Name: Gettin' Weird (Alive at Spacebomb Studios)
Brand: Sinkane

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

SB033

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Black

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2020-02-07

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Supplier US

Secre­tly

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

810599023058

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Sinkane

Genre US

R&B / Neo-Soul

Label US

Spacebomb

Sinkane, born Ahmed Gallab in London, England, is a versatile musician known for his unique blend of krautrock, prog rock, electronica, free jazz and funk rock with Sudanese pop. Currently signed to DFA Records, Sinkane has worked with notable artists such as Eleanor Friedberger, Caribou, of Montreal, Born Ruffians, and Yeasayer as a session musician.
Ahmed Gallab also serves as the Band Leader and Music Director of the *Atomic Bomb! Band*, which pays tribute to Nigerian Electro-Funk Legend William Onyeabor. This star-studded group includes renowned musicians like *David Byrne* (of Talking Heads), *Money Mark* (of the Beastie Boys), *Damon Albarn* (of Blur and Gorillaz), *Dev Hynes* (aka Blood Orange and Lightspeed Champion), *Alexis Taylor* (of Hot Chip), *Charles Lloyd*, *Amadou and Mariam*, *Jamie Lidell*, *Pharoah Sanders*, and many more.
With an international upbringing that took him from Sudan to the United States at a young age, Sinkane's diverse background is reflected in his eclectic musical style. Drawing inspiration from various genres and collaborating with esteemed artists across different music scenes has helped shape Sinkane into an innovative force in contemporary music.

Stepping into Spacebomb’s Richmond studio and working with their team of instrumentalists and producers is a license to get a little weird. Sinkane’s Ahmed Gallab takes full advantage of the opportunity on the latest in the Alive at Spacebomb Studios series—the fourth in the series, following albums by Natalie Prass, Sleepwalkers, and the duo of Fruit Bats &amp; Vetiver. Following his album Dépaysé (City Slang) from earlier this year, which the Sudanese-American musician described as “the story of an immigrant’s journey of self-discovery in the Trump era,” Gettin’ Weird takes five songs from that album and one from 2014’s Mean Love (“How We Be”) and reimagines, rearranges, and finds new meanings with the help of Spacebomb House Band: producers Cameron Ralston and Pinson Chanselle, Matthew E. White as executive producer, and multi-instrumentalist and arranger Trey Pollard. Despite – or perhaps because of – the difficult times we find ourselves in, the themes throughout these six songs revolve around love, inclusion, and finding oneself. On “Ya Sudan,” Sinkane sings about the duality of growing up in two countries in a silky falsetto traded in for the assertive baritone of the original version. The pair of “Everybody” and “Everyone” become hazy meditations that address the terrible current events of the world and defy the idea that a homogenous world is a better one. And on “The Searching,” which “probably means more to me than most of the songs in my catalogue,” he offers a powerful alternative to the original. “I’ve always been confused about my identity,” he says. “But in the last two years I have found my peace with it. That acceptance yielded the creation of this song. It’s the most emotional and honest song that I’ve ever written.”

Gettin' Weird (Alive at Spacebomb Studios)

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