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Release Date: 2021-01-30Label: The Merchant Records
The second release from THE MERCHANT RECORDS features the three vocalists AKAE BEKA, RAS HASSEN TI and IMAN plus one saxophone cut from SAMSON BENJI.TAMRIN who produced and mixed the tracks was blessed with the opportunity to work with Akae Beka in late 2017. Since Midnite/Akae Beka are one of his greatest influences in music (and maybe life), no words can describe what an honour and blessing it is to become part of this musical legacy. The title “Principles“ was recorded on the “Earthman“ riddim which was named after the song IMAN and Tamrin used to perform with their former band. In 2018 Tamrin reached out to Ras Hassen Ti and sent him a selection of riddims. From this co-operation the tune “Earthmen“ emerged. The basic Earthman riddim was mostly digitally produced in a raw version and then given to the singers. But right from the beginning Tamrin knew that this riddim needed some “real instruments“ to create the vibe he was looking for. So he linked some bredrins and recorded guitar (Junior Jew), drums (Niko Youngheart), percussion (Ras Andi) and organ/keys (Samson Benji). After the arrangement and recordings for the vocal cuts had been performed, Samson and Tamrin met in The Merchant Studio to add some final glamour with a couple of nice sax licks. It happened to become a magical night where the last tune called “Hornsman“ was born, a stunning one-take sax version.
Special thanks to Ras Moa (Jahsouljah/Collynization) who set the link to Tippy (I Grade) and opened the door for the collaboration with Akae Beka.