Brandon Coleman - Resistance (Clear Vinyl) - Import LP Record

Credits:

Brandon Coleman

Description:

As a core member of the WCGD, Brandon Coleman, aka Professor Boogie, was a key figure in the rise of a new generation of L.A. jazz with Kamasi Washington and Thundercat, while also being an authentic heir to the West Coast funk dynasty, from Parliament/funkadelicists George Clinton and Zapp to Dr. Dre, DJ Quick, and Dame Funk. successor, Brandon Coleman aka Professor Boogie. The multi-keyboardist and vocoder virtuoso, who has been featured on Stevie Wonder, Earth, Wind & Fire, Alicia Keys, and Babyface, as well as backing Childish Gambino's Grammy Award performance, is now backed by his friend Flying Lotus, and is a member of the band Brainfeeder, which is led by the same name. He has released a new album on the Brainfeeder label led by his ally Flying Lotus. Brandon himself wrote, arranged, produced, and played keyboards on this album, which features an elite group of musicians including Kamasi Washington, Ryan Porter, Miguel Atwood Ferguson, and Gene Coy.The first single, "Giant Feelings," features a writhing Moog bass, a super-heavy G-funk beat, and a powerful horn section featuring Kamasi, Ryan Porter, and Christopher Gray, while Patrice Quinn, who also sings lead vocals for the Kamasi Band, soars to the heavens. The modern boogie "Live For Today" resonates with Tuxedo and Dame Funk, "All Around The World" and "Love" have a cosmic mellowness in the vein of Herbie Hancock, and "Sexy" is reminiscent of P-Funk, Zapp, Roger Troutman and others. The album also includes "Sundae," the ultimate fusion of jazz and soul, featuring Endambi, one of 's best neo-soul singers, who is also recognized by Erykah Badu.The cover features a portrait by B+, a photographer who has left behind many famous artworks by DJ Shadow and Jaylib, and the album is a blend of jazz, funk, soul, boogie, AOR, and other essences in the same vector as Thundercat's "Drunk," which became one of the most famous albums of 2017. Blended together, the result is a contemporary urban black contemporary sound.

Tracklisting:

1.Live for Today
2.All Around the World
3.Letter to My Buggers, A
4.Addiction
5.Sexy
6.There's No Turning Back