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Du solltest dir mal die Sleepyheads CD anhören, könnte wirklich was für dich sein weil die Beats eingängiger sind und seine stimmlichen Qualitäten besser unterstützen als die etwas experimentelleren Produktionen...

So, I've been home for over 24 hours now, and I've officially gotten some rest ( at least according to what my expectations for rest are). Got home on March 12th, slept from 10PM -3AM, then continued my nightcrawler habits as I worked on music until 4PM on the 13th. It's back to the studio grind when not on tour. A solo album is well in the works, and this week is crucial in terms of the progress of the record.

Less than a week until Black Dialogue comes out, and I'm killing the time by workin' on this new solo album...I'm gonna try to lay low today until it's time to hit the lab.

There are two crucial records that y'all have got to support.

1. "The Minstrel Show" by Little Brother ( Out Now!)

2. "..And Now" by Asamov (Out Oct 18th)

Asamov is a new group out of Jacksonville, Florida. It's four members managed to get together and create one of the most soulful and heartfelt independent hip hop records I've heard in a while. Members of Asamov have played a huge role in the success of The Perceptionists. Willie Evans Jr. produced "Love Letters", "Breathe in the Sun", and our title track "Black Dialogue". In Fakts One's absence, DJ Therapy has been holdin' The Perceptionists down on the wheels at every live show since April 2005. He will also be contributing largely to the production on my new solo album as well as Akrobatik's solo.

-Lif

I've been lazy about the updates, but I'll do my best job to catch y'all up. The Perceptionists just finished our last tour of the year. It was an north to south USA run that started in Rhode Island and ended in Jacksonville, Florida. Nuff thanks to everyone that came out to support us. If you enjoyed the show, spread the word.

Great news hit in the middle of the tour, when I git a call from El-P saying that he's ready to hold down the majority if not all the production on my new solo album. I got off tour, had 2 days at the crib in Philly, then hit NYC to get right to work. We've accomplished more in the last day and a half than I thought imagineable. Got very cohesive rough drafts of 3 new songs. Now my job is to learn my lyrics better over the holiday, come back and do final takes in the lab.

I'm already proud of the content of the jams. Each one is very different from the last, and the vibe feels like we could be on pace to do some of our best work to date. I don't have any inkling of a release date yet, so don't bother to ask. We're just trying to make the best record possible, and get it out there for y'all.....Aight...It's like 4AM, so I'm gonna get some sleep.

-Lif

Ja, die Sleepyheads ist mittlerweile ziemlich schwer zu bekommen. Habe die Woche sogar ein Exemplar den weiten Weg nach Kanada geschickt, weil sie in Amerika nicht mehr erhältlich ist.

Frustrating but fun. Packed all my bags for my personal superbowl of recording in NYC. Naturally I was oblivious to the weather conditions upon us until I called for a taxi to discover they refused to pick me up for an oncoming storm. 4 tracks remain on the album that I need to do final vocals for and I can't seem to get my ass from Philly to New York. Most of the pressure has stemmed from wanting to have everything done by the time El-P returns from his overseas trip, thankfully the snow would not allow flights to come in to east coast airports. While waiting to get vocals done, I’ve been handling administrative aspects of the album. Guest appearances are tied up, the credits and lyrics are also typed up and ready for the artwork to go on the record. See... I’m not completely useless. NYC on monday to do the undone. Hopefully there will not be a volcano eruption, another blizzard an earthquake or tidal wave to stop me from finishing this record.
- Lif

also kein plan, hab von lif eigentlich noch nix gehört, aber der eine track der "perceptionists" (lif ist doch auch einer von dennen, neben akrobatik und so, oder?) im game need for speed most wanted war sowas von grottenübel, da hab ich echt angst mich näher mit lif zu beschäftigen...