Modern funk reworking of the classic DILLA track "Workinonit" by LEONARD CHARLES. Taken from his new album "Basement Donuts" [HNR60] out now digitally through HIT+RUN.

Down in picturesque Auckland, New Zealand, tucked inside a small basement studio, musician Leonard Charles and his friends secretly paid the ultimate tribute to the seminal release by re-recording the entire 31-track album on live instruments. Charles gives a funky reinterpretation of the tracks on live bass, drums, Hohnor clavinet, Fender Rhodes and Roland synths, but sans any sampling of the original source nor sourced material. Featuring vocals by Ruby Walsh, Anji Toy and Very Special Guest Georgia Anne Muldrow on the emotional tribute "Airworks (Forever)".

Leonard Charles "Basement Donuts" will be released in two Volumes...Sides A & B are fifteen tracks running over 23-minutes in length available now for digital download exclusively on the HIT+RUN Bandcamp page. Look for Sides C & D, limited-edition Cassette tapes, plus more surprises as we keep J Dilla's brilliant star shining!

TURN IT UP!

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Produced by Leonard Charles 
Recorded/Mixed by Leonard Charles in the Spare Room Studio. Maungawhau, Auckland, New Zealand. 

All songs written by J. Yancey 
Published by E P H C Y Publishing / Universal Music Publishing Group

Leonard Charles: Vocals, Roland MP-600, Akai MPC60, Roland Rhythm330, Roland D-50, Drums, Roland Juno-60, Hohnor Clavinet, Fender Rhodes, Fender Jazz Bass, Fender Precision Bass, Ibanez GB-10, Percussion, Ableton Push, Roland Alpha Juno-1.

LEONARD CHARLES "Workinonit"

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HNR4: NOBODY "Western Eyes & Serpents Breath" 11/09
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HNR9: RAS G  "Beat Soup V3" 12/10
HNR10: KUTMAH  "The New Error 1" 1/11
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HNR12: JONWAYNE  "How Stella Got Her Groove Back" 7/11
HNR13: CRIMEKILLZ  "Never Dies" 9/11
HNR14: MONO/POLY "The Age Of The Soul" 11/11
HNR15: KUTMAH "Closure" 12/11
HNR16: CFO "Mixtape #1" 1/12
HNR17: V/A "ROAD KILL 1"  5/12
HNR18: V/A "ROAD KILL 2"  7/12
HNR19: KUTMAH "The New Error 3" 9/12
HNR20: V/A "ROAD KILL 3" 11/12
HNR21: RAS_G/GONJASUFI "777:1" 3/13
HNR22: MONO/POLY "Killer B's" 3/13
HNR23: JEREMIAH JAE & OLIVER THE 2ND "RawHyde" 3/13
HNR24: DIBIA$E/SHASH'U "777:2" 4/13
HNR25: CHITLINS "EP" 6/13
HNR26: JEREMIAH JAE/ZEROH "777:3" 7/13
HNR27: CRIME "Kills Kids: DELUXE" 7/13
HNR28: CRIMEKILLZ "Never Dies: DELUXE" 7/13
HNR29: ZACKEY FORCE FUNK/CRIMEKILLZ "777:4" 8/13
HNR30: MONO/POLY/KNX "777:5" 9/13
HNR31: KUTMAH "Black Wave Tapes Vol. 1" 2/14
HNR32: CFO "Vol.1" 10/13
HNR33: J.ROCC/KUTMAH "777:6" 10/13
HNR34: THE GASLAMP KILLER/COMPUTER JAY "777:7" 12/13
HNR35: KUTMAH "Black Wave Tapes Vol. 2" 11/13
HNR36: V/A "777" 12/13
HNR37: V/A "OOO•" 12/13
HNR38: OLIVER THE 2ND "The Kill Off" 1/13
HNR39: N8NOFACE "The Dolo Tape" 5/14
HNR40: ZACKEY FORCE FUNK "Money Green Viper" 6/14
HNR41: V/A "ROAD KILL 4" 9/14
HNR42: CFO "Vol.2" 12/14
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HNR45: HEZUS "H+R Mixtape" 11/14
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HNR47: TEHBIS "Tales Of Genji" 7/15
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HNR49: TEEBS "AV: ESTR OUTTAKES_REMIXES" 9/15
HNR50: MONO/POLY "Paramatma" 8/15
HNR51: KUTMAH "2015 Mix" 5/15
HNR52: ZACKEY FORCE FUNK "Electron Don" 2/16
HNR53: JOSEPH SCATURRO "Trigger" 8/15
HNR54: ZACKEY FORCE FUNK "Chrome Steel Tiger" 11/15
HNR55: CFO "Mapping The Futures Gone By" 11/15
HNR56: SACH "fiDELITY" 3/16
HNR57: SACH "Essential" 2/16
HNR58: MONO/POLY "Cryptic" 1/16
HNR59: ANGELS DUST "Musings" 1/16
HNR60: LEONARD CHARLES "Basement Donuts" 2/16
HNR61: COTO 6/16
HNR62: SACH "fiDELITY: INST" 4/16
HNR63: HOLY SMOKE 9/16
HNR64: ZACKEY FORCE FUNK "Animals" 8/16
HNR65: ZEROH "Tinnitus" 10/16
HNR66: CONTACT FIELD ORCHESTRA "Mixtape #2" 6/16
HNR67: KUTMAH "BLK/SMR" 11/16
HNR68: SKRAPEZ "Graveyard Classics" 8/16
HNR69: N8NOFACE "Stories Of Those" 5/17
HNR70: N8NOFACE "Trucha" 4/17
HNR71: ANGELS DUST "The Great Depression" 8/28
HNR72: SACH "fiDELITY: Suite" 4/17
HNR73: ZACKEY FORCE FUNK "This Is My Force Funk Sound" 9/17
HNR74: THAVIUS BECK "Technol OG" 9/17
HNR75: SKRAPEZ "Sorcery" 4/17
HNR76: HEADLOCK "Gang Nativity" 8/17
HNR77: "COTOWN" 2/17
HNR78: HOLY SMOKE "Burning Bush" 9/17
HNR79: N8NOFACE "Never Let Them Win" TBA
HNR80: LÍNEAS 7/17
HNR81: N8NOFACE "Demos & Demons I" 7/17
HNR82: ESGAR "Memory" 7/17
HNR83: PSYCHOPOP "Devil's Drums & The Angelic Electronics" 1/18
HNR84: V/A "Interpenetrating Worlds" 8/17
HNR85: MONO/POLYxALYSS "Union" 10/17
HNR86: N8NOFACE "Just Yells" 7/17
HNR87: MONO/POLY "Union Instrumentals" 10/17
HNR88: N8NOFACE "Trust No One" 6/22
HNR89: ELUDEM "Films For The Mind" 6/18
HNR90: N8NOFACE "True Story" 8/18
HNR91: JEREMIAH JAE "Daffi" 7/18
HNR92: THE NONCE "Mix Tapes" 11/18
HNR93: N8NOFACE "Synth Up The Punx" 3/19
HNR94: ZACKEY FORCE FUNK "4X4 Scorpion" 10/19
HNR95: MONO/POLY "Monotomic" 10/19
HNR96: N8NOFACE "Just Here to Die" 8/20
HNR97: J.ROCC "Tribute To Sun Ra(s) G" 12/19
HNR98: GRACE OH "Moyo" 11/20
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