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Tall Black Guy – A Franklin Black Excursion (7″) (VG+/M)

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Label: Excursions
Format: 7″
Cat: EXC005
Released: 26 Jan 18
Media Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+) *
Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)

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Description

A vinyl-only 7″ flip of Aretha Franklin courtesy of a delightful dream-team duo; Tall Black Guy and Karizma.

‘A Franklin Black Excursion’ – a double-header of beautiful re-interpretations of a classic by the Queen of Soul…

For those that don’t know, Tall Black Guy is a regular favourite from First Word Records. Detroit-born Terrel Wallace has built a solid rep in recent times as one of the most revered beatmakers on the planet. Initially pricking peoples ears with a series of incredible edits, he has garnered fans far & wide from Gilles to Jazzy Jeff (with whom he’s become a regular stalwart of The PLAYlist Retreat sessions).

Karizma, aka Kaytronik, aka Kris Klayton, is a deeply prolific cat from Baltimore, releasing music since the mid-nineties on assorted tips; Deep House & Techno, Broken Beat, Hip Hop and Jazz, including his massive club track last year, ‘Work It Out’. His collabs include DJ Spen, Kenny Dope, Peven Everett, Osunlade, Atjazz and releases on labels like Strictly Rhythm, Defected, BBE and Sonar Kollectiv. The list of remix projects is remarkable too, including among it Mary J Blige, Lenny Kravitz, Roy Ayers and Jocelyn Brown. Kris has been awarded various accolades as a DJ over the years; his technical prowess on CDJs being the stuff of legends.

‘Gifted People’ has a low-slung double-time beat as its backbone, cruising across a classic piano loop, whilst the flip sees ‘Kaytronik’s Gifted & Black Remix’ transposing the same groove to a solid deep no-messin’ 4/4 beat and bassline warm enough to thaw that pesky Winter ice off your dancing sneaks. Both sides are heads-down lights-off dancery affairs.

* Notes: Record is brand new unplayed. The record has been graded as Very Good Plus because there are some very light surface marks at the start of the record that are only visible under strong light. The marks will have been made during the pressing process and will not affect play. Photo supplied on request.

Tracklist
A – Gifted People (3:52)
B – Gifted People (Kaytronik’s Gifted & Black Remix) (7:25)

Additional information

Weight 0.12 kg