| Melvin Gibbs' Elevated Entity / Ancients Speak |
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| Album: | Ancients Speak | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Melvin Gibbs' Elevated Entity | Added: | 04/2009 | |
| Label: | Livewired Music | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2010-07-04 | Pull Date: | 2010-09-05 |
| Week Ending: | 22 Aug | 25 Jul | 18 Jul | 11 Jul |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Oct 12, 2013: | Music Casserole Os Aguas/The Waters | 4. | Jul 15, 2010: | Abra's Airwaves Macumba, Canto Por Odudua (Featuring Pedrito Martinez And Pete Cosey) | |
| 2. | Aug 17, 2010: | meltdown dance party!!!!#@$!%^ Represent Do Rio | 5. | Jul 13, 2010: | meltdown! Summer Breeze | |
| 3. | Jul 18, 2010: | FLASHBANG RADIO: MUSIC TO GAIN WEIGHT TO Represent Do Rio | 6. | Jul 07, 2010: | RipRidah Radio Os Aguas/The Waters |
| Album Review |
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| Don Farrell Reviewed 2010-07-06 | ||
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World/African/Latin Hip Hop rap fusion. Bassist Melvin Gibbs with guitarist/composer Arto Lindsay trace the Ancestors from the African diaspora. ****1: 4:39 mid tempo Afro Cuban chant then Hip Hop rap FCC ****2: 3:58 background chant with Hip Hop rap. FCC Fucking @ 1:20 BIG bass drum, cool bass & guitar plucking. *****3: 6:18 male chant/wail, fast rhythm section, scorching e guitar feedback. WOW! ****4: 4:46 fast pounding drum, fast Brazilian Hip Hop rap with male chant, collage of sound, faint Brazilian Maracatu rhythm ****5: 4:38 fast pounding rhythm, male chant, brass, electronics, ***6: 4:56 slower, male chant, big bass drum, electronics, cool percussion in background, e guitar, slower but very nice arrangement. ***7: 4:22 mid tempo dreamy electronics with percussion and minimal chants, soundbed ****8: 4:27 fast, male vocal scream " Macumba", great percussion, fast Brazilian vocal ****9: 4:12 Hip Hop rap, BIG bass drum, hand clapping percussion, minimal male chant ****10: 5:34 chill, dreamy electronics swirl/drone with fast percussion. first part is GREAT soundbed towards end it gets faster. D Farrell 07/2010 | ||
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