Yesterdays New Quintet - Yesterdays Universe (Madlib) Digi-LP

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Yesterdays New Quintet Yesterdays Universe (Madlib) Digi-LP

madlib's 2007 mad genius album

label:: Stones Throw
price:: $11.95 - 320kbps mp3; $18.75 - wav file
or purchase individual tracks
available:: yes
item #:: 107-0002m-00
digital sales rank:: #21 of 1150

the lab review

Madlib continues to travel to where no beatmaker has gone before. Don't get me wrong, the Beatkonducta and the collaboration releases have been stellar, but it seems that YNQ is Madlib's real passion... especially this particular album. Madlib steps up the signature randomness here, you can see it in the track order, titles, and expanded cast of aliases. Get into the music, and it only gets deeper. I tried to give this a listen sitting at my desk, but it's so dense and thoughtful, that I felt like I needed to be at home to truly absorb this mind meld. Here's a little bit of categorization to get you started. Beats: "Street Talkin, She's Gonna Stay (some truly beautiful shit), Free Son, Vibes From The Tribe Suite (a 12 minute cover of Phil Ranelin's classic). Jazz things: "Marcus, Martin & Malcolm, Bitches Brew, Two For Strata East," and "Slave Riot." From a design perspective, this is one of my favorite sleeves of recent memory. 15 tracks, highly recommended.

reviewed by the mgmnt 09/07/2007

lab recommended

tracklist		320kbps mp3	wav file
play audio	ALL TRACKS	$11.95	$18.75
play audio	Otis Jackson Jr. Trio Bitches Brew 04:37 prod: Madlib	$1.39	$2.49
play audio	The Jahari Massamba Unit feat. Karriem Riggins Trio Umoja - Unity 05:40 prod: Madlib	$1.39	$2.49
play audio	Young Jazz Rebels Slave Riot 02:12 prod: Madlib	$1.39	$2.49
play audio	The Last Electro-Acoustic Space Jazz & Percussion Ensemble One For The Monica Lingas Band 05:36 prod: Madlib	$1.39	$2.49
play audio	Kamala Walker & The Soul Tribe Street Talkin' 03:28 prod: Madlib	$1.39	$2.49
play audio	The Jazzistics Marcus, Martin & Malcolm 03:24 prod: Madlib	$1.39	$2.49
play audio	Suntouch Two For Strata East 00:41 prod: Madlib	$1.39	$2.49
play audio	Suntouch She's Gonna Stay 02:49 prod: Madlib	$1.39	$2.49
play audio	The Last Electro-Acoustic Space Jazz & Percussion Ensemble Cold Nights And Rainy Days 06:18 prod: Madlib	$1.39	$2.49
play audio	Otis Jackson Jr. Trio Free Son 04:45 prod: Madlib	$1.39	$2.49
play audio	Jackson Conti Barumba 03:47 prod: Madlib	$1.39	$2.49
play audio	Ahmad Miller Sunny C 03:15 prod: Madlib	$1.39	$2.49
play audio	The Eddie Prince Fusion Band Mtume's Song 04:29 prod: Madlib	$1.39	$2.49
play audio	Yesterdays Universe All Stars Vibes From The Tribes Suite - For Phil 11:53 prod: Madlib	$1.39	$2.49
play audio	Jackson Conti Upa Neguinho 03:39 prod: Madlib	$1.39	$2.49