Wu-Tang: Chamber Music - 6/30

samdoom · Post by **samdoom** » Wed May 13, 2009 5:39 pm

for fans of gnarls barkley?

RoKnew · Post by **RoKnew** » Wed May 13, 2009 5:50 pm

it will sell decently, and suck.

Mark 563 · Post by **Mark 563** » Wed May 13, 2009 6:33 pm

'The Wu-Tang is the most influencial and longest running group in hip-hop.'

Longest running group in Hip Hop???

Moolah · Post by **Moolah** » Wed May 13, 2009 6:43 pm

That artwork is fucking sick.

kimani · Post by **kimani** » Wed May 13, 2009 7:20 pm

"For fans of: ...Gnarls Barkley...Rage Against The Machine"

And zing to the 7 whose fans don't count.

Kalistoga · Post by **Kalistoga** » Wed May 13, 2009 7:34 pm

that's a wierd advertisement. why is it telling us the top selling markets?

axel foley · Post by **axel foley** » Wed May 13, 2009 7:39 pm

Kalistoga wrote:that's a wierd advertisement. why is it telling us the top selling markets?

agreed. all that extra copy on there is just random.

is this the album that raekwon said he was going to put out right after 8 diagrams?

still illiterate · Post by **still illiterate** » Wed May 13, 2009 8:20 pm

it's not an advertisement guys

keepitclassic · Post by **keepitclassic** » Wed May 13, 2009 8:21 pm

Kalistoga wrote:that's a wierd advertisement. why is it telling us the top selling markets?

I am pretty sure thats actually for store owners & buyers, not for retail customers. It is to get the retail outlets to stock the CD

PopeyeJones · Post by **PopeyeJones** » Wed May 13, 2009 8:36 pm

Kalistoga wrote:that's a wierd advertisement. why is it telling us the top selling markets?

It's catalog copy written by an intern who is paid to oversell things without the prerequisite of knowing anything about what they're talking about (there's a good change the person who wrote the copy hasn't even heard the album).

Decoding this:

Wutang is for fans of Gnarls Barkley and Rage Against the Machine = we're marketing this as a crossover album as opposed to just the hiphop market, and these are groups that have had high selling albums that are loosely affiliated with hiphop.

Chamber Music is a radical departure from the groups 8 Diagrams project = 8 Diagrams sold like shit, so please pay attention to our made up comps (comparables, as in Rage and Gnarls) as opposed to the groups recent record sales.

Reminiscent of the groups 36 Chambers sound with an updated twist = pay attention to the sales from that album from 15 years ago, those were good, but don't assume the music is exactly like that, because the throwback market was picked dry in the early 2000s and is getting smaller by the minute.

NY & LA as hometown markets = if you want to do promotional stuff in NY and/or LA you won't have to pay for travel.

Ghost world tour, Meth & Red album coming and on tour, buzz on Raekwon, group will participate in press junket = You won't have to pay for promotion because Ghost still has fans in Europe and can hand sell the album there, Red & Meth might get some press you can siphon off, Raekwon is years late on an album that will never come out, and Wu-Tang is broke and desperate and won't blow off/fuck up radio and in-store promotions like they used to. There's also a typo in the second bullet point.

Kalistoga · Post by **Kalistoga** » Wed May 13, 2009 8:38 pm

makes sense

Endorphin · Post by **Endorphin** » Wed May 13, 2009 10:40 pm

so, is this a new wu-tang album or something like them Think Differently shits?

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 1:35 pm

info and tracklist:

WU-TANG CHAMBER MUSIC is a brand new project from the Wu-Tang (Executive Producer: RZA), which pairs original Clan MCs with other 90s-era New York rap veterans.

The album will be in-stores June 30th 2009. It features: Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, RZA, Inspectah Deck and U-God, along-side classic hip hop artists such as AZ, Cormega, Havoc (Mobb Deep), Kool G Rap, M.O.P, Masta Ace, Sadat X (Brand Nubian) and Sean Price (Heltah Skeltah/Boot Camp Clik).

CHAMBER MUSICגs throw-back sound is inspired by classic soul and kung fu imagery. It features a combination of new beats and live instrumentation by Brooklyn soul band The Revelations (all supervised by RZA).

Hit the jump for the full track list w/ features.

1. Redemption
2. Kill Too Hard [feat. Inspectah Deck, U-God and Masta Ace]
3. The Abbot [feat. RZA]
4. Harbor Masters [feat. Ghostface Killah, AZ and Inspectah Deck]
5. Sheep State [feat. RZA]
6. Radiant Jewels [Raekwon, Cormega and Sean Price]
7. Supreme Architecture [feat. RZA]
8. Evil Deeds [feat. Ghostface Killah, RZA and Havoc]
9. Wise Men [feat. RZA]
10. I Wish You Were Here [feat. Ghostface Killah and Tre Williams]
11. Fatal Hesitation
12. Ill Figures [feat. Raekwon, M.O.P. and Kool G Rap]
13. Free Like ODB [feat. RZA]
14. Sound The Horns [feat. Inspectah Deck, Sadat X and U-God]
15. Enlightened Statues [feat. RZA]
16. NYC Crack [feat. RZA]
17. One Last Questionג¦

Comedy Quaddafi · Post by **Comedy Quaddafi** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 2:17 pm

tracklist is conflicting with the earlier info

no meth, masta killa or (most important) gza?? lame

ILL SEER · Post by **ILL SEER** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 3:07 pm

yeah where's GZA at?

i'd like to see a similar list for International sales, or even a city by city breakdown as i'm sure they might be selling more in Tokyo than Denver

Martin · Post by **Martin** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 3:29 pm

just based off that kool g track im naively optimistic

B. Ware tha Siniq · Post by **B. Ware tha Siniq** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 3:37 pm

Martin wrote:just based off that kool g track im naively optimistic

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 3:39 pm

the harbour masters track wasn't half bad either

and as much as i like gza, i don't see him bringing much to the table these days so it's not that glaring of an omission. ditto MK. some meth would be nice though, considering he actually seems to be improving a bit with old age

Mindbender Futurama · Post by **Mindbender Futurama** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 3:47 pm

copping this shit. fuck the stupidness.

B. Ware tha Siniq · Post by **B. Ware tha Siniq** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 9:00 pm

http://steadyb.blogspot.com/2009/06/rev ... tangs.html

Since Drizzle rarely promotes his own posts, I'll reply with this. Pretty good breakdown of The Revelations material. This album definitely has some potential.

BusinessMan · Post by **BusinessMan** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 9:59 pm

drizzle wrote: 1. Redemption
2. Kill Too Hard [feat. Inspectah Deck, U-God and Masta Ace]
3. The Abbot [feat. RZA]
4. Harbor Masters [feat. Ghostface Killah, AZ and Inspectah Deck]
5. Sheep State [feat. RZA]
6. Radiant Jewels [Raekwon, Cormega and Sean Price]
7. Supreme Architecture [feat. RZA]
8. Evil Deeds [feat. Ghostface Killah, RZA and Havoc]
9. Wise Men [feat. RZA]
10. I Wish You Were Here [feat. Ghostface Killah and Tre Williams]
11. Fatal Hesitation
12. Ill Figures [feat. Raekwon, M.O.P. and Kool G Rap]
13. Free Like ODB [feat. RZA]
14. Sound The Horns [feat. Inspectah Deck, Sadat X and U-God]
15. Enlightened Statues [feat. RZA]
16. NYC Crack [feat. RZA]
17. One Last Questionג¦

Looks more like a RZA solo to me, not that I mind, just sayin..

AXEWOUNDFISTER · Post by **AXEWOUNDFISTER** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 11:55 pm

some one up that new wu joint please...

mike eagle · Post by **mike eagle** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 12:02 am

one-sheets make my head hurt

Endorphin · Post by **Endorphin** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 1:25 am

Rather than appearing on a compilation, these songs should just go on solo albums (e.g. the track featuring Ghostface should go on his next solo project).

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 4:33 pm

http://www.zshare.net/audio/6156074382af55a4/ - kill too hard - deck, ugod, masta ace

surprisingly good

Jaz · Post by **Jaz** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 12:24 am

drizzle wrote:http://www.zshare.net/audio/6156074382af55a4/ - kill too hard - deck, ugod, masta ace

surprisingly good

yeah, I think it's dope, Ace just fits right in.

manwhore · Post by **manwhore** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 4:50 am

all leaked songs so far have me hopeful.

ill figures is getting the most play atm.

mop should be collabing with wu more often.

ruraloutfitter · Post by **ruraloutfitter** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 5:06 am

Tracks mediocre...not like i expect this compilation to be any good though.