Name: Stoned Part I
Brand: Lewis Taylor

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

BEWITH 139LP

Colour

Colour details

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2023-06-16

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Forced Exposure

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

4251804139960

Total Cap

Artist

Lewis Taylor

Genre US

R&B / Neo-Soul

Label US

Be With Records

Lewis Taylor is a British multi-instrumentalist musician and artist. He began his music career touring with the progrock band, Sheriff Jack, before releasing two albums of psychedelia music as a solo artist. His self-titled album released in 1996 showcased a departure from psychedelia towards neo-soul and received high acclaim. Although he retired from music in 2006, Taylor remains active in the industry as Andrew Taylor. He has worked as a musical director and bass player for Gnarls Barkley and as a guitarist/backing vocalist for The Drivers.
Similar Artists: Amp Fiddler, Meshell Ndegeocello, Van Hunt, Bilal, Raphael Saadiq, Young Disciples, The RH Factor, Leon Ware, Nuyorican Soul, Peven Everett
José James Galliano Reel People Terry Callier Frank Mccomb Georgia Anne Muldrow Don Blackman Donny Hathaway Jon Lucien 4hero

Stoned Part I was the first self-released album from lost soul phenomenon Lewis Taylor. His third album proper, it was initially released on his own label Slow Reality in 2002. First ever vinyl edition. After parting ways with Island, and without a label deal, Lewis went back to his home studio and began to record Stoned Part I in 2001. Co-written and co-produced with longtime collaborator Sabina Smyth, Lewis sings and plays all the instruments on this beautiful, emotional and very human album. It represents Lewis at his most accessible and finds him in the middle ground between his two Island releases. In some ways, Stoned Part I distills the best of his musical sensibilities. The flawless production is dense, layered and very early-2000s slick. The bottom end is thick, funky and sexy. The complex, proggy-soul of title track "Stoned" opens the album with deep swinging funk and sweet soulful vocals, complemented by wah-wah guitar and swelling acidic synths. "Positively Beautiful" has shades of Curtis and Marvin; its richly layered harmonies propelled by a simple, metronomic click-track that gives way to a more fully fleshed beat for the magnificent coda. The slow, sweeping majesty of "Lewis IV" is all moody atmosphere, featuring dense, richly textured music and heavenly multi-tracked harmonies. "Send Me An Angel" is beautifully crafted sophisticated soul-pop songwriting in the vein of the very best Sade records. The smooth, psychedelia-lite "Til The Morning Light" is a gorgeous, sun-dappled love song, layered with Lewis's distinctive honey-drenched vocals.

Stoned Part I

Music US