Releases from artist / Veröffentlichungen von : Illa J

the second album >john yancey< released on jakarta records

following his self titled lp, illa j sometimes known as “john regal” (born october 13.1986 in detroit, michigan) is a singer, songwriter, rapper, producer, multi instrumentalist. he takes us on a trip to his hometown detroit with his third solo album home. his last lp successfully took illa j out of his brother and hiphop legend j dilla‘s shadow to show he is in his own lane. yet, yancey still felt as though he was in a box labeled rapper. teaming up with producer calvin valentine, who entirely produced the album, home is illa j‘s first album to properly showcase the full extent of his vocal range to put him in the singer-songwriter conversation. the listener can feel the soulfulness of this lp through illa j‘s singing and valentines‘ smooth production.

john illa j yancey, younger brother of late, great genius producer james yancey (aka jay dee, j dilla), is currently completing his debut album for delicious vinyl. with the multi-talented illa j rhyming and singing over a treasure trove of previously untouched jay dee gems, the project represents both a full-circle collaboration and a whole new beginning in the story of the musically exceptional yancey brothers.

red & black swirl vinyl, reissue

reissue, blue and black swirl vinyl

comprised of vancouver producers and multi-instrumentalists nick wisdom and astrological, canadian duo potatohead people boast a number of noteworthy accolades thanks to a their signature sound drawing influences from 90 s boom-bap, future soul, classic jazz, deep house and boogie/funk. beginning with a series of ep s, including their landmark -kosmichemusik- ep, potatohead people s productions quickly made their way to artists like illa j who tapped the duo to produce his now critically acclaimed self-titled album, as well as producers like kaytranada (who co-produced illa j s -strippers- with the pair). supporters such as soulection, nightmares on wax, pomo, dj spinna, big boi, and phife dawg have also played formidable roles in championing the sound of potatohead people worldwide.

working on opposite sides of the landmass we call canada, vancouver/montreal duo potatohead people (producers nick wisdom & astrological) have been making waves for quite some time with their signature jazzy boom-bap meets boogie inside the bassbin vibes. called a -formidable tandem- by okayplayer, their sounds have been championed early on by the likes of kaytranada, soulection, nightmares on wax, pomo, exmag, big boi, and phife dawg. after a few early releases on vancouver based netlabel jellyfish recordings, brooklyn s bastard jazz reissued their 2012 landmark kosmichemusik ep and pressed a 7inch released on valentine s day 2013. the association landed their song back to my sht (featuring frank nitty of frank n dank) on a powerade produced lebron james documentary and nick and astro began working on a debut lp for bastard jazz, presented here.