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paul white - paul white and the purple brain - now again - cd

Genre: Hip Hop - Instrumentals

1. Crazy Science Intro
2. Gentle Freak
3. Pride
4. Fire Soul
5. Ancient Treasure
6. Marshen Signals
7. Bom Bom
8. Come Back
9. Dance Scene
10. Music Trip Interlude
11. Fly With Me
12. Body Spirals Pt II
13. Alone Again
14. Promises
15. Mushroom Forest
16. My Guitar Whales
17. Organ Therapy
18. Comedy Hour
19. Mind The World
20. Purple Brain Interlude
21. Let It Out
22. Bingo
23. Ride With Me
24. Every Breath
25. Professional Criminals

An inventive showcase of what’s possible when armed with just a sampler, a few studio toys and a fertile imagination, Paul White & The Purple Brain is the intriguing sophomore album from South London producer Paul White – his first for Now-Again. Tip!

A collaboration of sorts, the entire record is based around and inspired by the work of little-known Swedish psych-rock guru S.T. Mikael. Heavy on Eastern influences and otherworldly concerns, Mikael’s music ranges from searing electric guitar-led dirges to dreamlike ballads to ghostly atmospheric experiments and has been issued in tiny quantities since the 1990s on the Subliminal Sounds label.

Paul White & The Purple Brain is a remarkably diverse album that defies easy categorization. Which suits him and his “home” label One-Handed Music (in collaboration with whom Now-Again releases this album) just fine. Praised as someone who “embodies all that is good about a new generation of producers” (Dazed & Confused), Paul White has won over fans of left-leaning sounds and interesting hip-hop, including Diplo, Mary Anne Hobbs, Benji B and Gilles Peterson.