Gonjasufi (Official Thread)

[briewer]

Vocalist on Warp Records, a voice that is equal parts R&B, folk, and eastern, has Flying Lotus and the Gaslamp Killer producing much of his music, and just in time for P4k to give his new album a BNM. What's not to like?

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[briewer]

Oh.

[IntoTheSun]

Oh. [2]

[ThisIsNotDan]

you had me at Flying Lotus. will check

[xJesusFreakx]

and just in time for P4k to give his new album a BNM.

So? I'd care more if it got a good rating on SOTS.

Not sure I really dig this. It's cool, but not quite my thing. Maybe I'll revisit it someday and see if it sounds better to me then. I approve of his facial hair, though.

[briewer]

So? I'd care more if it got a good rating on SOTS.
You mean the website I work for? Okay, on behalf of SOTS, I declare this record has a good rating, or whatever. Now enjoy it, damnit.

[jbaseball44]

That's a pretty hefty declaration, Brain

[xJesusFreakx]

You mean the website I work for? Okay, on behalf of SOTS, I declare this record has a good rating, or whatever. Now enjoy it, damnit.

Oh... Alright then. Guess I have to dig this record now.

[IWasaCamera]

I was going to email you about this record a few weeks ago when I received a heads-up from Warp, Brian. We could have heaped praise on it before the Fork! Regret's a bitch.

[briewer]

I know. I've been really digging this since it leaked back in, I don't know, January? I was just too lazy to make a thread for it, and now my cred is paying the price.

[IWasaCamera]

Really is.

As for the record (A Sufi And A Killer), good stuff. Wasn't sure what to expect after the Kowboyz&Indians single and I was pleasantly surprised with the full-length.

[kearn1tm]

I got the leak from a shady source in December. I've spent a few months with it. It's good. I need more time with it. His collaboration with Gaslamp Killer was also pretty solid. He released some stuff under other pseudonyms too (Sumach). They're worth looking up.

[kearn1tm]

Those of you digging Gonjasufi should do yourselves a favor and check out Free the Robots. They're good.

http://www.myspace.com/freetherobots

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[briewer]

Those of you digging Gonjasufi should do yourselves a favor and check out Free the Robots. They're good.

http://www.myspace.com/freetherobots

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Ugh, I meant to do so after you suggested them to me on last. I really like this track. Where guys like FlyLo mix jazz and hip hop/electronica in a manner that is more as a novelty (not that it is necessarily a bad thing) and not as an equal, umm, "contribution", I guess (like you would never consider FlyLo as jazz or jazz-*genre*), this combines equal parts of both jazz and hip-hop. I'll check out some more of them tomorrow sometime.

[kearn1tm]

Ugh, I meant to do so after you suggested them to me on last. I really like this track. Where guys like FlyLo mix jazz and hip hop/electronica in a manner that is more as a novelty (not that it is necessarily a bad thing) and not as an equal, umm, "contribution", I guess (like you would never consider FlyLo as jazz or jazz-*genre*), this combines equal parts of both jazz and hip-hop. I'll check out some more of them tomorrow sometime.

Good to hear, Brian. I wasn't trying to hijack the thread, for the record (not that you mentioned I had). I just thought this would be an appropriate thread to namedrop these guys.

But yeah, Gonjasufi is good.

[IWasaCamera]

Prototype is a solid record, yeah. For more recent jazz-hip hop junk, Clin D'Oeil by Jazz Liberatorz is quite an engaging listen as well if you're keen on the sound. Or anything by Nujabes really.

[oddwithoutend]

New record is so good. Especially 'Sheep'.

[briewer]

This review is taking me forever.

[oddwithoutend]

'Sheep' is definitely my favourite track on the new album.

[briewer]

I kinda, like, did a review for this guy, and stuff.

http://sunonthesand.com/2010/gonjasufi-a-sufi-and-a-killer/

[kearn1tm]

I kinda, like, did a review for this guy, and stuff.

http://sunonthesand.com/2010/gonjasufi-a-sufi-and-a-killer/

It's a good read, peeps. Give it a look (and I'm not saying that simply because I like Gonjasufi. Brian's a good writer).

[Wake Up]

I keep coming back to this, never works out for me. Not very into it. I'd rather go sit and listen to some John Mayer and sip a nice chardonnay.

[Kid B]

I love this guy. The background vocals on 'Sheep' are incredible.

[ohmessylife]

This is new to me, but I like it a lot.

[IntoTheSun]

So yeah, never bothered to check out his main release this year, but I think I will now after hearing the remix album. It's very good. Really like Candylane (Bibio Remix.)