Erykah Badu: C /D, S&D

I guess you could say that songs are crafted the way Subway sandwiches are made. You start with the bread, then a little bit of lettuce, then we point to the pickles and so on, and the bass line was the oil and vinegar. That's how it happens.

kinda geeky making-of tech interview

did not know whiney was producing this, congrats!

NO CHEESE ON THIS SONG PLEASE, ERYKAH

- Whiney G Weingarten

looool

wow, that is some good shit. most interesting:

-she records in the control room with no headphones, did not know that
-the part about how the engineer doesn't even like to put the vocals recorded to tape back into pro tools, because it changes the sound, damn
-madlib submitted his track as a single mp3, holy shit

madlib submitted his song as a streamable 32kbps .rm file to stay away from the whole digital vibe

YSI?

i love how she hiccups "buh-by" -- also how she abruptly ends the sentence "if anyone speak to scotty, tell em beam me up"

just had interview with her confirmed for tomorrow :D

!!

it's a politics-slanted i/view, not an arts one

can't remember when i was last really nervous about meeting an artist! prob mjb

are you going to the playback, alex? see you there, if so!

yes!!! so excited

"madlib submitted his track as a single mp3, holy shit"

great. :(

hate all of you going to the playback

rough shot of the cover art:

http://soulbounce.com/soul/assets_c/2010/03/erykah-badu-new-amerykah-part-2-partial-cover-thumb-473xauto-6444.jpg

on first listen, its a fucking awesome record. the closing epic is, in the best way, green eyes pt 2.

well alright then xp

on first listen, its a fucking awesome record. the closing epic is, in the best way, green eyes pt 2.

― aw beat de holy jasus.. (stevie), Wednesday, March 17, 2010 2:07 PM (48 seconds ago)

how are you listening to it?

rough shot of the cover art:

WHOA

somehow that cover is not that surprising

Surprising, no. Overwhelmingly awesome, yes, definitely.

it looks like a bad rave poster from 1995

also, window seat isnt at all bad, but it does sound like she can barely be bothered with it. i get the impression she doesnt mind too much which seat she gets.

eh no, she's not disinterested she's disillusioned imo

how are you listening to it?

badu came to london today to play the record to reviewers.

gotta second stevie. album is amazing, she is a genius &c &c. my notes for one song just say "couldn't write anything, song too gorgeous".

she wore some very strange baby blue capri pants, stiletto boots which looked like doc martens and a top hat, btw.

also, when asked when the thing would be released, she looked genuinely baffled and said something like, "i don't know, don't y'all have the internet now?"

lol

:D

also:

you're in love with me - but i'm driving your benz
you're in love with me - but i'm drinking your gin
you're in love with me - but i'm fucking your friends

:O

when is this due out? i need to hear it asap.

don't y'all have the internet now?

3/30???
that's what it said on the fye dry-erase board

i think they mean in uk

oh...

that is one ugly cover

you built a wall
a 20ft wall
so i couldn't see
but if i get off my knees
i might recall
i'm 20ft tall

^omg

http://www.erykahbadu.com/

there's some great theremin-esque action on this record btw

"milliseconds"

Apparently that's "Strawberry Incense"? Nice.

that sounds like harp!

Ladies and Gentlemen,
Hip hop's HOOM has arrived.
- GQ Magazine

hahahaha matt <3

XD

yes there is plenty of harp on this record.

there's some great theremin-esque action on this record btw

prob that kaos pad she always is messing with live

yeah exactly. would purchase album of her just dicking abt with that for an hour.

dammit, this can't drop soon enough