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Quickview {"id":7524436148474,"title":"Jamire Williams \/\/ But Only After You Have Suffered LP","handle":"jamire-williams-but-only-after-you-have-suffered-lp","description":"\u003cp\u003e過去にleaving recordsなどから発表しており、\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJesse Boykins IIIやJeff Parker、Carlos Niñoなどのサポートも務めているドラマーJamire Williamsが、2021年12月にInternational Anthemからリリースした最新作です。\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=822409669\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eレーベルその他作品は\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tobirarecords.com\/collections\/inan\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/tobirarecords.com\/collections\/inan\"\u003eこちら\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\/\/\/ Click \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tobirarecords.com\/collections\/inan\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/tobirarecords.com\/collections\/inan\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e to see more International Anthem releases available at Tobira. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e------------------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInternational Anthem:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e'But Only After You Have Suffered' is a densely layered and deeply personal new work from multidisciplinary artist, composer, percussionist \u0026amp; producer Jamire Williams.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eConceived as a spiritual, autobiographical artistic statement, Jamire applies sound collage practice to modern jazz composition, beat production, MC\/vocalist features, and his uniquely impressionistic drumming style – making an album as akin to minimalist painting as an art-house film soundtrack or a classic hip-hop mixtape. A “self-reflective, almost testimonial work” that swiftly cycles across a vast spectrum of styles, it's the culmination of his five-year musical journey to the outer reaches of his own sound. It’s the album he has always wanted to make.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo do so he engages his faith and the friends and family that shaped him, working with a host of close collaborators in a free and spontaneous manner. The shared musical, communal, and spiritual sensibility gives the album its sense of unity. “It’s a whole work,” Jamire explains. “It flows seamlessly, and it’s meant to keep playing until you really understand all the messages, prayers, and cries.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAcross twelve multi-faceted tracks, he brings together artists from his hometown of Houston (vocalists Corey King, Lisa E\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. Harris, Fat Tony, Jawwaad Taylor), those he became close to over several years living in LA (Sam Gendel, Zeroh, Mic Holden, Josh Johnson, fellow International Anthem artist Carlos Niño), and other creative partners from his life-long journey in sound (Chassol, Svet, Kenneth Whalum).\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs such, 'But Only After You Have Suffered' builds its own world from the pull between Jamire’s jazz heritage - eleven years as a drummer in NYC recording with world-renowned musicians like Jason Moran, Christian Scott, and Dr. Lonnie Smith - and the experimental, narrative art-pop of his more recent work with Solange, Moses Sumney, and Blood Orange.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIts origins can also be traced to his 2016 solo percussion album '\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ Effectual' (released by Leaving Records) - a turning point for Jamire, who has since embarked on a process of stripping back and breaking down his musical identity, creating a new sound from the fragments that most speak to his experience as a musician and a person.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRooted in his faith, Jamire opens the album with “Hands Up,” a devotional hymn cut against the stark reality of the modern world that sounds like an apocalyptic middle-grounding of Kendrick Lamar’s 'To Pimp A Butterfly' and Merry Clayton’s “Gimme Shelter.” Whether in the rousing, spiritual “Just Hold On” or the fluid verses of Fat Tony on “Safe Travels,” the music exists in the tension between higher realms and social realities - what Jamire calls the “duality of a personal thing and what I’m seeing in my community, in the Black community, as a Black man.”\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe album reaches its climax on “Pause In His Presence,” which features a chilling operatic performance from Lisa E. 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A “self-reflective, almost testimonial work” that swiftly cycles across a vast spectrum of styles, it's the culmination of his five-year musical journey to the outer reaches of his own sound. It’s the album he has always wanted to make.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo do so he engages his faith and the friends and family that shaped him, working with a host of close collaborators in a free and spontaneous manner. The shared musical, communal, and spiritual sensibility gives the album its sense of unity. “It’s a whole work,” Jamire explains. “It flows seamlessly, and it’s meant to keep playing until you really understand all the messages, prayers, and cries.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAcross twelve multi-faceted tracks, he brings together artists from his hometown of Houston (vocalists Corey King, Lisa E\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. Harris, Fat Tony, Jawwaad Taylor), those he became close to over several years living in LA (Sam Gendel, Zeroh, Mic Holden, Josh Johnson, fellow International Anthem artist Carlos Niño), and other creative partners from his life-long journey in sound (Chassol, Svet, Kenneth Whalum).\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs such, 'But Only After You Have Suffered' builds its own world from the pull between Jamire’s jazz heritage - eleven years as a drummer in NYC recording with world-renowned musicians like Jason Moran, Christian Scott, and Dr. Lonnie Smith - and the experimental, narrative art-pop of his more recent work with Solange, Moses Sumney, and Blood Orange.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIts origins can also be traced to his 2016 solo percussion album '\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ Effectual' (released by Leaving Records) - a turning point for Jamire, who has since embarked on a process of stripping back and breaking down his musical identity, creating a new sound from the fragments that most speak to his experience as a musician and a person.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRooted in his faith, Jamire opens the album with “Hands Up,” a devotional hymn cut against the stark reality of the modern world that sounds like an apocalyptic middle-grounding of Kendrick Lamar’s 'To Pimp A Butterfly' and Merry Clayton’s “Gimme Shelter.” Whether in the rousing, spiritual “Just Hold On” or the fluid verses of Fat Tony on “Safe Travels,” the music exists in the tension between higher realms and social realities - what Jamire calls the “duality of a personal thing and what I’m seeing in my community, in the Black community, as a Black man.”\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe album reaches its climax on “Pause In His Presence,” which features a chilling operatic performance from Lisa E. 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Quickview {"id":7519865307386,"title":"Double Gee \/\/ ULYSSA Presents: Double Gee TAPE","handle":"double-gee-ulyssa-presents-double-gee-tape","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=4030615814\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eレーベルその他作品は\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tobirarecords.com\/collections\/ulyssa\"\u003eこちら\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\/\/\/ Click \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tobirarecords.com\/collections\/ulyssa\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e to see more ULYSSA releases available at Tobira. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e------------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdition of 100.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eULYSSA:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Holy Bible, Manga and big fat hoglegs.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom these fine ingredients, Johanessburg’s Double Gee is conjuring a fascinating new version of Christianity in his bold, uplifting trap.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd he’s skipping right to Revelations. Because, really, who wouldn’t? Jesus is coming. Seas are boiling with blood. The Whore of Babylon is riding in upon A Great Beast. It’s absolutely bonkers — and so too is the music of Double Gee.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e“My friends showed me a documentary about the seven signs of the apocalypse,” said Gee, 26. “And it kind of scared me. Then, I decided to read Revelations. I was HOOKED.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHis music is thrilling, hypnotic, irreverent and up to its knees in God’s Wild \u0026amp; Tough Love.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd like Revelations itself, Double Gee’s message is clear: “Get Your Shit Together.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThat might well mean your fit, your art, your finances or, sure, your Eternal Spirit.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSung in English; in his native Zulu; and other South African languages like Pedi, the songs are both big hearted and stern. They hold us to our highest human potential for joy. Mismatched shoes (“BBs \u0026amp; SBs”), the Manga series Noruto (“Iruka Sensei”), township jive\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (“Jaiva”) and binge drinking (“Zanka”) — these subjects become Taoist koans in Double Gee's lovingly croaked trap mantras.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDank, minor chord synthesizers and joyous midi experimentation, Double Gee’s compositions are flamboyant — while also flaunting a disregard for modern pop sheen. Unexpected, ingenious layered rhythms that share as much DNA with Project Pat as they do Bunny Lee and influenced in turn by South African house like M’Du; American early-00s rap like Lil Wayne; and the Irish boyband Westlife, Double Gee music’s simply shows us a wild mind open to The Whole Wide World.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe tags into and out of each track become like digital prayers to begin and end a sermon from singular member of The Shoes Gang. Oh, if you must know, Gee’s penchant for mismatched shoes began during a time of deep depression for Double Gee. But when he saw the smiles his two different shoes brought it to the faces of others, he kept it going.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“I was glad they felt good,” Gee said. “This new spark in my life made people laugh.”\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHere, on ‘ULYSSA Presents: Double Gee,” we’ve collected 16 cuts from this young legend, pulling from his myriad streaming releases. This primer is only intended to push you deeper into his astounding catalogue.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePlease do Your Very Spirit a solid and enter The World of Double Gee. Sail on, sailor.\u003c\/span\u003e \"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtist : Double Gee\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLabel : ULYSSA\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-01-23T16:41:53+09:00","created_at":"2022-01-18T13:06:21+09:00","vendor":"Tobira Records","type":"","tags":["hiphop \/ funk","new","tape","ulyssa"],"price":189000,"price_min":189000,"price_max":189000,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":42334567137530,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Double Gee \/\/ ULYSSA Presents: Double Gee TAPE","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":189000,"weight":60,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0305\/1637\/9780\/products\/ge1_c27432f1-0c69-4d04-8e19-abd751af5eb2.jpg?v=1642478783","\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0305\/1637\/9780\/products\/ge2_62046d27-064e-4f49-84f0-db37c2c0e6c3.jpg?v=1642478783"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0305\/1637\/9780\/products\/ge1_c27432f1-0c69-4d04-8e19-abd751af5eb2.jpg?v=1642478783","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":29025461403898,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":700,"width":700,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0305\/1637\/9780\/products\/ge1_c27432f1-0c69-4d04-8e19-abd751af5eb2.jpg?v=1642478783"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":700,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0305\/1637\/9780\/products\/ge1_c27432f1-0c69-4d04-8e19-abd751af5eb2.jpg?v=1642478783","width":700},{"alt":null,"id":29025461436666,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.217,"height":986,"width":1200,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0305\/1637\/9780\/products\/ge2_62046d27-064e-4f49-84f0-db37c2c0e6c3.jpg?v=1642478783"},"aspect_ratio":1.217,"height":986,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0305\/1637\/9780\/products\/ge2_62046d27-064e-4f49-84f0-db37c2c0e6c3.jpg?v=1642478783","width":1200}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=4030615814\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eレーベルその他作品は\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tobirarecords.com\/collections\/ulyssa\"\u003eこちら\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\/\/\/ Click \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tobirarecords.com\/collections\/ulyssa\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e to see more ULYSSA releases available at Tobira. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e------------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdition of 100.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eULYSSA:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Holy Bible, Manga and big fat hoglegs.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom these fine ingredients, Johanessburg’s Double Gee is conjuring a fascinating new version of Christianity in his bold, uplifting trap.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd he’s skipping right to Revelations. Because, really, who wouldn’t? Jesus is coming. Seas are boiling with blood. The Whore of Babylon is riding in upon A Great Beast. It’s absolutely bonkers — and so too is the music of Double Gee.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e“My friends showed me a documentary about the seven signs of the apocalypse,” said Gee, 26. “And it kind of scared me. Then, I decided to read Revelations. I was HOOKED.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHis music is thrilling, hypnotic, irreverent and up to its knees in God’s Wild \u0026amp; Tough Love.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd like Revelations itself, Double Gee’s message is clear: “Get Your Shit Together.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThat might well mean your fit, your art, your finances or, sure, your Eternal Spirit.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSung in English; in his native Zulu; and other South African languages like Pedi, the songs are both big hearted and stern. They hold us to our highest human potential for joy. Mismatched shoes (“BBs \u0026amp; SBs”), the Manga series Noruto (“Iruka Sensei”), township jive\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (“Jaiva”) and binge drinking (“Zanka”) — these subjects become Taoist koans in Double Gee's lovingly croaked trap mantras.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDank, minor chord synthesizers and joyous midi experimentation, Double Gee’s compositions are flamboyant — while also flaunting a disregard for modern pop sheen. Unexpected, ingenious layered rhythms that share as much DNA with Project Pat as they do Bunny Lee and influenced in turn by South African house like M’Du; American early-00s rap like Lil Wayne; and the Irish boyband Westlife, Double Gee music’s simply shows us a wild mind open to The Whole Wide World.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe tags into and out of each track become like digital prayers to begin and end a sermon from singular member of The Shoes Gang. Oh, if you must know, Gee’s penchant for mismatched shoes began during a time of deep depression for Double Gee. But when he saw the smiles his two different shoes brought it to the faces of others, he kept it going.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“I was glad they felt good,” Gee said. “This new spark in my life made people laugh.”\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHere, on ‘ULYSSA Presents: Double Gee,” we’ve collected 16 cuts from this young legend, pulling from his myriad streaming releases. This primer is only intended to push you deeper into his astounding catalogue.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePlease do Your Very Spirit a solid and enter The World of Double Gee. Sail on, sailor.\u003c\/span\u003e \"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtist : Double Gee\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLabel : ULYSSA\u003c\/p\u003e"}