Who can school me on William Onyeabor?

I'd like to clear that I am not a Hot Chip fan and I do not endorse any of their albums.

are you now or have you ever been a fan of Hot Chip?

i LIKE hot chip! just don't like that version of the song.

Atomic bomb: Out of tune, weak hook, just generally weak and boring

I like Atomic Bomb, but I feel like it's sequenced weirdly on the comp. Like it should come in later, after you've had a couple more tunes of uptempo funkiness.

are you now or have you ever been a fan of Hot Chip?

― I dunno. (amateurist), viernes 10 de octubre de 2014 21:10 (YesterdaY)

I've never been a fan but I do like some of their early singles like crap kraft dinner and playboy and a few of the warning.

as someone who has all his records, i'd like to say 1) his music is NOT afrobeat, 2) there are so many gems in the back catalogue that it's almost ridiculous and 3) if anyone has a problem with anything he does being out of tune (which it often is!), then really, give up now as you are completely and utterly missing the point.

The out of tune and crap production is part of his charm!

oh gosh, the point is it sounds zany, i get it. it's mainly atomic bomb that's just so egregiously out of tune to the point where i can't ignore it/focus on the sound/vibe or whatever.

lo fi production is fine.

and i thought afrobeat was funky music from nigeria with unison horns and chanting and stuff, which a lot of this is??

i think of afrobeat as a more funk-based music which onyeabor is not

Yeah I described him as afro-space-disco-soul to someone which is not accurate really but I couldn't think of a better description.

wtf original 'Atomic Bomb' is best track on the comp

chacun a sonyeabor

Holy smokes!! A box set!
http://luakabop.com/news/william-onyeabor-lpcd-box-set-out-1118-2/

Who can school me on William Onyeabor?

Schooled.

i can't figure out if they actually had access to master tapes or if these are just slick needledrops.

Are you listening to the CDs? Maybe the guy in Milan had the tapes.

Just bought both of the box sets for my christmas present. Asked my wife to wrap them up for me but I may either need to torrent the files or open them early, the Spotify version of Who Is is too short.

http://instagram.com/p/wJgPRqzN2N/

http://photos-e.ak.instagram.com/hphotos-ak-xaf1/10843909_336389243231284_2074568457_n.jpg

...but when does it end?!

The spines of the CDs in the box set say "remastered in NYC," for what it's worth.

Vinyl says the same.

http://vimeo.com/116194279

Luaka Poop? What a vicious attack that really showed somebody somewhere something. Burning my boxset now.

tbf "luaka poop" is pretty funny

Luaka Plop

Pooaka Bop

Cloaca Bop

what was that vimeo link?

i kinda neglected to fully check this guy out but "love me now" off the new one they're reissuing is one of my favourite songs at the moment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8Osr2RL6U0

RIP.

:(

RIP

RIP :(

I know I should always be wary of the artist-focused thread revives, but I honestly thought this would be "more rare stuff reissued" or something. :(

Oh man, RIP.

RIP

rip :(

RIP

putting on atomic bomb in memory

RIP, dude was a genius.

RIP, so many great echo-dub dancefloor memories.

i was listening to the box set last night and thinking that it was really fortunate that he lived to see his music get a revival and get acknowledged as a musical genius. a few years earlier and he could've missed all of this & never known that he was going to be appreciated by a whole new audience of fans which would've been tragic bc he truly was an incredible talent + genius and deserved to know how much his work was loved.

His relationship with his music seemed conflicted at best though, he actively avoided talking about it and I got the sense it was a source of embarrassment or shame to him in his later life.

for sure tho i thought at some pt he said he was working on new music? maybe in that bbc interview

Wow, I remember first hearing his music through ILM back in the day.

I've felt so much joy in sharing it with my friends since then.

Now I'm inspired to share his tunes with new friends.

i guess his children or his church is getting that Feist 1,2,3,4 iTunes ad placement money.

I can't school you on William Onyeabor, but I can advise you to listen to Itadi - Watch Your Life (Togo, 1977)

Why late at night does ILM get all William Onyeabored
Or mooged out

The production is all 2D and flat but precise and perfect, and more than that it feels intentional and does not feel like a limitation, it gives all the feeling, and like a man doing all the instruments, it's genius really. Mammane Sani and Francis Bebey probably, both of which have a connection with Ghana, and mixing it with afro-funk / dance.

From the doc:
He's a nice guy... but
A boy sang for him and the boy claimed he wasn't paying him royalties when due, and accordingly.
He went to William and claimed that William drove him off with a pistol
So he went to the police. When he came back, the police sought for the pistol. They didn't find the pistol and the guy was charged with giving false information to the police. And sentenced.

Tough !