''Yesterdays Universe'' is an album released on
Stones Throw Records. The album, produced entirely by
Madlib
Otis Jackson Jr. (born October 24, 1973), known professionally as Madlib, is an American DJ, music producer, multi-instrumentalist, and rapper. He is widely known for his collaborations with MF DOOM (as Madvillain), J Dilla (as Jaylib), ...
, marks the end of the group
Yesterdays New Quintet
Otis Jackson Jr. (born October 24, 1973), known professionally as Madlib, is an American DJ, music producer, multi-instrumentalist, and rapper. He is widely known for his collaborations with MF DOOM (as Madvillain), J Dilla (as Jaylib), and Fr ...
as Madlib's jazz project and the beginning of Yesterdays Universe.
Background
Most of these names and groups are, in fact, Madlib aliases, Madlib solo projects, or groups Madlib has with other artists such as
Karriem Riggins
Karriem Riggins is an American jazz drummer, hip hop producer, DJ and songwriter.
Biography
Riggins was born in Detroit, Michigan, United States, son of keyboardist Emmanuel Riggins. As a child, he would often watch his father perform with G ...
and Ivan "Mamao" Conti of
Azymuth
Azymuth is a Brazilian jazz-funk trio formed in 1973. The original band members were the now late Jose Roberto Bertrami ( keyboards), plus Alex Malheiros ( bass, guitars), and Ivan Conti ( drums, percussion).
History
From 1979 to 1988, they rel ...
.
The universe refers to Madlib's
virtual band
In entertainment, a virtual band (also called a virtual idol, virtual singer, virtual group, cartoon group, cartoon idol, cartoon singer or cartoon band) is a band or music group whose members are not depicted as corporeal musicians, but animat ...
of animated jazz musicians, all of whom were created by Madlib. The groups include The Last Electro-Acoustic Space Jazz Ensemble, Kamala Walker and The Soul Tribe, Monk Hughes & The Outer Realm, The Eddie Prince Fusion Band, Joe McDuphrey Experience, The Jahari Massamba Unit, Yesterdays New Quintet, Young Jazz Rebels, Sound Directions, Jackson Conti, The Jazzistics, Malik Flavors, Ahmad Miller and Suntouch. Many of the tracks on the album are taken from previous Yesterdays Universe releases, most of which were released by Stones Throw exclusively on vinyl.
The song "Two for Strata-East" is a tribute to the jazz label
Strata-East Records, founded in 1971 by
Stanley Cowell and
Charles Tolliver.
Track listing
External links
Yesterdays Universe on Stones ThrowYesterdays New Quintet on Stones Throw
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2007 albums
Madlib albums
Stones Throw Records albums
Albums produced by Madlib