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Wax Poetics Issue 29, June/July 2008
With bright colors for summer heat, Wax Poetics 29 blasts into the funky avant-garde with Herbie Hancock and his Mwandishi band, written by producer Kirk Degiorgio. Mark Skillz returns with another old-school hip-hop cover feature: Spoonie Gee lit up the streets with his tales of gritty realism. Buy the Playlist!
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Featured Articles:
Herbie Hancock
"The Warner period was key in my development. Beginning with the earthy, funky approach of Fat Albert Rotunda to the subsequent journeys into space—which were our response to the avant-garde ventures of those times."
Spoonie Gee
It was the first time on wax that a rapper had weaved together a narrative as gritty as a Donald Goines novel. It was a tale of heartbreak, deceit, and revenge. In fact, the main character could've been a vixen straight out of a Goines book.
Lalo Schifrin
"My biggest problem is I'm a chameleon, and I don't say this to pat myself on the back, but I am very versatile and I know many techniques of music. And I've been using them."
Also includes:
Re:Discovery
Gregory Isaacs, Missy Dee & the Melody Crew, Compost, Mr. Complex, Primitive
Higher Ground
Israeli multi-instrumentalist Kutiman gets inspired
Root Down
Plantlife's Jack Splash cultivates homegrown formula for success
The Israelites
Chicago expats bring spiritual soul to the Holy Land
Songs of Freedom
The musical liberation of funky Lagos
Ghost in the Machine
Overshadowed producer K-Def makes noise with his MPC
Primary Colors
Back to basics with Pete Rock
Mise-En-Scene
The Cinematic Orchestra sets the mood with sound noir
True to Self
Lee Fields rediscovers new ways to make his music
Leader of the Free World
Jazzman Sam Rivers helmed the New York loft scene and charted a new direction for big band
The Life of a Chameleon
Composer and jazz pianist Lalo Schifrin harmonizes with his musical surroundings
Journeys into Space
Herbie Hancock and his Mwandishi band explored the funky outer limits of the avant-garde
Street's Disciple
Spoonie Gee delivered some of rap's first urban sermons
Rhythm Revolution
Saxophonist Cedric Brooks weaves the rebellious history of Jamaica into his music
Hip-Hop Bound
Freddy Fresh produces the encyclopedia of rap records
Nova Beat
As Jackson Conti, Madlib and Mamao craft stellar Brazilian record
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