Mos Def aka Yasiin Bey & Marvin Gaye The Departure (SIDE ONE)

As promised, we’re amped to finally share The Departure (Side One) of Amerigo Gazaway’s Yasiin Bey (FKA Mos Def) + Marvin Gaye conceptual collaboration, “Yasiin Gaye”.

Unlike his “Fela Soul” and “Bizarre Tribe” concepts, Amerigo’s process of taking apart and re-orchestrating original samples in a new context was enhanced by a much larger amount of available audio resources (including multitrack stems for vocals, drums, strings, horns, bass, guitar, etc.). Due to the overflow, we’ll be dropping a second installment, Side Two: (The Return) of *”Yasiin Gaye” in the Spring.

“As a producer and fan, there is something truly powerful and humbling about listening to the original [Marvin Gaye] multitracks. It’s almost as if you can feel the rawness and vulnerability in his voice. If you listen carefully on certain takes, you can sometimes even hear him harmonizing faintly in the background with the female backup singers. It honestly gives me chills every time I hear it.“ -Amerigo Gazaway

Utilizing those resources wisely, Gazaway built the album’s foundation from deconstructed samples of Gaye’s Motown classics and re-purposed the instrumentation into new productions within a similar framework. Carefully weaving Bey’s tangled raps and Gaye’s soulful vocals over his new arrangements, the producer delivers a quality much closer to an authentic collaboration than a lukewarm “mashup” album. (Source http://amerigomusic.com/)

1.Intro Theme (The Departure)
2.Inner City Travellin' Man
3.Definition of Infinity feat. Talib Kwel
4.I Want You 'Til The Summertime
5.The Panties feat. Teddy Pendergrass
6.Workin' It Out
7.Peculiar Mathematics
8.T- Plays a Cool Loop (Interlude)
9.Time (To Get It Together)
10.Inner City Breathin' feat. Tammi Terrel
11.Two Worlds feat. Kanye West
12.Soul Mates Radio (Intermission)