Meshell Ndegeocello: RFI

whoa I thought the title was just a lark and then HUMMM that first sound, the Omnichord! this is rad

holy shit yeah this is a legit masterpiece. last track such a perfect pocket

that's great to hear,been looking forward to this one

so this wasn't instantly one of my favorite albums of hers, but the live show was so incredible and beautiful. the fifth dimension didn't particularly stand out for me on the album but felt like the centerpiece live, levitated the whole place (and the set was levitate-y to begin with). her band is perfect and it makes me kinda sad that there were only a couple of hundred people, they should be playing for thousands. but it was really chill, with lots of cute queer couples half-dancing.thought i was gonna have to duck out a lil early to get to work but no support so they wrapped by 10!

She was great the other night, though I think only played one song from this that hadn't been released yet.

i think this is a Japan-only bonus track called The Atlantiques (it's great).

if you get a chance to see her drop everything srsly i feel transported in a way i haven't in a really long time.

okay, i am coming around to the idea that this is one of her best albums, which is saying a lot. because obviously, this would be anyone else's masterpiece.

the mix is too balanced and needs more extremes of contrast, it falls short in this area where her previous work excels (eg Cookie, The World Has Made Me the Man of My Dreams). some of the textures that were bold, almost industrial live are a little blanded down. ultimately, that's what i'm unhappy with about the album, granted i haven't listened in full quality yet, or on anything better than kind of okay headphones (which is all i got atm).

at first i was a little disappointed that her personality doesn't dominate the record a little more, that it showcases her collaborative aspect instead, that she situates herself in the midst of the ensemble and doesn't play a ton of bass, and contributes something more like omnipresence than assertiveness. i love that about it now.

Anyone have full credits for this? I was trying to figure out who plays drums on 'ASR', and lo and behold the writing credits include Tony Allen. Wonder if she actually recorded with him before he passed, or wrote on top of a drum track that came from elsewhere?

there were only a couple of hundred people, they should be playing for thousands. but it was really chill, with lots of cute queer couples half-dancing

that sounds ideal, esp. compared to the dinner place she played here. I was stuck in a sightline where a cymbal obscured her face the whole time. pretending it was a cool mask, briefly raised when hit, didn't quite balance out the distancing effect.

also wow @ that song Justin Hicks performed, looks like it's still in their setlists? I swear that was as vulnerable a vocal and lyric as I've ever heard, if it never gets recorded/released I'll be devastated.

Yeah there was lots of room to move around, even at the front. it was totally sweet. Justin was great and got a lot of love from the crowd!

here's the song @ 1:31:30

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QksG8uGp1Tg

she is beyond amazing here -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xl1R_Cn_L98

She looks great!

Never heard that Mark Hollis record, sounds good

<3

I love this record, top three record.

Is this an album track, or upcoming? Amazing band lineup.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFAWrJ6EC8I

it's the japanese bonus track for the omnichord real book, but she's put it out as a single now

So her Sun Ra tribute album is up for preorder:

https://redhot.bandcamp.com/album/red-hot-ra-the-magic-city

It's so good!!!! And not Just cux I'm on it... it fibrillates the tribute genre in all the ticklespots!!

Oh cool. Congrats

Seeing her at University of Maryland, near DC , Thursday night

A good show but short - an hour plus 1 short encore. $40 some dollars for a ticket .

She and her band covered George Clinton Atomic Dog and Marvin Gaye “I Want You” nicely plus various songs from throughout her career. Justin Hicks opened and then sang well with Meshell. “Virgo ( they’re calling me back to the stars)” sounded great.

Nothing from her Sun Ra tribute and no mention of it

https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/meshell-ndegeocello/2024/the-clarice-smith-performing-arts-center-college-park-md-5baacbac.html

It's out!!!! And I'm so humbled to have a teensy part on it. It's so good!!! Hope u all like it

https://open.spotify.com/album/0DasJUmo5vuNbhrMWehX5x?si=BTSRyE6FRaqHrRS9eMF4mQ

Got my preorder last night! Will give it a proper ear over the weekend for sure.

Ned if u have some of those psilocybin gummies in the cabinet it wouldn't hurt.