THE DECODERS

TO DOWNLOAD, CLICK HERE: https://thedecoders.bandcamp.com/track/completeness-feat-divine-brown

The Decoders latest offering, "Completeness feat. Divine Brown" is the 3rd single from the forthcoming LP, "Adventures From Paradise: A Tribute to Minnie Riperton". With this track, The Decoders have chosen to return to their Lovers Rock roots, combining it with elements of early seventies funk and soul.

Divine Brown (not to be confused with the one involved in the Hugh Grant scandal), is a Toronto based R&B vocalist with a 5-octave range (very fitting for a Minnie Riperton tribute). Divine is a Juno award recipient and is currently signed to Universal Music Canada. Born of Jamaican parents, Divine's roots are made evident with this Lovers version of a Minnie classic. 

Todd Simon's horn arrangements pay respect to Minnie Riperton's arranger Charles Stepney, Jamaican Rock Steady bandleader/arranger Byron Lee and Shuggie Otis. The rhythm section provided by Adam Berg and Itai Shapira (and Blake Colie on drums) also follows suit, providing a lush bed for Divine's vocals to soar on. 

Stay tuned for more upcoming releases from vol 3! The full length album is due in late Fall 2013.

Credits

Divine Brown 
Lead Vocals, Background Vocals & Vocal Arrangements 

Itai Shapira 
Guitars, Bass 

Adam Berg 
Keys, B3, Mellotron 

Todd M. Simon 
Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Horn Arrangements 

Blake Colie 
Drums 

Engineered by Itai Shapira and Adam Berg at Manifest Music 
Horns recorded by Todd Simon and Itai Shapira at Nu-Fi Studios 
Mixed by Adam Berg at Manifest Music
Additional mixing by Itai Shapira at Manifest Music 
Mastered by Adam Berg at Manifest Music 

Originally Performed and Recorded by Minnie Riperton on her solo LP Come To My Garden (1971) 

Ivan Otis: Photography • Anthony Valadez: Cover Art Design

Completeness feat. Divine Brown

DOWNLOAD HERE: https://thedecoders.bandcamp.com/album/revisited-reworked-vol-2

What Cha' Gonna Do For Me Feat. Alex Isley (Freeformer Toddy T's Smooth Dub Feat. Josh Aguilar)

Strange Fruit Feat. Raul Midon (Twilight Griot Remix)

Walk On By Feat. Noelle Scaggs (Jeremy Sole Reprise)

What Cha' Gonna Do For Me Feat. Alex Isley (David Burris Remix)

I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun (Ohmega Watts Remix)

Strange Fruit feat. Raul Midon (NeXt LeVeL DuB Remix)

I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun (Adam Berg Remix)

DOWLOAD HERE: https://thedecoders.bandcamp.com/track/adventures-in-paradise-feat-alice-russell

The Decoders have have enlisted UK soul sensation Alice Russell (Tru Thoughts) to tackle one of their favorite Minnie Riperton songs, Adventures In Paradise, from her 1975 LP of the same name.  Musically, they are taking a departure from the laid back funk of the original, and instead, have adapted the original into a driving afro-latin infused, Band of Gypsies-esque arrangement.  The added grit of Alice's soulful wailing over the anthemic horn section and pumping bassline conjures the presence of Minnie's spirit more than ever as they continue to embark on this tribute journey to her.  Stay tuned for their next batch of songs to round out the LP later this year, Adventures From Paradise Vol 3. 

Adventures In Paradise (feat. Alice Russell)

DOWNLOAD HERE: https://thedecoders.bandcamp.com/track/respect-feat-mara-hruby-van-hunt

 The Decoders are at it again with another Rotary Connection cover of a cover, the classic known as "Respect" made famous by the likes of Otis Redding and Aretha Franklin.  This time, they have enlisted the talents of Oakland based chanteuse Mara Hruby (www.marahruby.com) and the illustrious Van Hunt (www.vanhunt.com).  This track will be included on their upcoming full length album release, "Adventures From Paradise: A Tribute To Minnie Riperton" coming out later this year.  Check out the video for "Respect" which gives an intimate look into their process of working on the song here: http://youtu.be/nItqHDvHwoo

Respect feat. Mara Hruby & Van Hunt

DOWNLOAD: http://thedecoders.bandcamp.com/track/baby-this-love-i-have-feat-leon-ware

Produced by Itai Shapira and Todd Simon

Recorded by Itai Shapira and Todd Simon at Manifest Music

Mixed and Mastered by Itai Shapira and Adam Berg at Manifest Music Productions.

Lead & Background Vocals: Leon Ware
Background Vocals: Quincy McCrary
Bass, Guitars, Drum Programming: Itai Shapira
Euphonium: Todd Simon
Rhodes, Hammond B3: Quincy McCrary
Congas & Percussion: Allakoi Peete

Photography by: Kat Goduco

Cover Art Design by Anthony Valadez

Originally Recorded by Minnie Riperton (1975)
Originally Written by Leon Ware, Richard Rudolph & Minnie Riperton 

Baby This Love I Have feat. Leon Ware

Here's a classic lovers rock instrumental to vibe out to brought to you by The Decoders!  A special treat to share as a free download before our next single release March 20th!  Co-produced by Salvador Santana.  Enjoy!

Nice & EZ (Itaimusik re-edit)

My world is empty without you

Wax Poetics is proud to stream the Decoders' cover of the Rotary Connection joint, "I Am the Black Gold of the Sun," which was produced by the great Charles Stepney. The track features our homies Loren Oden and Brooke De Rosa.

Purchase the track on <a href="http://thedecoders.bandcamp.com/track/i-am-the-black-gold-of-the-sun">Bandcamp.</a>


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Riding on the heels of their first single off of <i>Vol. 2 (Walk On By)</i> with its orchestral soul arrangements, the second single from <i>Vol. 2</i>, Rotary Connection's "I Am the Black Gold of the Sun," is an ode to the beautifully epic orchestral arrangements of producer Charles Stepney.

But this time, the Decoders have decided to venture into the Brazilian repertoire, incorporating Samba and Jazz elements into the group's psychedelic soul arrangement.

This version features <a href="http://soundcloud.com/wax-poetics/sets/venice-dawn-something-about/">Adrian Younge's Venice Dawn</a> vocalists Loren Oden and Brooke De Rosa on vocals, as well as Jungle Fire's Steve Haney on percussion and Brazilian musician Quetzal Guerrero on percussion and berimbau.

The artwork for the single is an original painting by Los Angeles–based artist Michelle Robinson. Michelle's work has been praised by Cee-Lo Green, among others. For more info, check out her <a href="http://www.michellizm.com/">website</a>.

CREDITS:

Produced by the Decoders

Loren Oden 
Lead Vocals, Background Vocals

Brooke De Rosa 
Background Vocals

Itai Shapira 
Bass, Guitars, Synth, Vocal Arrangements

Todd M. Simon 
Trumpet, Horn Arrangements

Adam Berg 
Piano

Tracy Wannomae 
Saxophone

Thomas Lea 
Violin, Viola

Steve Haney 
Percussion

Quetzal Guerrero 
Berimbau

Blake Colie 
Drums

Engineered by Itai Shapira and Adam Berg at Manifest Music 
Additional engineering by David Burris at Manifest Music 
Mixed by Itai Shapira and Adam Berg at Manifest Music 
Mastered by Adam Berg at Manifest Music

Originally written and recorded by Rotary Connection (1971)

Michelle Robinson: Original Artwork • Anthony Valadez: Cover Art Design


The Decoders "I Am the Black Gold of the Sun"

"Dub Mixes Volume 1" is our latest adventure into the dub room, taking the Jamaican Lovers-Rock classics of our first EP, Volume 1, and giving these studio versions a dub treatment.  We reached out to our extended family for the production, as well as doing our own dub versions.  The mixes for the EP include the talents of DJ Prophecy, Blakesbeats and our very own core production team (Itai Shapira, Todd M. Simon and Adam Berg).   We had so much fun twisting knobs and tweaking the filters on these mixes, and we're very excited to share with you our latest venture into the Jamaican tradition of "dubbing" these classics...enjoy!

Les Fleurs (Itai Shapira Dub Mix)

Inside My Love (Decoders Nu Horn Dub Mix)

Baby This Love I Have (Adam Berg Dub mix)

AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD HERE: http://thedecoders.bandcamp.com/track/reasons-feat-jimetta-rose

The debut single off of the forthcoming LP Adventures From Paradise : A Tribute To Minnie Riperton (vol. 3), Reasons is the Decoders latest offering, tackled beautifully by local LA native songstress Jimetta Rose and featuring a stellar cast of session players from Los Angeles to Sao Paulo, Brazil. 

The Decoders chose to take this classic Minnie track, and transform it into a celebratory, Jorge Ben inspired Afro-Brazilian samba. Featuring Brazilian trombonist Fabio Santana de Souza, and percussion by Te'Amir Sweeney and Steve Haney, this arrangement is yet another tribute to Minnie Riperton's depth of songwriting and musical prowess. 

Stay tuned for more upcoming releases from vol 3! The full length album is due in late Summer/early Fall.

Reasons feat. Jimetta Rose

Recorded live at the KCRW presents "An Evening with Gilles Peterson" live radio show at Sonos Studio on the evening of May 23rd, 2013.  It was hosted by Jason Bentley and featured special guest appearances by Om'Mas Keith and Shafiq Husayn of Sa-Ra Creative Partners, Egon, Seu Jorge, The Decoders and many others.  

During the Decoders set, Seu Jorge joined the band in an impromptu rendition of his previously recorded cover of Roy Ayers' classic hit "Everybody Loves The Sunshine" 

Here is a portion of the magic captured from that evening.  Enjoy! 

The Decoders:

Special Guest: SEU JORGE - Lead Vocals

Todd M. Simon - trumpet, flugelhorn
Itai Shapira - Bass
Adam Berg - Rhodes, Hammond B3
Blake Colie - Drums
Steve Haney - Percussion
Patrick Bailey - Guitar
Tracy Wannomae - Alto & Tenor Saxophone
Destani Wolf - Background Vocals
Love Logiq - Background Vocals
Jimetta Rose - Background Vocals




Everybody Loves The Sunshine feat. Seu Jorge

DOWNLOAD HERE: http://thedecoders.bandcamp.com/track/young-willing-able-feat-andr-e-belle 

The follow up 2nd single from Vol. 3. "Adventures From Paradise: A Tribute To Minnie Riperton, this rare disco classic "Young, Willing & Able" has been re-imagined and updated for a new generation of music heads and dance floors alike...featuring the legendary bassist and co-founder of Jamiroquai, Stuart Zender, vocals by the lovely Andrée Belle and strings by Thomas Lea (Rhye, Quadron, and many more), the Decoders have found a way to yet again humbly breathe new life into Minnie's incomparable sound...


Andrée Belle 
Lead Vocals, Background Vocals & Vocal Arrangements 

Itai Shapira 
Guitar, Additional Vocal Arrangements 

Stuart Zender 
Bass 

Adam Berg 
Rhodes 

Todd M. Simon 
Trumpet, Horn Arrangements 

Tracy Wannomae 
Tenor & Alto Sax 

Elizabeth Lea 
Trombone 

Thomas Lea 
viola, violin 

Steve Haney 
Percussion 


Blake Colie 
Drums 

Engineered by Itai Shapira and Adam Berg at Manifest Music 
Mixed by Adam Berg at Manifest Music 
Additional mixing by Itai Shapira
Mastered by Adam Berg at Manifest Music 

Originally Performed and Recorded by Minnie Riperton on her solo LP Stay In Love (1977) 

Alex Elena: Photography • Anthony Valadez: Cover Art Design

THE DECODERS

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