The Last Electro Acoustic Space Jazz & Percussion Ensemble
This is overly complicated, but if you’re a Madlib fan, you probably won’t mind.
In 2001, Madlib formed Yesterdays New Quintet, a project that wasn’t in fact an actual quintet; rather, the group consisted of Madlib himself, and four fictional characters. After a number of really good records as YNQ, or as one of its members, Madlib dissolved the pseudo-group in 2007, at which time he formed Yesterdays Universe.
With Yesterdays Universe, Madlib created a whole new set of pseudonyms, fictional Jazz musicians, and made-up Jazz groups, one of which is called The Last Electro-Acoustic Space Jazz & Percussion Ensemble. The Last Electro-Acoustic Space Jazz & Percussion Ensemble has a new album out later this month, and it’s called Miles Away. From Stones Throw:
Miles Away is a jazz fusion album, produced & arranged by Madlib, which has been tweaked and revised for over two years when it was first announced. Look for more of Madlib’s Yesterdays Universe releases to follow in 2010.
Read more about Miles Away and its amazing cover art here.
