{"product_id":"el-michels-affair-adult-themes-special-edition-colored-vinyl-vinyl-lp","title":"El Michels Affair: Adult Themes - Special Edition (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Leon+Michels\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLeon Michels\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e circles back on 2005’s \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/products\/el-michels-affair-sounding-out-the-city-lp\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSounding Out The City\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e the sound that put us onto \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?q=el+michels+affair\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEl Michels Affair\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e in the first place. The ensuing years saw Michels co-found \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Big+Crown+Records\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBig Crown Records\u003c\/a\u003e with \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Akalepse\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAkalepse\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, amass a seemingly unending rap sheet of \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/products\/aloe-blacc-good-things-vinyl-2lp\" target=\"_blank\"\u003estellar\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/products\/lee-fields-the-expressions-special-night-colored-vinyl-vinyl-lp\" target=\"_blank\"\u003esession\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/products\/the-shacks-the-shacks-ep-vinyl-10\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ework\u003c\/a\u003e and a pair of \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?\u0026amp;q=El%20Michels%20Affair%2037th%20Chamber\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22El%20Michels%20Affair%22\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWu-Tang-focused cover records\u003c\/a\u003e which took big band hip-hop worship to new levels, making \u003cem\u003eAdult Themes\u003c\/em\u003e his first full-length return to original compositions since \u003cem\u003eSOTC\u003c\/em\u003e. It’s evident before you even take off the shrink wrap that this one’s the result of a healthy binge on french psych pop library sleaze a la \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?\u0026amp;q=Melody%20Nelson\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Serge%20Gainsbourg%22\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMelody Nelson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Le+Mariage+Collectif\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLe Mariage Collectif\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, etc. Opener “Enfant” is the mise en scène with summery acoustic guitar plucks, blaxploitation flute and some highly evocative cooing from the faceless \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Jane+Birkin\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBirkin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e to Michel’s \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Serge+Gainsbourg\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSerge\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (don’t quote me but I’m almost certain its shorty from \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?\u0026amp;q=The%20Shacks\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22The%20Shacks%22\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Shacks\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e based on her hushed cadence and the Big Crown connection). Centerpiece “Life Of Pablo” begins with the shriek of a newborn baby (Michels’ kid), slowly settling into the sort of gargantuan stadium-sized cop funk that \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Just+Blaze\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJust Blaze\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e would have lost his shit over in 2002. The album’s grander suites are garnished with a smattering of byte-size pizzicato weirdness and single-serving breakbeats. This the type of shit that makes me want to dust off my sampler and start making beats again. Magnifique! Limited white colored vinyl version, highly recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003especial edition w\/ alternate cover art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewhite colored vinyl \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elimited edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoriginal release year: 2020\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Big Crown Records 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by naffi sandwich 10\/2019\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"El Michels Affair","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":43392114491482,"sku":"lp-18639","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/files\/elmichelsaffair-adultthemes-coloredvinyl-1.jpg?v=1780517686","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/products\/el-michels-affair-adult-themes-special-edition-colored-vinyl-vinyl-lp","provider":"TurntableLab.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}