an open mind, thatÆs all it took,ö he explains. Now
26 years old, Lau is either in the studio, or can be found teaching at
RollingSound, a youth-led multimedia education company. At RollingSound
under-privileged inner-city kids get to learn music production, DJ-ing, video
gamed design, photography, film and web design. ôIÆve been their head tutor and
artistic consultant for the last 3 years and have had a big say in the design of
the courses and delivery,ö says Lau. ôIf I was not doing the music thing I would
definitely put all my efforts in to teaching and work in the youth sector as I
have seen so many talented young people take their skills in multimedia and more
importantly life to the next level.ö
With New Territories, Lau wants to make connections in China, particularly with
the growing music scene in Shanghai. ôMusic making by the youth there is quite
rare. I mean the music scene in Shanghai is still growing right now. I would
love to be part of that, and to hopefully even pioneer and set a good example in
the soul, hip hop, jazz world.ö Lau has already made in-roads by way of a track
he gave to Lupe Fiasco. Fiasco used it to produce a tune for Hong Kong movie
actor, singer and entrepreneur Edison Chen.
ôBeing Chinese and growing up in England I was influenced by a lot of sounds.
From Brit-pop, æ60Æs rock, Chinese opera, UK hip hop, and of course the west
London scene,ö says Lau. ôI think that my Chinese roots have very subtlety
affected my choice of key when making music, however itÆs not really an in your
face thing.ö Jay Dee, Pete Rock, DÆangelo, ?uestlove, James Poyser, Donald Byrd,
Roy Ayers, and Shuggie Otis are frequently mentioned by Lau as main influences.
But Lau has a sound of his own that jumps from the lush introÆ to the twisted
soul of ôI DonÆt Do It Toö. ôRight Sideö and ôConfession Loungeö bump with the
right dose of bottom-end, while ôFinal Chanceö injects the party vibe to make
way for the more reflective tracks like ôDonÆt Let Them.ô The latter was written
on the day British Police shot a Brazilian man mistaken for a terrorist on the
Underground. ôIn any trade you always look at the best. If you are aspiring to
be a great basketball player you study and learn moves like Michael JordanÆs
fade away, Magic JohnsonÆs passing, Larry BirdÆs shooting etcö he says. ôI guess
in the first few years I would try and see what these guys were doing and would
learn from their music. I still have a long way to go and a lot to learn but I
guess IÆve slowly but surely come into my own sound. I guess the key and
frequencies of sound that I choose shape the feel of my music. The tempo and
rhythm kindaÆ takes care of the mood,ö he adds
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