Earthrise Soundsystem - Rock Beats Paper - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Earthrise Soundsystem's second full-length album, Rock Beats Paper (Yoga Organix/Black Swan Sounds), flips the script of the classic children's game and serves as a wake-up call to the consequences of choosing money over the environment. InchFor so long the paper of money has been beating out rock-the elements, the resources of this planet-and that's all changing,Inch says producer/percussionist David 'Duke Mushroom' Schommer. InchThe time has come for that to be revalued. Clearly our planet's resources are worth more than our paper money.Inch After reaching #5 on the iTunes World chart and receiving accolades from the NY Times, Boston Globe, Yoga Journal, MTV and NBC Weekend Today with their debut, the Yoga Sessions, Schommer and Derek Beres return with hard-hitting, percussion-driven rhythms tempered by a wide range of melodic influences, from India, Pakistan, Jamaica, Brazil, Peru and America. InchThe first album was specifically designed to match the arc of a flow yoga class,Inch says Beres, a Los Angeles-based yoga instructor and DJ. InchWith this album, we decided to pay homage to the dance floor as well as the yoga studio.Inch the album's two lead singles, 'Let's Get Together' and 'In Love,' feature NY-based emcee Srikala, as well as soul mantra singer C.C. White and Lucy Woodward, who is currently on tour as Rod Stewart's back-up singer. Beats are the most prominent feature throughout, especially on 'Shiva's Dance Hall,' featuring Forro in the Dark vocalist Davi Vieira and longtime Earth Rise collaborator MC Yogi. Dancehall vibes continue on 'You Lovin' Me' as Camille Armstrong brings serious patois; Srikala returns for his third verse and Ramin Sakurai of Supreme Beings of Leisure adds his signature Rhodes. The anthemic 'Earth to the Sun' features Karsh Kale front man Vishal Vaid, whose ethereal Ghazal vocals soar above the punchy rhythm and live santur from