Kaidi Tatham - Its a World Before You '2018

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First Word Records is very proud to present a brand new full-length album from
Kaidi Tatham. Its A World Before You.

Following on from two EPs released on First Word last year (Changing Times and
Hard Times), Kaidi has delivered us thirteen tracks that deftly illustrate his
various talents as a multi-instrumentalist.

Kaidi is probably best known for his work with Bugz In The Attic, though his
musical contributions over the years have also included Amy Winehouse, Slum
Village, Mulatu Astatke, Soul II Soul, Moonchild, Leroy Burgess, Amp Fiddler,
Chris Dave, Macy Gray, King Britt, DJ Spinna, Mr Scruff and IG Culture to name
but a few! In recent times, hes worked with DJ Jazzy Jeff on a variety of
projects, including his most recent album M3, touring Europe for Jeff and Will
Smiths reunion shows, and on the PLAYlist album Chasing Goosebumps, with Glenn
Lewis, Stro Elliot (The Roots), Masego, Maimouna Youssef, Rich Medina, Daniel
Crawford and more. 

All this in addition to heating up dances around Europe with his inimitable DJ
sets, and working heavily with First Word label-mate, Eric Lau (who also mixed
this album) on a variety of projects, and adding releases to his already
impressive catalogue on 2000 Black, Eglo and Theo Parrishs Sound Signature, with
regular compadre, Dego (who features on the albums title track).

This album personifies Kaidis diverse palette of sounds – bar Eric &
Degos features, every piece of music is played by himself. Largely flowing on a
broken beat rhythm section, Kaidi effortlessly incorporates washes of afro,
latin and funk throughout. From the harmonics of Your Dream Dont Mean A Thing,
to the breakneck funk of Outta Audah, each and every riddim exudes energy. But
this isnt simply a bruk record. The album is laced together with downtempo beats
and future jazz interludes throughout, and some sweet synth boogie is never very
far away, especially on the weighty vibes of Its About Who You Know. To top it
all off, theres two delightful nuggets of hip hop soul - Mancunian label-mates,
Children of Zeus, feature on the neo-soul vibes of Out Here On My Own, and
theres a feature from Amir Townes, better known as Uhmeer - an upcoming MC from
Philadelphia, and son of one Jazzy Jeff Townes - who rides a sub-heavy,
piano-led slice of boom bap, voicing an assortment of characters to tell the
tale of Cupid.

Its A World Before You is set to cause serious damage to sound-systems over the
Summer, and show and prove once again the skills of one of the UKs best unsung
musical talents, Kaidi Tatham.

Tracklist:
01. Kaidi Tatham - Joyous
02. Kaidi Tatham - Your Dreams Dont Mean a Thing
03. Kaidi Tatham - Sweet Kinch
04. Kaidi Tatham - Cold
05. Kaidi Tatham - Out Here on My Own (feat. Children of Zeus)
06. Kaidi Tatham - Bien
07. Kaidi Tatham - 2Tone
08. Kaidi Tatham - Its About Who You Know
09. Kaidi Tatham - Outta Audah
10. Kaidi Tatham - Soon Come
11. Kaidi Tatham - Its a World Before You (feat. Dego)
12. Kaidi Tatham - Cupid (feat. Uhmeer)
13. Kaidi Tatham - Unique

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