Field Research Malaysia, by Malik Abdul-Rahmaan

Field Research Malaysia

by Malik Abdul-Rahmaan

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dpbreck Strong contender for album of the summer... divine and sublime.

jon darby Simply put - one of the best hip hop based musical projects ever recorded. I can't recommend this highly enough!

kreuztot Can't walk through Kampung Baru anymore without having this song playing in my mind. Favorite track: Kampung Baru Stroll.

SwizzPleeze Album tells a story of an exotic journey. Favorite track: Five-O Lurk.

TONE HUNTS props to my brother malik..For this awesome release..

Samuel Leedam The whole release is a very powerful piece of work from start to finish, there is plenty more where this came from too! Vinyl please!!!

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1.	Flight To Malaysia 02:39	buy track
2.	Up Above The Clouds 02:42	buy track
3.	Kampung Baru Stroll 02:56	buy track
4.	Thinking Of Buda 01:51	buy track
5.	Bangsar Nites 02:49	buy track
6.	Sidestreets + Streetlights 02:52	buy track
7.	Five-O Lurk 02:09	buy track
8.	Building With Fitz 02:13	buy track
9.	Faraway Lands 02:39	buy track
10.	Love Scene 02:06	buy track
11.	The Moon and The Star 01:59	buy track
12.	Elephant Stomp 02:59	buy track
13.	Jalan Kapitan Keling 02:52	buy track
14.	Leery Eyes 02:23	buy track
15.	Little India 02:53	buy track
16.	Boats Off Pulau Pinang 02:43	buy track
17.	Mahdar's Revenge 02:47	buy track
18.	A Touch of Color 03:33	buy track
19.	Meet Me At The Teastand 02:39	buy track
20.	Shots For Joe 01:20	buy track
21.	X+Y = Love 02:19	buy track
22.	Grandmaster 04:20	buy track
23.	Street Food 02:35	buy track
24.	Sherifah's Theme 01:33	buy track
25.	On The Breaks 02:27	buy track
26.	Boat To Langkawi 03:36	buy track
27.	Salaamms To Ahmad 02:27	buy track
28.	Funky Bangsar 01:08	buy track
29.	Chinatown Radio 02:17	buy track
30.	Heavy Mentals [For Arno] 02:16	buy track
31.	Uncle Ang's Gadget Shop 01:40	buy track
32.	Rain Showers [Departure] 04:10	buy track

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“Very refreshing, well thought out soulful production.”
–Karriem Riggins

“Exotic cuisines from distant lands. Raw foods for the soul.”
–Mndsgn

“Paxico has been doing great things for awhile now. Malik's album is another example.”
–House Shoes

"This is the project I hoped he would bless us with."
–Count Bass D

“A tale as epic as The Odyssey”
–Chris Hound

Peace,

Reflecting on my trip to Malaysia, I am reminded of the late night hunts for food through endless hawker stalls in Penang, the vibrant and thoughtful people greeting me at the turn of every corner, colonial style buildings nestled next to Buddhist temples next mosques, malls filled with electronic gear kiosks and flea markets offering everything under the sun. The intermixing of Malay, Chinese and Indian people and traditions made available for me an amazing array of flavor palettes, tonalities, style and rhythms quite unlike anything I have ever experienced in my travels through the world. You can’t ask for a better case study to get schooled in everything from geopolitics to the various versions of the national dish, nasi lemak........all of which are telling about the music that I discovered in this magical place. From wandering around in 100 degree humidity with my field recorder picking up street sounds to tracking down the legendary Joe of Joe’s Mac at Amcorp Mall right outside of Kuala Lumpur. It was experiences like these that offered me the first visions for this project that I’ve come to call Field Research.

Field Research: Malaysia chronicles my hunt for record shops, sellers and collections in the country. It’s the haul of over 100 albums that I purchased out there; a cross section of local folk music, Bollywood, and East and South Asian funk, disco and rock. It's the countless hours of the Islamic call to prayer recorded from my window, street vendors and other built and natural environments that I passed by on foot. I hope you’ll dig the tracks, but more importantly hear the sounds that are complex and unique to the story of this beautiful country. And before I sign off, I invite you to be my travel companion as I bring you elsewhere around the world. Until next time.

Salaams,

Malik Abdul-Rahmaan

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released May 5, 2017

Audio by Malik Abdul Rahmaan
Mastering by D. Focis
Design by Seth Yamasaki shefmadeit.com
A&R by Chris Hund
Ⓟ & © Paxico Records 2017

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