Shade of Blues, by Lexiglass

Shade of Blues

by Lexiglass

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High bias chrome type II cassette dubbed in real time. Fine homage artwork on the j card.

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1.	Intro 01:03	buy track
2.	Montara 06:45	buy track
3.	Have Mercy 03:05	buy track
4.	Spill One 00:45	buy track
5.	Shade of Blues 04:02	buy track
6.	So(ul) Amazin' (Steel Blazin') 06:06	buy track
7.	The Cheat 00:56	buy track
8.	Blue November 01:20	buy track
9.	Sound of Solid Wall 01:20	buy track
10.	Make the Music with Your Mouth Biz 03:59	buy track

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For the third installment of the Cubetazo mixtape series, Lexiglass stretches out on a set of improvised originals, interspersed with new spins on classics by Blu & Exile (6), Biz Markie (10) and Madlib (2), whose remix of Bobby Hutcherson’s “Montara,” from Shades of Blue, inspires the tape’s longest cut and album cover. The Blue Note vibe is prevalent throughout, as the band’s close listening exposes its jazz roots. The blues makes a fresh appearance, necessitated by the historical moment.

credits

released December 12, 2017

Alexis Marcelo - Keys
Will Glass - Drums
Produced by Lexiglass.
All songs written by Alexis Marcelo and Will Glass, except: Montara (Hutcherson, arr. Madlib), Have Mercy (Marcelo), So(ul) Amazin' (Blu & Exile), Sound of Solid Wall (White, Fareed, Taylor, Smith; arr. Lexiglass) and Make the Music with Your Mouth Biz (Hall, Williams).
Recorded on cassette at Lissemore Studios, Word Up Community Bookshop and 1988 Cuts by Will Glass. Fall 2016-Spring 2017.
No overdubs.
Mastered by Roctimus Prime.
Layout by MAW. Photos by Will Glass.
Contact: alightingrecords@gmail.com

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Lexiglass New York, New York

Instrumental jazz and hip hop by keyboardist Alexis Marcelo (Yusef Lateef, Malcolm Mooney, DJ Spinna) and drummer Will Glass (Lonnie Holley, Dirty Projectors, the Glass Breaks series). From Uptown, NYC.

discography

Pad EP

Dec 2020
Shade of Blues

Dec 2017
Mobb Phonics

Jul 2016
The Love Move

Oct 2015
Sketches

Sep 2014

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