AOI: Bionix

Simply Havin'

Simply

De La Soul is Dead

Skit 1

Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump

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Pseudo Intellectuals - Command Economy

Tracks:

A1 Command Economy
A2 Waiting
A3 Commandifesto
A4 DEF Interlude
A5 Far Away Places
A6 Big Fish, Small Pond
A7 Intermission

 

B1 Command Economy Part 2
B2 Shoot The Piano Player
B3 Paradise
B4 ABC Interlude
B5 Aound June 15th
B6 Walkin (Part 2)
B7 Command Reprise
B8 Conclusion: Hurry!


The flava never ends!! And we're back with another new Pseudo's project and this one is stupid fresh. All the samples are taken from one vintage source for this, possibly their dopest album to date. The artwork, by the excellent Julian Montague (Jazz is Dead) is a pastiche [yeah, I said pastiche!] of the art on the OG label, with even the logo flipped into Herring. 

 

Cause of the crazy long post-covid lead times we've been sat on this pandora's box of flava for toooo long - but now it's time to share. I've given up on the superlatives with the Pseudos - the stuff just gets better and better. Concept, breaks, drums, art are all top notch, so please enjoy album #4 from the Pseudo/Herring collaboration. 

 

Full colour cover art.

350 copies only [50 of which are on white label]

All on black wax.


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Pseudo Intellectuals - Command Economy LP Snippets

DJ Melo-D - The Turnfable - Side B.wav

The 9 universal powers are the planets and the moon and sun, and the 1 of the 9 is the cosmos.

Word Of the 9

Easy to feel sympathy for the villains when they are not even bad.

LYRICS:

[intro]
(You could have been my hero...
I know that dream wouldn't last,
so I had to let it go...)

(I put damage on your ego...
but you could have been better,
you know that.)

[chorus]
You could have been my hero...(You could have been my hero)
I know that dream wouldn't last,
so I had to let it go... (so I had to let it go)

I put damage on your ego... (I put damage on your ego)
but you could have been better,
you know that. (you know that)


[verse]
Not all hero's wear a cape
materials fake
whole costume
made of damn Sellotape
I know what you liked
what you despised
how can eve love the apple
when there's no apple in the eyes.
you saving the day
and saying goodbyes, right
but I see what I see,
your identity lies
You ain't saving no lives'
who cares
As long as you're perfect
doesn't matter who dies.

no surprise,
I'm honouring your doomsday
the day that you fall
will tell us all, that it's okay.
It's villains I respected
not hero's I rejected,
I go against the grain
with a vigilante
I invented...

pitch black coat,
I don't mind...

Worker pants, strapped boots
I won't hide...

biker helmet for a mask,
I'm down for a ride...

and scissors in the pocket
so you know I'm cutting ties.

crazy saying I'd be praying
as I'm laying bodies
its the path I'm paving,
Breaking guys, they start swaying
I know it's straining, I'm just playing,
I be taking you for hostage,
weighing out your life
just to see,
if you're worth saving.

[bridge]
(wouldn't have to do your job...)

(wouldn't have to make it stop...)

(our roles had to swap...)

(for me to be looking down on top...)


[chorus]
You could have been my hero...(You could have been my hero)
I know that dream wouldn't last,
so I had to let it go... (so I had to let it go)

I put damage on your ego... (I put damage on your ego)
but you could have been better,
you know that. (you know that)

You could have been my hero...(You could have been my hero)
I know that dream wouldn't last,
so I had to let it go... (so I had to let it go)

I put damage on your ego... (I put damage on your ego)
but you could have been better,
you know that. (you know that)

COULD HAVE BEEN MY HERO

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De La Soul is back—but did they ever really leave? After delivering their seminal debut 3 Feet High and Rising in 1989 with the production genius of Prince Paul, the New York City-bred trio of Posdnuos (Pos), Dave and Maseo went on to further impact Hip Hop culture with five more groundbreaking albums: De La Soul Is Dead (1991), Buhloone Mindstate (1993), Stakes Is High (1996), Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump (2000) and AOI: Bionix (2001). But once the digital age exploded in the late ‘90s, De La Soul’s celebrated catalog was unavailable to stream. As the decades passed, the tight-knit group forged ahead anyway—touring the world, connecting with their adoring fanbase and making music on their own terms. Following 2004’s The Grind Date, De La Soul took a hiatus from making albums, but joined The Gorillaz on the track “Feel Good Inc” which won them a Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Collaboration.  In 2015, the group raised over $600,000 on Kickstarter from fans to independently release their album and the Anonymous Nobody, which was their first #1 on the Rap Albums chart, and was also nominated for a Best Rap Album Grammy.   

However, the demand for unreleased De La Soul music was palpable and the cry for access to the first six albums grew louder. Unfortunately, De La Soul was stuck riding a roller coaster of stalled negotiations, dashed hopes and dead-end conversations with their old label, and the group nearly gave up. 

"We have lived without the music up for long, these six albums haven’t been up—ever,” Pos says. “We got used to knowing they weren’t up.” In June of 2021, Tommy Boy Music was acquired by Reservoir, giving De La Soul’s catalog a new home.  In March of 2023, the six missing albums were finally available to stream.  But sadly, right before the catalog release, Dave, the beloved member of De La Soul, passed away. Though bittersweet, De La Soul preserves his legacy and the ongoing impact of their music. 

As iconic songs such as “The Magic Number”, found new life in the film Spiderman: No Way Home in 2021, De La Soul continues to resonate with a diverse population of people. 

As Pos notes, “We’ve noticed over the past several years of tour like, ‘Wow, there’s a father here with his child who also is here with their child. ‘We’re generational. To me, there’s nothing more gratifying than that. That means something. That’s telling about a group. What we were doing wasn’t just stuck to that time.”

“We really naturally been that group for everyone,” Pos says. “It was never about we’re just here for this community, that community, this set of people or these certain fans of Hip Hop culture. We see music as music. We’ve been very resilient, even being a group that didn’t have our music up [on streaming platforms]. We still had these beautiful opportunities through young people finding out about us through a commercial or Spider-Man. Now that it can all be there for people to gravitate to, I’m really happy about that.” 

De La Soul's impact on the musical landscape is immeasurable, with 3 Feet High and Rising widely regarded as one of the most influential albums of its era. Pioneering inventive sampling, playful lyrics, and eclectic beats, the album broke new ground and set a standard for creativity in the genre. Recognizing its cultural significance, the album was inducted into the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress.

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