El Michels Affair - Sounding Out The City LP

the lab review

Full length offering from the Truth & Soul (Soul Fire) in-house boys, compiling all their previous 7" only singles (but not that one great 12, you gotta hunt it down yourself) plus about 6 brand new tracks. These guys are honest-to-goodness talented, and not just in the "good at aping a sound" way that most of their counterparts seem ok with flaunting. The songwriting is really strong and their output happily jumps through straight funk and soul cuts like "Detroit Twice(1)" and "Too Late To Turn Back(2)," slow jams like "Behind The Blue Curtains(3)," latin edged pieces like "El Pueblo Uneido(4)" and more, which gives you a very thorough and not at all boring listen. Love the move of closing out the album with a cover of Ike Hayes' "Hung Up On My Baby(5)" too (yes, the song sampled for "Mind's Playin Tricks On Me"). For me, this is the pinnacle of the new soul/funk sound, and an excellent choice to cop on long player. 11 tracks.

reviewed by the mgmnt 11/07/2005

lab recommended

tracklist
play audio	PLAY ALL
play audio	El Michels Affair Detroit Twice
	El Michels Affair Musings To Myself
play audio	El Michels Affair Too Late To Turn Back
play audio	El Michels Affair El Pueblo Unido
play audio	El Michels Affair Behind The Blue Curtains
	El Michels Affair Ocho Rios
	El Michels Affair Yennicita
play audio	El Michels Affair Creation
	El Michels Affair This Songs For You
	El Michels Affair Slide Show
play audio	El Michels Affair Hung Up On My Baby