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US3 - Lie, Cheat & Steal - out on US3 Records

Wednesday 19 October 2011, 14:41

US3 Lie Cheat and Steal
US3 - Lie, Cheat & Steal
(CD/Digital) self-released US3CD005, 2011-10-03

The 8th album from producer Geoff Wilkinson's hip-hop-jazz crew Us3 sees the introduction of 2 new MCs with different backgrounds & nationalities. From Puerto Rico via New York comes Oveous Maximus, and from London, England comes Akala. Akala & Oveous articulate the album theme in the hard-nosed title track, culminating in an epic crescendo of horns. Both rappers acknowledge the spoken word roots of rap respectively; Oveous on the blues-drenched Wild West, and Akala on the staccato stop/start rhythms of The Ring. The melancholic guitar drenched groove of Ghost sees Oveous telling a story of abuse and revenge, while the breakbeat led Puppets has Akala telling a modern day parable relevant to us all. The Us3 sound is expanded to include flamenco influences on , and the Fela Kuti-like afrobeat of (You Are) So Corrupt. Lie, Cheat & Steal was recorded in London before, during, & after the recent riots, & Akala sums up the atmosphere on Pressure Bursts Pipes over an amalgam of piano, electronica, horns & angular beats. The 8-piece Us3 live band will be performing a 19-date European tour in October 2011 (check dates in the rest of the entry).

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Us3 en concert au New Morning Mercredi 1er Avril

Wednesday 01 April 2009, 13:55

US3 au New Morning
Us3 en concert au New Morning
Le Mercredi 1er Avril 2009 à 20h00

The legendary accoustic Hip Hop Jazz band is back | 11 pieces Band On Stage
A l'occasion de la sortie du nouvel album: 'Stop. Think. Run.'

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US3 - Stop. Think. Run.

Monday 30 March 2009, 15:00 1

US3 Stop Think Run
US3 - Stop. Think. Run.
(CD) self-released US3CD004, 2009-03-30

The seventh album from producer Geoff Wilkinson's hip-hop-jazz crew Us3 sees the introduction of 2 new young MCs hot off the streets of New York. Underground hip-hop fans should already know the name of 23 year-old Sene, and spoken word aficionados will certainly be aware of 20 year-old Brook Yung.

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US3 - Say What

Tuesday 22 May 2007, 00:51

US3 Say What
US3 - Say What
(CD) self-released US3CD003, 2007-05-22

Tracklisting :
01. Say You Belong To Me
02. Man On Top
03. Abc(Listen Up)
04. Afrodisiac
05. I Don't Care
06. Vip(Can You Hear Me Now?)
07. Truth & Lies
08. Intoxicated
09. Day That I Died,The
10. How 'bout It Baby
11. If You Don't Know
12. I'll Be Right Back
13. Money On My Mind
14. Say You Belong To Me(12"Mix)*
*Japan-only bonus track

Links :
us3.com
myspace.com/us3music

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paris djs soul soundsystem bag of goodies vol 2

Paris DJs Soundsystem - Bag Of Goodies Vol.2

Tuesday 13 February 2007, 19:33

Paris DJs Soundsystem - Bag Of Goodies Vol.2 (MP3 Podcast on www.parisdjs.com) T.I.M.E.C. TIMEC128, 2007-02-13 [comment faire?/how to?] Tracklisting : 01. Brother Ali - Truth Is (from 'Truth Is' 12 inch, 2006 / Rhymesayers) 02. Red Astaire - Move Yo Ass (from 'Move Yo Ass' 12 inch, 2006 / Homegrown) 03. Dr Rubberfunk - Riding With The Ratman (from 'My Life At 33' CD, 2006 / GPS Stereo Recordings) 04. Pigeon John - Freaks! Freaks! (from 'Pigeon John & The Summertime Pool Party' CD, 2006 / Quannum Projects) 05. Channel Two - The Beat Is (feat. Black Shakespeare) (from 'Artful Time...

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US3 - Schizophonic

Monday 05 June 2006, 00:33

US3
US3 - Schizophonic
(CD) self-released US3CD002, 2006-06-05

The fifth US3 album from last summer was really one of the best and unexpected old school surprises fo the year. Some may remember a passé "jazz hip hop" label sticking to the band, but they hired two new rappers found at New York's legendary underground hangout the Nuyorican Poets Café toured for months and released a new perfect combination of live jazz with rap, poetry, hip hop and nuyorican latin beats. Listening to it takes us way back to the beginning of the 90s, De La Soul and the flower-power hip hop era, with some latin Brazilian samba numbers thrown into the mix, when the live band with piano, guitar, trumpet, double bass, saxophone and turntables is not kicking like it's 1964 over jazzy hip hop beats. If concerned, be advised that the vinyl 12 inch selects the best and most upbeat tracks of the album so don't wait for an eventual complete vinyl album...

Tracklisting :
01. That's How We Do It
02. Kick This
03. Was It Love?
04. Huff & Puff
05. What's Going On In The World Today?
06. Much 2 Much
07. Girls U Like
08. If Only
09. Don't Even Ask
10. Jobsworth
11. Get Busy
12. K.I.S.S.Y.O.U.
13. 1-2-3-4U
14. Round The Globe

Links :
us3.com
myspace.com/us3music

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