Sections

Back

Back

Back
Feature - The Real Kevin Coughlin

Home | TODAY'S NEWS AND HOOTS | Warp Records is pleased to announce the release of 'Compass,' Jamie Lidell's 3rd full-length album

Warp Records is pleased to announce the release of 'Compass,' Jamie Lidell's 3rd full-length album

08/02/2010 19:59

Font size:

Wasim Muklashy

JAMIE LIDELL ALBUM COMPASS SET FOR MAY 18, 2010 RELEASE

Warp Records is pleased to announce the release of Jamie Lidells third full-length album Compass on May 18, 2010. The album was recorded in Los Angeles, New York and Canada, Jamies fellow travelers on Compass include Beck, Feist, Gonzales, Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear and Pat Sansone of Wilco. Musically and lyrically this is very much a Jamie Lidell Production—reflecting not only his exhilarating, diverse tastes, but also a year of change, love, longing and arrival at a new place.

Undoubtedly, Compass is his most eclectic album yet. Songs shift, chop, change and mutate genres and forms before our very ears. Its got funk in spades; the jaw-dropping power of the vocals is stronger than ever; it rocks, it pops, its sweet, angry, hard, soulful and soft, often within the span of a single track. Its the restless album that finally matches the soul of its creator.

Sessions began at Becks Hudson Studios in Los Angeles, where he gathered Jamie together with Wilco, Leslie Feist and veteran drummer James Gadson (whos hit sticks for Bill Withers, Quincy Jones among many others) for Becks Record Club project (where a group of musicians cover an album in a day). Inspired by the chemistry of those jams, they shifted to the legendary Ocean Way Studios. There, they were joined by producer/keyboardist Brian Lebarton, singer Nikka Costa, and Justin Stanley. All would have an important impact on the album. Pat Sansone from Wilco and Chilly Gonzales (whos played on both Multiply and Jim) were present as musical meta-spirits, recording their parts remotely and delivering them via the internet. As Jamie says of this formidable line-up of brilliant collaborators—You dont fuck with them!

Back in New York he began to make sense of this great big mess on the hard drive. Then it was up to Feists ranch in the Niagara Escarpment with Chris Taylor, producer and member of Brooklyn avant-pop sensations Grizzly Bear. Musically and lyrically Compass is certainly A Jamie Lidell Joint—reflecting not just his exhilarating, diverse tastes, but also a year of change, love, longing and arrival at a new place.

I wrote every song in a month, Jamie says, Its been an emotional couple of years, so I tapped into what I wanted to say and started writing. There was a lot to draw on. When he takes to the road in 2010, hell be bringing a band again, but stripping it back; keeping it lean. For both newcomers and initiates, this will be an experience. And no, he wont stop.

Add to: DIGG

Warp Records is pleased to announce the release of 'Compass,' Jamie Lidell's 3rd full-length album

Comments (0 posted):

Post your comment

Please enter the code you see in the image: