{"product_id":"el-michels-affair-adult-themes-clear-splatter-colored-vinyl-vinyl-lp-turntable-lab-exclusive","title":"El Michels Affair: Adult Themes (Clear Splatter Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP - Turntable Lab Exclusive - LIMIT 1 PER CUSTOMER","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLab exclusivo!!\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Leon+Michels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLeon Michels\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e circles back on 2005’s \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/el-michels-affair-sounding-out-the-city-lp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSounding Out The City\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, the sound that put us onto \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?q=el+michels+affair\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEl Michels Affair\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e in the first place. The ensuing years saw Michels co-found \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Big+Crown+Records\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eBig Crown Records\u003c\/a\u003e with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Akalepse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAkalepse\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, amass a seemingly unending rap sheet of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/aloe-blacc-good-things-vinyl-2lp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003estellar\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/lee-fields-the-expressions-special-night-colored-vinyl-vinyl-lp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003esession\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/the-shacks-the-shacks-ep-vinyl-10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ework\u003c\/a\u003e and a pair of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?\u0026amp;q=El%20Michels%20Affair%2037th%20Chamber\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22El%20Michels%20Affair%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eWu-Tang-focused cover records\u003c\/a\u003e which took big band hip-hop worship to new levels, making \u003cem\u003eAdult Themes\u003c\/em\u003e his first full-length return to original compositions since \u003cem\u003eSOTC\u003c\/em\u003e. It’s evident before you even take off the shrink wrap that this one’s the result of a healthy binge on french psych pop library sleaze a la \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?\u0026amp;q=Melody%20Nelson\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Serge%20Gainsbourg%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMelody Nelson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Le+Mariage+Collectif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLe Mariage Collectif\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, etc. Opener “Enfant” is the mise en scène with summery acoustic guitar plucks, blaxploitation flute and some highly evocative cooing from the faceless \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Jane+Birkin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBirkin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e to Michel’s \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Serge+Gainsbourg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSerge\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (don’t quote me but I’m almost certain its shorty from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?\u0026amp;q=The%20Shacks\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22The%20Shacks%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Shacks\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e based on her hushed cadence and the Big Crown connection). Centerpiece “Life Of Pablo” begins with the shriek of a newborn baby (Michels’ kid), slowly settling into the sort of gargantuan stadium-sized cop funk that \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Just+Blaze\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJust Blaze\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e would have lost his shit over in 2002. The album’s grander suites are garnished with a smattering of byte-size pizzicato weirdness and single-serving breakbeats. This the type of shit that makes me want to dust off my sampler and start making beats again. Magnifique! Turntable Lab exclusive splattered vinyl edition of 400, housed in deluxe die-cut outer sleeve, highly recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTurntable Lab exclusive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003elimit (2) per customer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eorange \u0026amp; red clear splatter variant \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehoused in deluxe die-cut outer jacket w\/ printed inner sleeve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elimited edition of 400\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Big Crown Records 2020\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/collections\/turntable-lab-exclusive-vinyl-pressings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eTTL Editions 025\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by naffi sandwich 10\/2019\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"El Michels Affair","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":31922486673498,"sku":"fr-4253","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/elmichels-ttl-vinyl1.jpg?v=1762278239","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/el-michels-affair-adult-themes-clear-splatter-colored-vinyl-vinyl-lp-turntable-lab-exclusive","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}