MADLIB - Shades Of Blue (2023 Repress) THE BIRDS In between the performances

In between the performances

Before Dan Klein

who Farren met on tour and who became one of his dearest friends and confidants

one cant talk about the West Coast hip-hop scene without mentioning Todd Anthony Shaw

From the evocative intro ‘Count Me Out‘ to the album’s shuffling

MADLIB - Shades Of Blue (2023 Repress) THE BIRDS In between the performances2LP 180g Black Vinyl housed in a Deluxe Gatefold Sleeve. The sound of Blue Note had been embedded in hip hop through sampling and remixes since its early days but Madlib raised the bar when the DJ, producer, rapper and multi instrumentalist invaded the Blue Note vaults for his 2003 masterpiece Shades of Blue, a visionary album featuring remixes and reimaginations of classics by Donald Byrd, Bobbi Humphrey, Ronnie Foster, Bobby Hutcherson, Wayne