Shaed - Spinning Out - VINYL LP

What if you have Brian Wilson and Bruce Springsteen rolled into one? And what if he came of age as an poor buskers in in Surabaya, Indonesia, but then summoned enough strength to record six albums that flew in the face of everyone in the country's rock scene back in the early 1980s? Genius, be they Brian Wilson or Soedjarwoto InchSoemarsonoInch Gombloh, don't conform to rules written for us mere mortals. They have their own way of doing things and in the case of Gombloh, writing music, conducting recording session and spending cash from his music, must be conducted on his own terms and his terms only. Studio time was expensive back in the early 1980s, yet Gombloh could be three-hour late for his session, and while engineers, session musicians and producers were jittery about the prospect of another botched session, Gombloh took his time for a nap before the recording begun. Yet, this is Gombloh at the peak of his creative genius. You can argue that his debut album Nadia & Atmospheer s the most sprawling and complex album (both sonically and thematically), but Sekar Mayang certainly had the best songs and I can make the argument that this album's 10 songs are strong contenders for biggest hits in blues, country, psychedelic rock charts. InchPrahoro & PrahoroInch is one of those impossible song which appears to have sprung from a bottomless well of inspiration, encompassing King Crimson's sprawling epic, Deep Purple's deepest blues and Genesis' most progressive tendencies. Or InchSekaring JagatInch, which begins as Lennon-McCartney lullaby before launching into an art-rock suite with children choir singing heavenly melodies backed by droning harpsichord and synclavier, while a buzzing Hammond B3 tightly locks with Gombloh's guitar strumming. In 'Mitra Becakan,' Gombloh went full Springsteen mode in InchMitra Becakan,Inch a social commentary that cut so deep you can end

Limited milky clear vinyl LP pressing in gatefold jacket. Shaed's 2021 debut full-length album, High Drive, features collaborations with Lewis Del Mar and Two Feet, and includes the band's breakthrough hit, InchTrampolineInch (with Zayn), which garnered over two billion streams worldwide and reached #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Produced by Shaed, Josh Fountain (Bene) and Ariel Rechtshaid (Vampire Weekend, Adele.) Mixed by Rob Kinelski (Billie Eilish, Ed Sheeran.) Album Tracks 1. Dizzy 2. Osaka 3. Part Time Psycho 4. High Dive 5. I Know Nothing 6. Once Upon a Time 1. Colorful 2. Trampoline 3. No Other Way 4. Wish We Had Longer 5. Visible Woman 6. Six in the Morning 7. High Dive

Shad has built a career as one of Canada's most consistent and versatile hip-hop artists. Since 2005, he's been racking up critical and commercial acclaim, winning the Juno Award for Best Rap Recording for his 2010 album TSOL and being shortlisted for the Polaris Prize five times. But he's not done yet. With his seventh full-length Start Anew, Shad thematically tackles our collective reluctance to break out of our comfort zones armed with his trademark wit and thought-provoking bars. InchThe new start, that positive fresh new life is right there,Inch he says. InchBut it's often just on the other side of risk or even loss of some kind.InchIn a storied career that has seen Shad branch out as a radio show host (CBC's q), TV host (the Peabody and Emmy award-winning Netflix docuseries Hip Hop Evolution), new wave singer alter ego (Your Boy Tony Braxton) and now academic professor at the University of Toronto and Laurier, Start Anew's central premise is one that Shad has wholeheartedly embraced himself, completing a socially conscious trilogy that began with 2018's A Story About A War and 2021's TAO. Featuring collaborations with Toronto's Jon Kabongo, Raz Fresco and Phoenix Pagliacci as well as Atlanta's Chantae Cann and Queens, NY underground stalwart Homeboy Sandman, Start Anew addresses social inequality and the inner strength to succeed as well as Shad's trademark witty and perspective lyrical bars on key tracks such as InchHappiness,Inch InchK.I.S.S.Inch and InchBars and BBQs.Inch Album Tracks 1. Intro 2. Slanted 3. Happiness 4. Rain 5. K.I.S.S 6. Islands 7. Bars and BBQS 8. Discern 9. Look PT 1 10. Look PT 2 11. Don't 12. Sacrifice 13. Fear of Death 14. Still Watching (Bonus Track)