I.Ědrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad: Fender Rhodes piano, electric bass, percussion, bass clarinet, sopranino & alto saxophone, drums Lyrics: Written and performed by Rapheal Saadiq
I.Ědrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad: Upright piano, electric bass, vibraphone, alto saxophone, drums, percussionĪ. Lyrics: Written and performed by Ladybug Mecca backgrounds by Loren Oden & Saudia Yasmein
Linear Labs Orchestra: Orchestrated by Adrian Younge, conducted by Brooke DeRosaĪ. I.Ědrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad: Grand piano, electric bass, vibraphone, flutes, alto, tenor, sopranino, saxophone, timpani, drums, percussion All songs published by Linear Labs Publishing (ASCAP) and Cool Abdul Music (ASCAP). Mastered by Dave Cooley for Elysian Masters. For more information, please visit creditsĪll music composed, produced, recorded and mixed by Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Adrian Younge at Linear Labs Studios, Los Angeles, CA.
The 20 track, full length double album, will be released on Linear Labs and distributed digitally by INgrooves and vinyl will be distributed by Traffic Entertainment, world wide on June 8, 2018. This transcendental recording is something that really makes The Midnight Hour special. Ali and Adrian took Luther's original vocal stems and composed new music, as if they were in the room with Luther originally. “So Amazing” is a reimagining of Luther Vandross’ 1986 single. The full, completed version of “Questions” is now the lead single on The Midnight Hour. However, Kendrick Lamar heard the track and wanted to sample portions for his GRAMMY-winning album To Pimp a Butterfly (the song ultimately made it to Kendrick’s 2016 compilation Untitled Unmastered as "Untitled 06 |. One of the seminal compositions, “Questions,” originally began as an unfinished Midnight Hour demo with Cee-Lo Green. The Midnight Hour is sophisticated hip hop that fans will enjoy, capturing their jazz rhythm section, and a full orchestra, to analog tape.
The Midnight Hour is a soul/jazz/hip hop album which continues the conversations started by yesterday’s jazz and funk pioneers those that created the bedrock of samples for hip hop producers in the 80s/90s.
The album has features from CeeLo Green, Raphael Saadiq, Marsha Ambrosius, Bilal, Eryn Allen Kane, Karolina and more.Īdrian and Ali began working on this album back in 2013, but put the project aside as they would score the hit Netflix series Marvel’s Luke Cage (the two even perform in an episode of the upcoming second season). The Midnight Hour is comprised of Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Adrian Younge, alongside a tight rhythm section and a full orchestra. The Midnight Hour is Black excellence: an ode to the cultural sophistication that the Harlem Renaissance established for its people.
Via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. Includes unlimited streaming of The Midnight Hour Laetitia Sadier Questlove and Keyon Harrold Marsha Ambrosiusĭans Un Moment D’errance feat. The 20 track, 61 minute, full length double album, will be released on Linear Labs and distributed digitally by INgrooves and vinyl will be distributed by Traffic Entertainment, world wide on June 8, 2018.ĭon’t Keep Me Waiting feat. The completed track perfectly captures the album’s underlying roots in hip-hop’s origins and can be heard HERE.
” off of Kendrick Lamar’s untitled unmastered. Lead track and first single “Questions” featuring CeeLo Green is out today and has an unlikely origin story that CeeLo, Adrian and Ali originally explained to Pitchfork back in 2016, when a demo version of the song appeared as a sample on “untitled 06 |. It is the duo’s long awaited album and it showcases their songwriting ability like never before. Today, they are proud to announce the forthcoming release of their carefully constructed and masterful The Midnight Hour. Ali Shaheed Muhammad (A Tribe Called Quest) & Adrian Younge began their work together in 2013 on the critically acclaimed album There Is Only Now and their partnership cemented on their score work for Marvels’ Luke Cage. When two of hip-hop’s most accomplished composers get together to make an album you know the results are going to be special.