
Ye Mighty - Beyond Cairo
(LP/Download) First Word Records FW59, 2011-07-11
First Word Records are proud to introduce Ye Mighty, alias Max Wheeler (formerly of Dirty Diggers) and Richard "Dutch" Halligan, the latest product of the incredibly prolific Brighton music scene, that has brought the world the likes of Quantic, Bonobo, Nostalgia 77 and Alice Russell to name but a few. Ye Mighty met through recording in a shared studio: Dutch working with Tom Caruana (the man behind the much-lauded Wu-Tang vs The Beatles album) downstairs and Max's studio based on the floor above. Max heard horns drifiting up and Dutch heard drums banging down and when they eventually swapped notes and put the two together they realised they might have a project on their hands. The music developed organically, tested out regularly on the Producer's Retreat sound system, and what you hear on Beyond Cairo is the result of this unhurried approach, fusing ethio-jazz with hip hop breaks. For fans of Mulatu, The Heliocentrics, The Lions and more.




























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jon said:
great mix djouls ... that yellow productions album is a classic!...
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