Name: Adventures Of A Reluctant Superhero
Brand: Chali 2na

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

MPHB1.2

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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

2019-08-16

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

5056032323124

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Total Cap

1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Chali 2na

Genre US

Hip Hop

Label US

Manphibian Music

<a href="https://www.roughtrade.com/us/nerija/nerija-blume">Nerija - Blume</a>

Rough Trade Exclusive neon orange double vinyl with etched D-side. Includes bonus disc. Limited ton 1200 copies.

A stellar cast of London's finest female jazz stars create a feel good summer hit that shines bright and beautifully. Nerija's vibrant and vivacious debut grabs you by the hand and pulls you from one party to the next. Strength in collaboration is the theme, as the septet skip you through a diversity of influence from cool jazz to dub to surf rock to bebop. A significant addition to the ever-growing tapestry that is London-bred jazz.

Nubya Garcia (tenor saxophone), Sheila Maurice-Grey (trumpet), Cassie Kinoshi (alto saxophone), Rosie Turton (trombone), Shirley Tetteh (guitar), Lizy Exell (drums) and Rio Kai (bass). Recorded in the boat-shaped confines of London’s legendary Soup Studios and produced by Kwes, the overarching goal with Blume was to simply capture the rawness, warmth, joy and the spirit of their relationship and performance. One of the recording aims was to channel the feel of Teo Macero and Stanley Tonkel’s records with Miles Davis during his Columbia years, thinking “forward” as they did but for this band, capturing the controlled chaos and frame it with a timeless elegance.

2. Kit Sebastian - <a href="https://www.roughtrade.com/us/kit-sebastian/kit-sebastian-mantra-moderne">Mantra Moderne</a>

3. Khruangbin - <a href="https://www.roughtrade.com/us/khruangbin/khruangbin-hasta-el-cielo">Hasta El Cielo</a>

4. Chali 2na and Krafty Kuts - <a href="https://www.roughtrade.com/us/chali-2na/chali-2na-adventures-of-a-reluctant-superhero">Adventures of a Reluctant Super Hero</a>

5. Cross Record - <a href="https://www.roughtrade.com/us/cross-record/cross-record-cross-record">Cross Record</a>

6. Sarathy Korwar - <a href="https://www.roughtrade.com/us/sarathy-korwar/sarathy-korwar-more-arriving">More Arriving</a>

7. Gramme - <a href="https://www.roughtrade.com/us/gramme/gramme-disco-lovers">Disco Lovers</a>

8. PP Arnold - <a href="https://www.roughtrade.com/us/pp-arnold/pp-arnold-the-new-adventures-of-pp-arnold">The New Adventures of... P.P. Arnold</a>

9. Native Harrow - <a href="https://www.roughtrade.com/us/native-harrow/native-harrow-happier-now">Happier Now</a>

10. Francis Lung - <a href="https://www.roughtrade.com/us/francis-lung/francis-lung-a-dream-is-u">A Dream Is U</a>

Albums of the Month - August 2019

The time has come for hip-hop's favorite superheroes to unleash their highly anticipated album. The industry's most recognizable voice, Chali 2na, and turntable wizard Krafty Kuts have been not-so-secretly preparing this project since 2017 through over 150 live shows and countless studio sessions. The time has finally come to grab your capes, don a pair of tights and load up the turntable ready for the show to begin. This is 'Adventures Of A Reluctant Super Hero' - prepare for the Purple Assassin and the Scratchman as they come and save your city, the scene and hip-hop as we know it

Featuring a who's-who of collabs and guest appearances from hip-hop royalty, this 14-track record takes you to just about every corner of the genre, leaving no stone unturned. With Lyrics Born and Gift Of Gab joining on 'Guard The Fort' to deliver a serious statement of intent to open the LP, the rest of the record is an adventure through funk, breaks, rolling basslines, buckets of groove and everything in-between. Throw in a generous portion of expertly delivered bars and vocals from genre sidekicks like Harry Shotta, Skye (Morcheeba), Omar, Dynamite MC and more, and you're left with a hip-hop record that not even the comic books could have conceived.