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.
