Oh man, so many good things to say about this release.  Edan is one of the few hip-hop dudes either of us can still handle listening to, and we’ve been feverishly awaiting new output.  Stones Throw came through in the clutch with this new “Echo Party” release.  This one sounds very interesting, here goes nothing:  “Edan was given access to the Traffic Ent. Group’s back catalog of old school rap – labels like Magic Records, Chocolate Star, P&P among others – and asked to create something new out of it, whatever he wanted. What began as a simple mixtape, two years later turned into a 30-min record of dance, rap and punk, utilizing everything from turntables, tape echo, guitar, moog and maybe even kazoos. He’s even going to hand-draw each LP cover.“  So this LP comes in a plain white sleeve, which Edan will customize by drawing, stamping, or maybe even pissing on it.  Edition of 1000, the best $18.99 you ever spent at StonesThrow.com.

Here’s a little taste of what Edan can do.  Anyone happen to know what the psych sample is that comes in at the 1:50 mark?  I realize that I should probably know, but I can’t put my finger on it.