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(Album/Music) Always nice to see things like this in my social network feed X @FEOFFICIAL X @Phontigallo & @Nicolaymusic are The Foreign Exchange - Love In Flying Colors. Fall 2013 on +FE Music.
Follow them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/theforeignexchange or visit their website at http://www.theforeignexchangemusic.com/.
Tracklistings for them usually come out the month before so as soon as that happens, those will be up here and definitely on their various media outlets
. Rarely, and I MEAN RARELY, do Nic and Phonte announced things that aren't already FINISHED so I'm already counting 'this bucket' on the scoreboard. I don't forsee any delays. Maybe some additions but no delays. Truly can't wait to see where they are taking us next on this musical journey as Zo!'s ManMade has already provided the perfect backdrop for this Summer's music for me. They always come different with each project and have been known to do the unexpected.
(Music Video) @FeOfficial's Own @Zo3hree5ive X New Video X Count To Five ft. @GwennBunn & @Phontigallo
You know, I haven't said MUCH about Zo!'s album because.....
I was too busy enjoying it. lol Life is a lil hectic right now so I couldn't give it the attention that I normally would in print. That's coming though. In the meantime, There's this dope concept video that Kenneth Price shot.
Congratulations to Zo! for charting so HIGH by the way. I love when folks I know do well. Here's a look at the liner notes courtesy of Zo! as well
http://zo3hree5ive.com/2013/06/10/zo-manmade-2013-full-album-credits/
Enjoy the video.. I feel like I am 8 years old again watching it.
(Music) @Nicolaymusic throwing up the @FEOFFICIAL 'bat signal' X music coming in the Fall...
Just a subtle message from the folks at FE..
If you need your FE fix for the Summer though, there is the FE ReWorks album to go cop...
http://thewarehous.blogspot.com/2013/01/audio-feofficial-aka-foreign-exchange-x.html
(Audio) @FeOfficial aka The Foreign Exchange (ft. CarlittaDurand) X So What If It Is X New Music announcements
Everybody's got their song and dance about
What it means to struggle and to go without
No one thinks that they're part of the problem yes it's true
It's true
People running scared amidst these changing times
Recession, depression, unemployment lines
Everybody needs a little healing yes they do
They do
Now's the time to raise your voice and lift your hands
Show your love to every woman every man
Nobody believes things will get better but I do
I do
Don't you worry bout the pain of yesterday
Just remember to live
Don't be afraid it's not the end of your world but so
So what if it is
Everybody's searching trying to find a way
Reaching through the darkness for a brighter day
Looking for the sunshine in a sky that smiles so blue
So blue
Now's the time to raise your voice and lift your hands
Show your love to every woman every man
Nobody believes things will get better but I do
I do
© 2013 Daddy's New Bowtie (ASCAP)
Push pause on the music player below and listen to this new jam by The Foreign Exchange...
Per their Soundcloud:
"So What If It Is" is The Foreign Exchange's new single from their "+FE Music: The Reworks" remix compilation. Spanning 2 discs, the specially priced set features remixes from Nicolay, Zo! 4hero, ?uestlove & James Poyser, and serves as a primer for +FE Music's upcoming releases: "ManMade" by Zo! and The Foreign Exchange's long-awaited 4th LP, "Love In Flying Colors."
Disc 01:
01. The Foreign Exchange- So What If It Is
02. The Foreign Exchange- The Last Fall (Focus... +FE Experience Remix)
03. Zo! feat. Phonte- Flight of the Blackbyrd (4hero Remix)
04. The Foreign Exchange- Fight For Love (Nicky Mendes and Brasil '66 Remix)
05. Deborah Bond- Say It (Nicolay Remix)
06. The Foreign Exchange feat. Paris & Amber Strother of KING- All The Kisses (Ahmed Sirour Remix)
07. The Foreign Exchange feat. YahZarah- If She Breaks Your Heart (The Randy Watson Experience Remix)
08. The Foreign Exchange feat. Darien Brockington & Median- Maybe She'll Dream of Me (Pure P's Sky Hygh Remix)
09. The Foreign Exchange feat. YahZarah- If This Is Love (Nicky Buckingham's Fleetwood Remix)
10. Vikter Duplaix- Electric Love (Nicolay Remix)
11. Zo! feat. Chantae Cann- All Is Well With Love (Pirahnahead Remix)
Disc 02:
01. Phonte feat. Focus... & Sy Smith- Love Songs
02. The Foreign Exchange feat. Darien Brockington- All or Nothing/Coming Home To You (Pure P's Midsommarkransen Night's Dream Remix)
03. RJD2 feat. Kenna- Games You Can Win (Nicolay Remix)
04. Phonte feat. Carlitta Durand- Gonna Be A Beautiful Night (Zo's Legendary Story of a Star Remix)
05. Jeanne Jolly- Sweet Love (Nicolay Remix)
06. The Foreign Exchange- Don’t Let It Be So
07. Zo! feat. Eric Roberson, Darien Brockington & Phonte- This Could Be The Night (Tall Black Guy Remix)
08. Sy Smith- The Art Of You (Nicolay Remix)
09. Phonte- Ball and Chain (Sheldon Williams Remix)
10. The Hot At Nights- ACSlater (Nicolay Remix)
01. The Foreign Exchange- So What If It Is
02. The Foreign Exchange- The Last Fall (Focus... +FE Experience Remix)
03. Zo! feat. Phonte- Flight of the Blackbyrd (4hero Remix)
04. The Foreign Exchange- Fight For Love (Nicky Mendes and Brasil '66 Remix)
05. Deborah Bond- Say It (Nicolay Remix)
06. The Foreign Exchange feat. Paris & Amber Strother of KING- All The Kisses (Ahmed Sirour Remix)
07. The Foreign Exchange feat. YahZarah- If She Breaks Your Heart (The Randy Watson Experience Remix)
08. The Foreign Exchange feat. Darien Brockington & Median- Maybe She'll Dream of Me (Pure P's Sky Hygh Remix)
09. The Foreign Exchange feat. YahZarah- If This Is Love (Nicky Buckingham's Fleetwood Remix)
10. Vikter Duplaix- Electric Love (Nicolay Remix)
11. Zo! feat. Chantae Cann- All Is Well With Love (Pirahnahead Remix)
Disc 02:
01. Phonte feat. Focus... & Sy Smith- Love Songs
02. The Foreign Exchange feat. Darien Brockington- All or Nothing/Coming Home To You (Pure P's Midsommarkransen Night's Dream Remix)
03. RJD2 feat. Kenna- Games You Can Win (Nicolay Remix)
04. Phonte feat. Carlitta Durand- Gonna Be A Beautiful Night (Zo's Legendary Story of a Star Remix)
05. Jeanne Jolly- Sweet Love (Nicolay Remix)
06. The Foreign Exchange- Don’t Let It Be So
07. Zo! feat. Eric Roberson, Darien Brockington & Phonte- This Could Be The Night (Tall Black Guy Remix)
08. Sy Smith- The Art Of You (Nicolay Remix)
09. Phonte- Ball and Chain (Sheldon Williams Remix)
10. The Hot At Nights- ACSlater (Nicolay Remix)
(Video/Interview) My girl @Jeanne_Jolly on @WRAL in Raleigh...
Nice!!!
My girls love her. I've told them all about her story... @ her mother. Love Jeanne Jolly. Hope she makes and takes this music thing as far as SHE wants to do so.
@Jeanne_Jolly's new album X Angels X new video X Sweet Love shot by @pricefilms
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| Jeanne Jolly performing with The Foreign Exchange in Philly... |
I am so grateful for the day I got introduced to Jeanne's musical abilities due to the 'An Evening With The Foreign Exchange' taping. Every since then, I have been ENAMORED with her talent, listening to her music and catching her via whatever medium I could. For the last two days I have been listening to the lush sounds of her new album (Which can be heard on her WEBSITE for free if you want to listen before buying it). I just wanted to enjoy it a bit before I wrote about it. I figured I at least should do that EVEN THOUGH I HAD NO DOUBT it would be good. It is very good. Just in time for Fall. Her blend of her Southern roots, Jazz and classical training always amounts to a good time for my ears. Very diverse artist.
I think she has proven she can tackle whatever 'genre' of music you through her way and I flat out refuse to put her in a box musically. Remember, she is a CLASSICALLY TRAINED artist, having toured all over North America with Grammy Award winning jazz trumpeter Chris Botti as well as her many performances with The Foreign Exchange.
Enough about that though...Lets get into her latest video and then I will post up some stuff that will further showcase her talents... (If you are lucky enough, one of her songs may have come up on the music player when you entered the site. There are a few on there after all.)
You can listen to this album RIGHT NOW ON JEANNE'S WEBSITE... >>>> http://www.jeannejolly.com/ I am hoping the local radio station here in the area I live in took HEED to my advice and will consider bringing her to town at The Queen.
Her and Zo!
(Music Video) @phontigallo ft. @CARLITTADURAND - Gonna Be A Beautiful Night prod. by @SymbolycOne shot by @pricefilms
Well now... we've been blessed a with a dope video for the Fall by the good folks at The Foreign Exchange ...
The young lady in the video? You can find her here.. Selling her dope jewelry among other things.. Lotta NC product placement in this video....Here is another...
@Jeanne_Jolly's debut full-length ''Angels'' due out 10/2 on +FE Music (@FEOfficial)
Per their website:
"We are excited to announce that "Angels", the debut full-length from Raleigh, NC-based singer/songwriter Jeanne Jolly, drops 10/2 on +FE Music.
A member of our touring crew since 2011, Jeanne has been a welcome addition to the +FE Music family. Appearing on "Dear Friends" ("Laughing At Your Plans," "Steal Away"), Phonte's "Charity Starts At Home" LP ("Everything is Falling Down," "Who Loves You More"), and Zo's "...just visiting three" ("Same Ole Love"), Jeanne has been a natural fit for the +FE aesthetic and a wonderful extension of our musical partnership.
Her 10 song, Chris Boerner produced LP features the single "Sweet Love" and contributions from Hot at Nights drummer Nick Baglio and pedal steel guitarist Allyn Love.
We sincerely hope you enjoy the music and as always, thank you for listening.
Phonte and Nicolay "
Jeanne Jolly's debut full-length ''Angels'' due out 10/2 on +FE Music
Good news from the folks at FE. Definitely can't wait to hear Jeanne's brand of dope music come out. The best thing about this to me is that I KNOW PHONTE AND NIC are gonna let Jeanne do 'her'. No forced collabos. No trying to 'slide' into some 'lane'. Just the music that she wants to do and what will feel right.
Haven't heard of Jeanne? Put her name in the blog search box, your Google search box or head on over to FE's website. PLENTY OF MUSIC with her involved to be found.. Here's a start though..
"We are excited to announce that "Angels", the debut full-length from Raleigh, NC-based singer/songwriter Jeanne Jolly, drops 10/2 on +FE Music.
A member of our touring crew since 2011, Jeanne has been a welcome addition to the +FE Music family. Appearing on "Dear Friends" ("Laughing At Your Plans," "Steal Away"), Phonte's "Charity Starts At Home" LP ("Everything is Falling Down," "Who Loves You More"), and Zo's "...just visiting three" ("Same Ole Love"), Jeanne has been a natural fit for the +FE aesthetic and a wonderful extension of our musical partnership.
Her 10 song, Chris Boerner produced LP features the single "Sweet Love" and contributions from Hot at Nights drummer Nick Baglio and pedal steel guitarist Allyn Love.
We sincerely hope you enjoy the music and as always, thank you for listening.
Phonte and Nicolay "
Jeanne Jolly's debut full-length ''Angels'' due out 10/2 on +FE Music
Good news from the folks at FE. Definitely can't wait to hear Jeanne's brand of dope music come out. The best thing about this to me is that I KNOW PHONTE AND NIC are gonna let Jeanne do 'her'. No forced collabos. No trying to 'slide' into some 'lane'. Just the music that she wants to do and what will feel right.
Haven't heard of Jeanne? Put her name in the blog search box, your Google search box or head on over to FE's website. PLENTY OF MUSIC with her involved to be found.. Here's a start though..
(Tour dates/live stream) @Nicolaymusic and The Hot At Nights X Performance from Columbus OH
Very nice treat from the folks over at The Foreign Exchange.
Per The Foreign Exchange Facebook click in this link to HEAR IT:
01. Shibuya Station
02. Rain In Ueno Park
03. Satellite
04. Meiji Shrine
05. The Inner Garden
06. Happiness
07. Crossing
08. Bullet Train
09. The Answer
10. Wake Up In Another Life/Introductions
11. Departure
12. Sweeter Than You
13. Eyes To The Sky/All Roads
Nicolay - synthesizers/keyboards/vocoder
Chris Boerner - 8-string guitar
Matt Douglas - saxophone
Nick Baglio - drums/keyboards
(Video/interview) Courtesy of The Urban Daily X @Muhsinah X Interview X Video for 'Stop"
This may be where you know her from... As stated in the interview (or as shown in the playlist of the blog as this song IS IN THE PLAYLIST..)
(Audio) @CarlittaDurand covers @Beyonce's "I Miss You"...
And does the Frank Ocean penned song well.... If you don't know about her, get familiar...
Here are some more covers and some of her OWN SONGS....
This is probably my FAVORITE SONG BY HER... Solo anyway..
If she sounds familiar it is because she has done work with these folks.
(audio) [New Music] @CHRISSKILLZ - "How I Feel" (Prod. by @TantuBeats ) #BeyondTheSky drops 11/22/11
(Listens closely to WHO was sampled on this joint..Sounds real North Carolina/Exchangish/Netherlandish)
I hear interpolations of "Take Off Your Blues". Hell, more than interpolations of it actually.. If you look up the producer, it would all make sense as to why that would be...*He is from the Netherlands...
I told ya'll this boy is a dope MC though. He kills this joint.
(audio/download) @Nicolaymusic (co-produced by @burnoff) with The Hot At Nights- Shibuya Session EP
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| Nicolay and Chris Boerner aka BURNOFF...In Philly this past May... |
@NickyBagz and @MattyBones on the drums and sax respectively. @ contributions.
OPEN YOUR MUSICAL EAR UP PEOPLE... Broaden your horizons. As the musical cast that helped form this is revealed, I will update the post to give everyone their credit. Good music is out here.
Gotta look for it. Go get it!*
Like what you hear? GOOD..They are going on tour....
Check out ALL OF THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE'S MUSIC AND THEIR AFFILIATES AT THEIR WEBSITE.... http://www.theforeignexchangemusic.com/ *Come on now..YOU KNOW IF I SHOW 'TE LOVE I'MMA GONNA SHOW NICOLAY SOME. He is equally as dope. Stop that...lol @ the shocked faces.
(Videos) Speaking of @FEOfficial... Here is some footage of them at @worldcafelive back in May 2011
The @WCLatTheQueen is its sister joint in Wilmington, Delaware.... Makes one wonder...
If you live in the DE, NJ, PA, MD area, put this post in the back of your mind after you enjoy it. You never know what it may mean 'later'. (That's a hint.Go with it.)
I happened to be at this show but didn't know they had footage of it up for quite some time due to a personal situation.
I happened to be at this show but didn't know they had footage of it up for quite some time due to a personal situation.
Hour Long interview...LIVE...on The State of Things....@FEOfficial...UPDATED: Whole interview is up now..
Hopefully, this interview will be available to 'embed' but maybe you can catch it live...I will update if and when it becomes available.
Here is the live link.. There is a sidebar where you can listen...
Here is the live link.. There is a sidebar where you can listen...
Video Blog: The Pharcyde in ATL | SLIMKID3
Video Blog: The Pharcyde in ATL | SLIMKID3
You should watch the video. Plenty of good folks in it as Slim Kid takes us backstage a bit at the ONE MUSIC FEST in Atlanta, GA that just went down the weekend of August 27th..Sounds like a lot of collaborations are going to come out of this and it looked like a good time.
You should watch the video. Plenty of good folks in it as Slim Kid takes us backstage a bit at the ONE MUSIC FEST in Atlanta, GA that just went down the weekend of August 27th..Sounds like a lot of collaborations are going to come out of this and it looked like a good time.
(Chat Series) The Warehouse 'speaks on' The Foreign Exchange's (@FEOfficial)....Dear Friends.....
If you know ANYTHING ABOUT ME, I don't really do the 'review' thing too well. I'm not about going around talking about music I don't 'like' and 'reviewing' music would probably require that in some capacity. So hence the reason I don't call these 'reviews'.
Throughout this post you may hear me reference the night this was recorded as if I was there. That will be because I was. You can read all about it if you just click here.
You can go to DIRECTLY to their website and purchase the album/video package or Amazon... The album is also available on iTunes (I heard the video package was too but I am not sure. GO CHECK THOUGH. IT IS RUMORED TO BE...)
"Dear Friends" is a double-disc CD/DVD digipak that features the full acoustic concert performed by the band's current touring lineup of Zo!, Sy Smith, and singer/songwriter Jeanne Jolly " - Per FE Music
To quote Phonte Coleman himself in a recent concert...
"The Foreign Exchange is not....a NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION....."
Please support them in the manner that you best see fit. They are MY FOLK and I still cop so I would expect nothing less from you.
Here is the tracklisting once again..
01. Introduction/Fight For Love:
In case you don't recognize the voice, that was none other than Patrick Douthit, known professionally as 9th Wonder, who introduced the group. I am going to assume that you know the relationship between Phonte & 9th and leave it at that. Great to see him come out and support them that evening as he did come back into the control room and take in the show with some of us.
02. All Roads:
This song, at present moment, is on CONSTANT REPEAT in light of the recent event in my life. My Father's passing. During this recording, my Father was still alive and residing in the fine state of North Carolina at the time. I actually didn't get to see him during that particular trip due to circumstances but I did see him PLENTY BEFORE HE WAS GONE. When I first heard this song in its studio form, it actually reminded me of my parents. Probably not the group's intent when the song was written but good music does that. It has more than one meaning. Ya dig?
03. Take Off The Blues:
All I am going to say is 'What ya gonna do when you REALLY DON'T WANNA DANCE BY STANDING ON THE WALL? Get your back up off the wall... " That good ole grown folks traveling music...
04. Lose Your Way/Band Introductions
This is one of those 'tracks' that is DEFINITELY ENTERTAINING AND INFORMATIVE. The 'parts of this' that didn't 'make the cut' on this part I FULLY EXPECT TO MAKE IT AS A SKIT SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LINE. Or knowing Zo! and Tay, it will just bloom into a full song.
05. House Of Cards:
It felt like they were floating on a magic carpet and levitating on stage when they sang this joint. Seriously. They transitioned from the Intro joint and just seemed to SOMEHOW KICK IT INTO ANOTHER GEAR. How I don't know nor do I want to know. It was about this point that I started to realize just how MAGICAL this event was. 'Tay took another swig of room temperature water and killed it.
06. Greatest Weapon Of All Time:
Sy Smith's stories/Phonte's sense of timing...Hilarity. This is one of Zo!'s joints and again it is all the way live. If you can see her live, do it. That's all I will say. (Wait, I have said that before...) Tay's breakdown of BBD's "Do Me" reminded me of when I realized that Big Daddy Kane was bugging as well when I was a little older.. (Eight to eighty...crippled and crazy..)
07. Something In The Way She Moves:
He (Phonte)..no THEY...(Foreign Exchange) covered JAMES TAYLOR. James. Taylor. Do I REALLY NEED TO SAY ANYMORE? If you don't know who that is, GET YOUR MUSIC GAME UP. (Not dissing you either. No really. Go see who he is. You are missing out.) This is probably the thing that I love about this band the most. They are not pigeonholed by what they think you 'want to hear from them'. They sing what they want. How they want. When they want. Without fear. They show their musical range and knowledge almost every time they pick their respective instruments.
"All songs are like your children..." - Phonte on how he feels about the songs he writes..
08. Laughing At Your Plans:
I want so desperately for someone to take this to a country station, drop it off and have it catch fire. It deserves to. It is actually 'genre-less' in many senses but I know most would SAY IT IS COUNTRY. I am thinking that FE wouldn't care WHAT YOU CALL IT AS LONG AS YOU CALL IT GOOD. Having Jeanne Jolly on the track, which was PERFECT outta the studio, made 'perfect' seem like not enough. If that makes any sense. She owned it. Period. Seeing/hearing Nicolay back there with Chris on his 'Daughtry' vibe (for this and ALL THE SONGS) WAS DEFINITE TREAT TOO. That should be noted. By now, most of you have seen Nicolay do that if you caught them on tour recently but at the time, this was his FIRST TIME doing it in front of a live audience. (Go back and read the re-cap above. He discussed that with me a bit). I don't think you know just how much I love this damm song.
09. Daykeeper:
As Phonte stated, this is an old favorite. For them to 'swing it' was RIGHT UP THEIR ALLEY AND IT SOUNDED GREAT. Then they hit us with this....
When. They. Took. This. Song. Country. I. Lost. My. Damm. Mind. I lost it again when they CHOPPED AND SCREWED IT. Live. No effects. No gimmicks. They. Slowed. Down. Their. Voices. Instruments. And. Replicated. The. Song. Chopped. And. Screwed.
Do I really need to say more? I didn't think so....
10. I Wanna Know:
Audience participation. Guitars. Down home feel and more. All in one song. Perfect way to end it.
11. Steal Away feat. Jeanne Jolly:
I want more of this. Period. That's all I will say.
12. All The Kisses feat. Amber & Paris Strother of KING:
I look forward to seeing them perform this song live in Columbia. I will keep my fingers crossed that there are more songs in the can with them as well.
Those last two tracks are BONUS TRACKS to the album. Both are STELLAR TRACKS introducing two artists that you may not have heard of before. Jeanne Jolly and KING. You should DEFINITELY familiarize yourself with them.
I haven't 'seen' the video yet so I can't speak on it. I have heard I am in it too. Even if that is not the case, I know I will still enjoy it. Welp, that sounds like it will be another blog post honestly. 'Till then.......
.....Go out and support this good music people. It is out there. You have to find it. You should also get on your local radio stations about playing stuff like this or SUPPORT THE ONES THAT DO. (There are stations out there that play The Foreign Exchange too. Shoutout to you.)
Throughout this post you may hear me reference the night this was recorded as if I was there. That will be because I was. You can read all about it if you just click here.
You can go to DIRECTLY to their website and purchase the album/video package or Amazon... The album is also available on iTunes (I heard the video package was too but I am not sure. GO CHECK THOUGH. IT IS RUMORED TO BE...)
"Dear Friends" is a double-disc CD/DVD digipak that features the full acoustic concert performed by the band's current touring lineup of Zo!, Sy Smith, and singer/songwriter Jeanne Jolly " - Per FE Music
To quote Phonte Coleman himself in a recent concert...
"The Foreign Exchange is not....a NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION....."
Please support them in the manner that you best see fit. They are MY FOLK and I still cop so I would expect nothing less from you.
Here is the tracklisting once again..
01. Introduction/Fight For Love:
In case you don't recognize the voice, that was none other than Patrick Douthit, known professionally as 9th Wonder, who introduced the group. I am going to assume that you know the relationship between Phonte & 9th and leave it at that. Great to see him come out and support them that evening as he did come back into the control room and take in the show with some of us.
02. All Roads:
This song, at present moment, is on CONSTANT REPEAT in light of the recent event in my life. My Father's passing. During this recording, my Father was still alive and residing in the fine state of North Carolina at the time. I actually didn't get to see him during that particular trip due to circumstances but I did see him PLENTY BEFORE HE WAS GONE. When I first heard this song in its studio form, it actually reminded me of my parents. Probably not the group's intent when the song was written but good music does that. It has more than one meaning. Ya dig?
03. Take Off The Blues:
All I am going to say is 'What ya gonna do when you REALLY DON'T WANNA DANCE BY STANDING ON THE WALL? Get your back up off the wall... " That good ole grown folks traveling music...
04. Lose Your Way/Band Introductions
This is one of those 'tracks' that is DEFINITELY ENTERTAINING AND INFORMATIVE. The 'parts of this' that didn't 'make the cut' on this part I FULLY EXPECT TO MAKE IT AS A SKIT SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LINE. Or knowing Zo! and Tay, it will just bloom into a full song.
05. House Of Cards:
It felt like they were floating on a magic carpet and levitating on stage when they sang this joint. Seriously. They transitioned from the Intro joint and just seemed to SOMEHOW KICK IT INTO ANOTHER GEAR. How I don't know nor do I want to know. It was about this point that I started to realize just how MAGICAL this event was. 'Tay took another swig of room temperature water and killed it.
06. Greatest Weapon Of All Time:
Sy Smith's stories/Phonte's sense of timing...Hilarity. This is one of Zo!'s joints and again it is all the way live. If you can see her live, do it. That's all I will say. (Wait, I have said that before...) Tay's breakdown of BBD's "Do Me" reminded me of when I realized that Big Daddy Kane was bugging as well when I was a little older.. (Eight to eighty...crippled and crazy..)
07. Something In The Way She Moves:
He (Phonte)..no THEY...(Foreign Exchange) covered JAMES TAYLOR. James. Taylor. Do I REALLY NEED TO SAY ANYMORE? If you don't know who that is, GET YOUR MUSIC GAME UP. (Not dissing you either. No really. Go see who he is. You are missing out.) This is probably the thing that I love about this band the most. They are not pigeonholed by what they think you 'want to hear from them'. They sing what they want. How they want. When they want. Without fear. They show their musical range and knowledge almost every time they pick their respective instruments.
"All songs are like your children..." - Phonte on how he feels about the songs he writes..
08. Laughing At Your Plans:
I want so desperately for someone to take this to a country station, drop it off and have it catch fire. It deserves to. It is actually 'genre-less' in many senses but I know most would SAY IT IS COUNTRY. I am thinking that FE wouldn't care WHAT YOU CALL IT AS LONG AS YOU CALL IT GOOD. Having Jeanne Jolly on the track, which was PERFECT outta the studio, made 'perfect' seem like not enough. If that makes any sense. She owned it. Period. Seeing/hearing Nicolay back there with Chris on his 'Daughtry' vibe (for this and ALL THE SONGS) WAS DEFINITE TREAT TOO. That should be noted. By now, most of you have seen Nicolay do that if you caught them on tour recently but at the time, this was his FIRST TIME doing it in front of a live audience. (Go back and read the re-cap above. He discussed that with me a bit). I don't think you know just how much I love this damm song.
09. Daykeeper:
As Phonte stated, this is an old favorite. For them to 'swing it' was RIGHT UP THEIR ALLEY AND IT SOUNDED GREAT. Then they hit us with this....
When. They. Took. This. Song. Country. I. Lost. My. Damm. Mind. I lost it again when they CHOPPED AND SCREWED IT. Live. No effects. No gimmicks. They. Slowed. Down. Their. Voices. Instruments. And. Replicated. The. Song. Chopped. And. Screwed.
Do I really need to say more? I didn't think so....
10. I Wanna Know:
Audience participation. Guitars. Down home feel and more. All in one song. Perfect way to end it.
11. Steal Away feat. Jeanne Jolly:
I want more of this. Period. That's all I will say.
12. All The Kisses feat. Amber & Paris Strother of KING:
I look forward to seeing them perform this song live in Columbia. I will keep my fingers crossed that there are more songs in the can with them as well.
Those last two tracks are BONUS TRACKS to the album. Both are STELLAR TRACKS introducing two artists that you may not have heard of before. Jeanne Jolly and KING. You should DEFINITELY familiarize yourself with them.
I haven't 'seen' the video yet so I can't speak on it. I have heard I am in it too. Even if that is not the case, I know I will still enjoy it. Welp, that sounds like it will be another blog post honestly. 'Till then.......
.....Go out and support this good music people. It is out there. You have to find it. You should also get on your local radio stations about playing stuff like this or SUPPORT THE ONES THAT DO. (There are stations out there that play The Foreign Exchange too. Shoutout to you.)
With the pending release of "Dear Friends..." by @FEofficial in two days, I felt a recap of the group here
was in order. (It comes out on the 28th of June) So that when I begin to talk about it after I GET MY COPY/HEAR IT/TALK ABOUT IT, you will at least have a backdrop. @ those of you who will be 'new' to me speaking on 'em. If you want to know my thoughts AFTER I WITNESSED THE SHOW live, you can go here.
(Phonte, Sy Smith and Jeanne Jolly respectively in Philly..)
You can start HERE where I actually spoke about the weekend 'Dear Friends' was conceived...Here is a piece and you can read the rest at the link....
(Chris Boerner and Nicolay in Philly)
*Please bare in mind.....This is all 'small talk' so don't think for one minute I THINK it was a full on interview. @ all you 'professional bloggers/interviewers/big wig people. I didn't think it then and I MOST CERTAINLY DON'T THINK THAT NOW. The conversation, while prefaced with 'Let me ask you some questions fam..' was NOT presented that way when I was speaking to them so there are parts chopped out. On PURPOSE. Deal with it. I wouldn't do them (or anyone else like that) @ any remarks that I think wouldn't be said 'on the record' or without it being known that it is ON THE RECORD. So anything I feel that may be taken the 'wrong way', I won't talk about while still giving out some information that may be 'useful' to someone who is interested in their work. Understood? Good. Still and all, these gentlemen don't hold their tongues in ANY INTERVIEW I HAVE SEEN..lol so don't think that if they didn't want it to be known, they would have said it. Are we crystal clear? Aight then. This 'information' is FOR MY READERS. If you happen to stumble upon (or read it via retweet via one of these gentlemen) the information GOOD FOR YOU. I am not calling it some 'scoop' or anything. They are just questions. Get off your own dick and formulate YOUR SHIT HOW YOU WANNA. This is MY SHIT. @ any questions about style, format or any of that other elitist bullshit ya'll get on when you didn't 'write it'.
Sorry about that ya'll. You ALREADY know how I am. Preemptive like a MOTHERFUCKER. So without further delay here is another installment of the 'Chat Series' if you will...Albeit brief...Only this one happened IN PERSON.
Question one was for Nicolay:
The Warehouse: How in the WORLD is that you ended up working with a young Wiz Khalifa? How did that come about?
Nicolay: That actually came about as an idea within the label. It was suggested that we work together and he was great to work with. Now mind you, Wiz was YOUNG...I am talking about twelve or thirteen...naw I'm kidding....but he was really young when I got to work with him....It is good to see him having success now after years of working....
The Warehouse:.....yeah..I think people think he just 'came outta nowhere'....He didn't. I STILL have emails from him when he was pushing his music via that medium.
http://thewarehous.blogspot.com/2011/02/another-installment-of-chat-seriesmini.html
http://carolinaware.tumblr.com/post/3527125520/i-took-the-time-to-chat-with-phonte-nicolay-in-durham
I put the Tumblr post up to show those of you who follow there that I did INDEED TELL you about it. LOL. So you can't say "You didn't tell me about that!". I did.
I take it you will you use the search button and the side bar to find out what else I have written on them. There are well over 30 posts on them here alone. You can use the tags in the post to help too. Enjoy.
You can start HERE where I actually spoke about the weekend 'Dear Friends' was conceived...Here is a piece and you can read the rest at the link....
Another installment of the 'Chat Series'....Mini chat time... @FEOfficial (@phontigallo & @nicolaymusic)
Remember when said 'I asked some of the questions some you loyal fans wanted to know..' in the post I made on the concert in Durham that took place on February 20th 2011? Those questions ya'll always hit me with when it comes to The Foreign Exchange and their members that I said I would ask. Well here they are. I took the top three questions and made sure I asked them. Nothing TOO EVASIVE. Nothing too silly. Nothing too 'revealing'. Not my style at all. I just wanted to make sure I got ya'll some of the information that you asked for that I couldn't DEFINITIVELY answer without speaking to them. Here you go. Enjoy.
Sorry about that ya'll. You ALREADY know how I am. Preemptive like a MOTHERFUCKER. So without further delay here is another installment of the 'Chat Series' if you will...Albeit brief...Only this one happened IN PERSON.
Question one was for Nicolay:
The Warehouse: How in the WORLD is that you ended up working with a young Wiz Khalifa? How did that come about?
Nicolay: That actually came about as an idea within the label. It was suggested that we work together and he was great to work with. Now mind you, Wiz was YOUNG...I am talking about twelve or thirteen...naw I'm kidding....but he was really young when I got to work with him....It is good to see him having success now after years of working....
The Warehouse:.....yeah..I think people think he just 'came outta nowhere'....He didn't. I STILL have emails from him when he was pushing his music via that medium.
http://thewarehous.blogspot.com/2011/02/another-installment-of-chat-seriesmini.html
http://carolinaware.tumblr.com/post/3527125520/i-took-the-time-to-chat-with-phonte-nicolay-in-durham
I put the Tumblr post up to show those of you who follow there that I did INDEED TELL you about it. LOL. So you can't say "You didn't tell me about that!". I did.
I take it you will you use the search button and the side bar to find out what else I have written on them. There are well over 30 posts on them here alone. You can use the tags in the post to help too. Enjoy.
