Artist: Ralph Myerz Title: Ralphorama! Format: CD Catalogueno: BS109CD Barcode: 7035538886003 Release date: 3rd. Nov 2008 Export: VME Erlend Sellevold is the composer and electronic main man in Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band (Emperor Norton/Rycodisc). Along the years with the Jack Herren Band, there was lots of material and ideas that didn’t quite fit with the RM & TJHB formula. This material was the starting point for the work on the solo-album Ralphorama, but it is far from a collection of leftovers and b-priority material. Quite the opposite! Erlend Sellevold has been working day and night with this album for the last two years, breaking one deadline after another. And Ralphorama has become the essence of what Erlend Sellevold/Ralph Myerz stands for, a tour de force of an album with one masterpiece followed by another! Some of the tracks are style wise quite similar to the two first albums from RM&TJHB: melancholic downbeat-oriented electronica, two of them with vocals from Christine Sandtorv (courtesy of Ephemera). However, the main difference from the RM&TJHB material is in the first part of the album, where the vocalist Erlend Sellevold steps forward: a handful of tracks topped with the great 80’s white-boy-disco-rap-track All Night Long (in a duet with Caro) with tongue-in-cheek references to bands like Indeep and Modern Romance. Then the album does a new surprising turn, when Erlend is joined by a bunch of hot American rappers !: Devin The Dude, Kurupt, Taleb Kweli, Planet Asia, J Wells and others from the crews around Snoop Dog and Ice Cube. In addition we get cool guest appearances from the Jamaican rapper Lexie Lee on We Don’t Play, and the Swedish Norwegian singer Karen Park on Prison Break. Add some extra spice with minimalistic dub and smoke filled beats, and you have the full picture of the Ralphorama treat! Eclectic yes, but stick with this album as its filled with some absolute gems !! TRACKLISTING: 01 Intro 02 Hello! 03 Sometimes 04 Prison Break (feat. Karin Park) 05 All Night Long (feat. Caro) 06 The Dancer 07 Montana (Back In The Days) (feat. Devin the Dude, Onkl P and Kurupt) 08 Grey Goose (feat. Talib Kweli, Mitchy Slick, Phil the Agony and Krondon) 09 We Dont Give A Fuck (feat. WC and J Wells) 10 Shit Talkin (feat. Planet Asia, Krondon, Chase Infinite and Mitchy Slick) 11 Summertime Heat (feat. J Wells and Elise) 12 My Darling (featuring Christine Sandtorv) 13 Smokey 14 We Dont Play (feat. Lexie Lee and Ill Inspectah) 15 Heatwave (Summersong) (feat. Caro) 16 Out Of Reach 17 Stormy Weathers (featuring Christine Sandtorv) 18 Angel (feat. Thea) 19 Sandviken (Echoes From The Past) 20 I Love You (Outro) DISCOGRAPHY My Darling CD-single (Beatservice 2007) as Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band: A Special Album CD/LP (Emperor Norton 2003) Your New Best Friends CD (Emperor Norton 2004) Sharp Knives & Loaded Guns CD (EMI) Info on web: http://www.beatservice.no/release.asp?catno=109 http://www.beatservice.no/ralphmyerz.asp http://www.myspace.com/theshakes4ever Promobilder: http://www.beatservice.no/gallery/#ralphmyerz More info, interviews, Reactions etc: Rob Dallison @ Vision Promotion: E / MSN: rob@visionmusic.co.uk T: 0044 (0) 207 199 0109 – Direct line
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