Monday, November 16, 2009

Refuge: Zo!’s Secret Stash, Wed. 11/18

This entry comes via DJ Stylus...


Everyone has this project, right? It’s free. It’s awesome. What are you waiting for?

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Zo!’s work is a Refuge staple and should be heavy in your personal rotations. There’s surely no shortage of it, with his nine solo albums, numerous features and high profile collaborations that are among the best modern soul releases of the last 5 years.

Zo! has stepped up to a new level since joining up with Nicolay and Phonte as part of the Foreign Exchange Music imprint. This partnership has so far yielded Zo! & Tigallo Love the 80’s and Leave It All Behind, with more to come in 2010.

With all this creative output, I know the homie has to be sitting on some nuggets that have never been outside his home studio or graced ears other than his own. Thus was born the idea for Zo!’s Secret Stash.

Zo! hosts a listening session of rare highlights from his body of work. They could be joints that have never come out and might never see release. They could be in-progress joints. There might even be a sneak peek at some of the material from his upcoming solo project, if we’re lucky and he’s comfortable with that. For the early shift at Refuge, we’ll be turning the spot into Zo!’s own screening room where he handpicks material to share exclusively with Refuge fam.

Maybe there might be another one of these in the chamber.

Wednesday, Nov. 18
Tabaq Bistro (basement)
1336 U St NW, WDC
9pm – until
21+, no cover
Zo!’s Secret Stash begins at 9:30.


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Wednesday, November 4, 2009

?uestlove Takes '...just visiting too' and Passes it Around

I REALLY planned on going to sleep last night at a decent hour (for me, that means before 1am). BUT, I just happened to be wrapping it up on Twitter at about 12:30... and saw a tweet from the brotha ?uestlove on my timeline that said:

meet Zo @Zo3hree5ive, your favortistist producer. the evidence? http://www.theforeignexchan...!-just_visiting_too.zip
So I'm looking like, 'Maaaaan, that's dope! He just shouted me out along with the album...' But then, it was brought to my attention by a friend of mine that the link he gave out was messed up and didn't work... DAMMIT (little did I know, this was probably the best thing that could have happened). I sent him a DM (direct message on Twitter)... thanked him for the shout and provided a working link. The next thing I know, not only did he retweet it... but ended up passing the link to individuals making sure they downloaded the album and listened for themselves...


?uest sent the JV2 album link that I sent him to about 14 individuals to begin with...


And even started 'introducing' me to a couple of his people...


He apparently was hit up by a few people who wanted him to do the same for them... lol


Finally shutting it down...


A few folks responded...

Teedra Moses - music lovers get involved with @zo3hree5ive extremely refreshing music (MUSIC!!!!!!)

@Zo3hree5ive @questlove blessed me with ur beautiful music... just wanted 2 let u kno i luv it...

@questlove i kno im sooo L8.... but thanx 4 that refreshment u sent. GOD... that blessed my ears, heart n soul

Jody Watley - @questlove Downloading now. Really digging them, heavy rotation with me..I wanna do bv's (background vocals) on next one! Thx

Bevy Smith - @questlove What a lovely soundtrack 2 wake up 2, thanks for hipping me (I'm 43,I can say hipping)! @Zo3hree5ive divine music, merci baby!

@questlove since you're probably sleep or having a morning dalliance I googled Zo! He's giving me Roy Hargrove & "Babies Making Babies" HINT


Rachel True - Super groovy, wanna hear more!!! why would i doubt @questlove & countless others!

Stephen Hill
- @questlove || appreciate this, my MJ shirt partner!! love good listening!




Huge shouts to ?uestlove once again... He didn't even have to do this.... but he DID.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

The WAIT is OVER. '...just visiting too' is HERE

I have been talking about it for some time now, and the ...just visiting too EP has finally arrived!! Check what Phonte had to say about it....



Friends and Family,

We are proud to present the new EP of covers from our longtime friend, collaborator, and bandmate Zo!, "...just visiting too."

Tracklisting:
1. Perfect Angel feat. Yahzarah
2. Nights Over Egypt feat. Carlitta Durand
3. Crazy You feat. Sy Smith
4. Holding You, Loving You
5. My Flame feat. Phonte
6. Somethin Special feat. Yahzarah
7. The Highways of My Life (Pts. 1&2) feat. Darien Brockington

Working on this record has been a labor of love for everybody involved, and we hope it serves as a teaser for Zo's upcoming full-length "SunStorm," dropping next summer on FE Music.

Enclosed in the "...just visiting too" zip file is a digital pdf booklet complete with all the album credits, information on the album's vocalists and contributors, as well as information on the originals.

Enjoy the music, pass it around to a friend, and as always thank you for the support.

We hope this record makes your transition into the holiday season much easier. Thank you for listening.

Team FE marches on!

One Love,
'Te and Nic


CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD FOR FREE!

I really hope that you all enjoy this music in anticipation for SunStorm. I'll tell you what, I'm super excited right now... Thank you all for listening and supporting. Stay tuned for more very soon....