Gil Scott-Heron-Im New Here-CD-FLAC-2010-THEVOiD

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 Info   
     Artist  | Gil Scott-Heron
     Title   | I'm New Here
     Genre   | Soul                                 Format  | Album (CD)
     Source  | CD                                   Time    | 28:16
     Label   | XXL Recordings                       Store   | 2010
     Catalog | XLCD471                              Rip     | 2020-10-06
     Bitrate | 712 kbps                             Size    | 155.03 MB
     Freq    | 44.1 kHz                             Encoder | FLAC 1.3.1
 Tracks 
     01. On Coming From A Broken Home (Part 1)                       2:20
     02. Me And The Devil                                            3:33
     03. I'm New Here                                                3:33
     04. Your Soul And Mine                                          2:02
     05. Parents (Interlude)                                         0:18
     06. I'll Take Care Of You                                       2:58
     07. Being Blessed (Interlude)                                   0:12
     08. Where Did The Night Go                                      1:14
     09. I Was Guided (Interlude)                                    0:14
     10. New York Is Killing Me                                      4:29
     11. Certain Things (Interlude)                                  0:08
     12. Running                                                     2:00
     13. The Crutch                                                  2:44
     14. I've Been Me (Interlude)                                    0:16
     15. On Coming From A Broken Home (Part 2)                       2:15
 Notes  
     One of the most important progenitors of rap music, Gil Scott-Heron's
     aggressive, no-nonsense street poetry is equal parts politically conscious
     activism, cultural awareness, polemic, and social commentary, inspired a
     legion of intelligent rappers. His engaging songwriting skills - often with
     longtime musical partner Brian Jackson - placed him on the jazz charts, and
     later in his career, the R&B charts as well. Early recordings, such as
     1971's "Pieces Of A Man" and 1975's "Winter In America", showcased his
     spoken word poetry and commentary, and more conventional songwriting chops
     that scored him a deal with the then-fledgling Arista Records run by Clive
     Davis.
     "I'm New Here" is a shock. It's a wallop filled with big nasty beats, a
     wide range of sonic atmospheres, and more - sometimes unintentional -
     autobiographical intimacy than weve heard from Scott-Heron than ever
     before. Produced by XL Recordings head Richard Russell, "I'm New Here" is
     his first record in 16 years. It is a scant 28 minutes and doesn't need to
     be a second longer. It's unlike anything he's previously recorded, though
     there is metaphoric precedence in his earliest, largely spoken word albums.
     Its production pushes forcefully at the margins, and Scott-Heron embraces
     it without a hint of nostalgia.
     It opens with "On Coming From A Broken Home", the first of a two-part poem
     that bookends the album. Over a piano and a sampled string loop (from Kanye
     West's 'Flashing Lights'), he reflects on his upbringing filled with strong
     female figures and an unconventional structure, with a startling epiphany
     at the end. It segues immediately into a slamming read of Robert Johnson's
     "Me And The Devil", with enormous hip-hop drums, sampled strings, and sonic
     effects that create a sense of brooding menace as Scott-Heron wails with
     bracing rawness to hair-raising effect. Just as quickly, the album shifts
     dramatically.
     A lone acoustic guitar introduces the Bill Callahan-penned title track.
     Scott-Heron recites the verse but sings its refrain: 'No matter how far
     wrong gone/You can always turn around'. It feels like he's speaking into a
     mirror with a dawning awareness of who - and what - he's become as he
     accepts it. He now owns this song. A Burial-like wall of effects over a
     cello loop introduces "Your Soul And Mine". It's Scott-Heron's unflinching
     look at death, and the way it feeds, yet ends with a warrior's words: 'So
     if you see the vulture coming/Flying circles in your mind/Remember there is
     no escaping/For he will follow close behind/Only promise me a battle/For
     your soul, and mine'.
     It's not all darkness, however. A reading of Bobby Blue Bland's "I'll Take
     Care Of You", features Gil's soulful piano with a small string section. He
     sings it tenderly, in a now-raspier but still deeply expressive voice; it
     stands out sonically, but belongs here because of its intimacy. "New York
     Is Killing Me", based on a John Lee Hooker blues, has been reinvented with
     almost entirely new lyrics and arrangement. Singers from the Harlem Gospel
     Choir; handclaps, bass drums, cymbals, synths, and guitar are treated
     spatially by Russell; Scott-Heron's lead vocal roars from the center. "The
     Crutch" is a burning atmospheric poem about a junkies life.
     Scott-Heron doesnt distance himself from his subject; it isnt mere
     observation, but an empathic elegy, and Russells suffocatingly close
     production brings it home. Forty years after his debut, "I'm New Here"
     contains the artful immediacy that distinguishes Scott-Herons best art.
     The modern production adds immeasurably to that quality, underscores his
     continued relevance in reflecting the times, and opens his work to a new
     generation of listeners while giving older ones a righteous jolt.

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