Talent: Bagels and Lox With El-P
Host: Chef Sam Mason
Formerly the pastry chef at WD-40, Mason is one
of the most creative pastry chefs in
prestigious kitchens of the times including Palladin, Union Pacific, and Atlas,
Mason has truly been able to shape his aesthetic culinary vision, combining
molecular gastronomy with innovative ingredients to produce desserts that
continually aurprise the palate. (www.sammasonnyc.com)
Band: El-P (www.definitivejux.net/jukies/el-p/)
To simply say that El-P is serious
about his music would be an understatement. Upon first listen to his upcoming
album, I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead, it's readily apparent that this record – a
magnum opus 4 years in the making - represents a culmination of profound
musical, personal, and political experiences reaching their tumultuous climax.
This record is about the struggle faced by those living in a rapidly changing
society, El himself calling this his post-traumatic stress album where he
attempts to capture the political by representing the internal. Evoking vocals
and production aesthetics so viscerally indicative of the current era, El-P has
outdone himself yet again, effectively mastering his brand of cutting-edge
head-nodders and pushing forward a genre that has long held him as an
undisputed kingpin. I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead embodies everything that is
El-P – a groundbreaking artist, virtuosic producer, profound lyricist, label
founder, A&R maverick and underground icon reacting to the malignant
societal changes occurring today – a very serious matter indeed. This record is
an urgent document, a collective representation of a critical individual
crossing their personal Rubicon, assessing the dismal reality inherent, and
deciding to forge on despite the cost. With appearances by Trent Reznor, The
Mars Volta, Cat Power, Aesop Rock, Cage, Matt Sweeney, Tame One, and others,
this is an album poised to extend a genre into a new realm of artistic
expression. - El-P Myspace
Episode Music:
Band: EL-P
Song: "poisenville kids no
wins-reprise (this must be our time)"
Album: I'll Sleep When You're Dead
Label: Def Jux
Band: El-P
Song: "T.O.J."
(Instrumental)
Album: Fan Dam Plus
Label: Def Jux
Band: EL-P
Song: "Dr. Hell No and The
Praying Mantus" (Instrumental)
Album: Fan Dam Plus
Label: Def Jux
Band: EL-P
Song: "Constellation
Funk" (Instrumental)
Album: Fan Dam Plus
Label: Def Jux
Band: EL-P
Song: "Deep Space 9MM"
(Instrumental)
Album: Fan Dam Plus
Label: Def Jux
Band: EL-P
Song: "Feel Like a Ghost"
Album: Collecting the Kid
Label: Def Jux
Band: EL-P
Song: "Poisenville Kids No
Wins-reprise (this must be our time)"
Album: I'll Sleep When You're Dead
Label: Def Jux
