The Manipulation EP finds itself caught in between heavy influences of hip-hop, while finding balance of new age music with 40s and 50s jazz, lounge, swing and blues. Not every note is pretty, but hopefully the listener will come to appreciate the difference between, "Pretty" and, "Beautiful" as the album progresses. 

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...And Then It Got Complicated

DooF on the script
https://soundcloud.com/doofthagodd

low(DooF)

In the aftermath of L'Orange's 2014 album The Orchid Days, the After The Flowers EP is a warm vignette- a glimpse into life after the end of the world. Waking up to a surreal heavenscape, our tragic figure searches for his place somewhere between life and death. 

Expanding on the themes of love and loss, L'Orange teams up with artists Chuck Inglish, Meyhem Lauren, Red Pill and producer Amerigo Gazaway to bring us a stream of consciousness epilogue to his 2014 album The Orchid Days.

L'Orange - Entering The Silence (feat. Red Pill)

produced by L'Orange, vocals by Kool Keith.
from the upcoming Mello Music Group album "Persona" 3/10
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/persona/id952541263

Ever feel 7 foot 13 and Green? Yeah, Kool Keith does.  MMG producer L'Orange opens the gate to another realm on this new song from the upcoming Mello Music Group album "Persona."  L'Orange's Haunting vocal sample and stutter step drums prod UltraMan to contemplate just how he feels - luckily Kool Keith has no shortage of descriptors.  Sometimes Keith feels happy to stuff the ball in the basket and get two points; sometimes Keith feels rap is his puppet on strings; sometimes he's mostly jolly chillin' on the couch to poli.  The marriage of L'Orange's left of center heroine nod, prohibition era sampling, noirscape production with Kool Keith's legendary Ultramagnetic founding, creator of Billy Miligan split personality sci-fi rap - aka Dr. Octagon, aka Black Elvis, aka Dr. DOOM, aka Tashawn Dorsett, aka Crazy Lou, aka Poppa Large, aka, Keith Korg, aka Mr. Gerbik, or just plain Mr. Thronton to some, is just plain as blissful as Kanye & Kim on a motorcycle riding through the grand canyon.  The point is, let your mind wander while you listen to this new gem from L'Orange & Kool Keith.

L'Orange - Sometimes I Feel (feat. Kool Keith)

l'orange has been a long time friend of the label ever since he released his "mad writer" album on our label. it's great to see how he has developed a loyal and growing following since then and it's a pleasure to have him "winter in jakarta".

check him out here:
https://soundcloud.com/lorangeproductions

free dll:
https://jakartarecords-label.bandcamp.com/album/v-a-winter-in-jakarta

After the widely successful release of „Summer in Jakarta“, Jakarta Records figured it’s time to gather some artist we like, work and/or are friends with again for the second installment of the loose series. „Winter In Jakarta“ features all unreleased material by artists such as Stwo, IAMNOBODI, Mura Masa, Oddisee, Guts, L’Orange, Suff Daddy and many more. The album will be available as a free DLL on the 9th of February. Keep your eyes open for the free cassette tape edition available from selected retailers.

L’Orange - Nights I Listened To (Taken off "Winter In Jakarta", free DLL link in description)

@lorangeproductions

pieces i is the first part of our new beat tape series. 
these producers are just a handful of talent we've found through the journey on this blog and they were very kind to contribute to this series. 

pieces ii coming very soon... ft. chester watson, j'von, ackryte, kanisono, blu & more. 
there will be a bundle package of pieces i and pieces ii that saves you a few bucks if you'd like to wait. 

enjoy!

Download for free!

L'Orange - Winter Meets Spring

from the upcoming album "The Night Took Us In Like Family"
Pre-Order (4/21): https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/night-took-us-in-like-family/id962648340

Premeired @ Pigeons & Planes: http://pigeonsandplanes.com/2015/03/premiere-lorange-jeremiah-jae-taken-by-the-night/

About the Album:
Enter those bloody alleys blocked off with yellow tape and chalk outlines. Secret backrooms riddled with sly crooks and blunt smoke. Slink into the underworld, the seedy shadowland owned by Jeremiah Jae and L’Orange on their noir-hop opus, "The Night Took Us In Like Family."

Consider it the alchemy of Madvillain and "The Maltese Falcon": a five-part fable of tangled crimes, narrow escapes, and raining lead. The door busts open with “A Conspicuous Man.” L’Orange’s carefully severed cinematic clips hold the frame steady. The Windy City-raised Jae muscles the narrative forward—the hitman creeping.

Beats bend sinister with imagery aiming for the temples. Jae invokes dark clouds, crowns of thorns and LSD eyes. Bars written in dirt. Samples are disembodied and ethereal. It’s like a grand jury indictment doubling as a Greek chorus.  A song title like “Ice Obsidian” says it all. This is frozen lava, black and white celluloid, the spoils won by sinners. Watch your back rap.

Or maybe it’s the hip-hop version of the gangster flicks made before the Hays Code—raw and uncensored, deeply artful without pretension. Pitchfork once described Jae as: “a lot of people talk loud and say nothing; Jeremiah Jae finds strength in the inverse." On "The Night Took Us In Like Family," he inhabits both eulogizer and executioner. He triumphantly looms over the corpses and explains how this all came to be. L’Orange supplies concrete requiems of dusted soul: beats to crack safes, soundtracks to stealth assassinations. 

If gangsta rap remains one of the genre’s most well worn tropes, Jae and L’Orange take inspiration from the rarely tapped roots of the tradition. This isn’t riffing on Oliver Stone’s "Scarface" like popular cliché, but rather the original Al Capone exploitation flick from the early 30s. Jae conjures a villain who vaporizes. Run-the-Jewels-raw but still sophisticated. Cuban cigars stuffed with California chronic.

The picture unfolds wide frame. Guest stars include New York poison dart-thrower, Homeboy Sandman and Blackalicious’ Gift of Gab. The chapters flesh out the story: The Conspicuous Man skulks into “God Complex,” “The Damning,” “Revenge and Escape.” Jae and L’ Orange build their world as a catacomb and find a way to escape just as the walls feel like they’re closing in. It fades out as “A Macabre Instrumental” plays. The funeral is closed casket. The memories aren’t easily disposed. 



L'Orange & Jeremiah Jae - Taken By The Night

produced by L'Orange
vocals by Jeremiah Jae
guest vocals by Gift of Gab

The Night Took Us In Like Family
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/night-took-us-in-like-family/id962648340

About the album:
Enter those bloody alleys blocked off with yellow tape and chalk outlines. Secret backrooms riddled with sly crooks and blunt smoke. Slink into the underworld, the seedy shadowland owned by Jeremiah Jae and L’Orange on their noir-hop opus, "The Night Took Us In Like Family." 

Consider it the alchemy of Madvillain and "The Maltese Falcon": a five-part fable of tangled crimes, narrow escapes, and raining lead. The door busts open with “A Conspicuous Man.” L’Orange’s carefully severed cinematic clips hold the frame steady. The Windy City-raised Jae muscles the narrative forward—the hitman creeping. 

Beats bend sinister with imagery aiming for the temples. Jae invokes dark clouds, crowns of thorns and LSD eyes. Bars written in dirt. Samples are disembodied and ethereal. It’s like a grand jury indictment doubling as a Greek chorus. A song title like “Ice Obsidian” says it all. This is frozen lava, black and white celluloid, the spoils won by sinners. Watch your back rap. 

Or maybe it’s the hip-hop version of the gangster flicks made before the Hays Code—raw and uncensored, deeply artful without pretension. Pitchfork once described Jae as: “a lot of people talk loud and say nothing; Jeremiah Jae finds strength in the inverse." On "The Night Took Us In Like Family," he inhabits both eulogizer and executioner. He triumphantly looms over the corpses and explains how this all came to be. L’Orange supplies concrete requiems of dusted soul: beats to crack safes, soundtracks to stealth assassinations. 

If gangsta rap remains one of the genre’s most well worn tropes, Jae and L’Orange take inspiration from the rarely tapped roots of the tradition. This isn’t riffing on Oliver Stone’s "Scarface" like popular cliché, but rather the original Al Capone exploitation flick from the early 30s. Jae conjures a villain who vaporizes. Run-the-Jewels-raw but still sophisticated. Cuban cigars stuffed with California chronic. 

The picture unfolds wide frame. Guest stars include New York poison dart-thrower, Homeboy Sandman and Blackalicious’ Gift of Gab. The chapters flesh out the story: The Conspicuous Man skulks into “God Complex,” “The Damning,” “Revenge and Escape.” Jae and L’ Orange build their world as a catacomb and find a way to escape just as the walls feel like they’re closing in. It fades out as “A Macabre Instrumental” plays. The funeral is closed casket. The memories aren’t easily disposed.

L'Orange & Jeremiah Jae - All I Need (feat. Gift Of Gab)

The first single from L'Orange & Mr. Lif's upcoming project, "The Life & Death of Scenery," featuring Akrobatik & Gonjasufi.

The album will be out on October 7th for free on Adult Swim (AdultSwim.com) and an extended version on October 14th on Mello Music Group.

www.AdultSwim.com

CD Pre-Order - http://www.mellomusicgroup.com/products/lorange-mr-lif-the-life-death-of-scenery-cd
LP Pre-Order - http://www.mellomusicgroup.com/products/lorange-mr-lif-the-life-death-of-scenery-lp

L'Orange & Mr. Lif - Strange Technology (feat. Akrobatik & Gonjasufi)

This is Sudan Archives, a 23 year-old violinist/vocalist who writes, plays, and produces her own music. She is self-taught on the violin, inspired by Sudanese fiddlers, R&B, West African rhythms, and experimental electronic music. Expect a collection of a few songs, coming this summer.  http://stonesthrow.com/sudanarchives

Sudan Archives - Come Meh Way

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...And Then It Got Complicated

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