Osunlade ?Offering RARE SEALED Triple LP Jazzy House Nude Voodoo Ritual Cover

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Osunlade ?: Offering
Featuring Faze Action, Savannah, Atelewo & Osunlade

Respected and emulated New York-based producer, DJ, and label chief Osunlade grew up in a musical environment; as a youngster, he took piano lessons and sang in his church choir. At the age of 17, he joined the cast of the popular children's show Sesame Street as a presenter. He later produced music for the program. During the late '80s, he started working as a producer and session hand; since starting out, he has leant his talents to records by Musiq, Patti LaBelle, Najee, India.Arie, and Eric Benet. In 1999, Osunlade established the Yoruba label and began releasing deep house productions of his own while cultivating new artists. For his first album, 2001's Paradigm, the producer hooked up with the U.K.'s Soul Jazz label, which released the excellent LP and increased his profile significantly as a result. Easily one of the most gifted producers of soul/funk-influenced deep house, Osunlade, an ordained priest in the African religion of Ifa,  graces everything he touches with spiritual, uplifting vibes. Offering, a mix album released by R2, came out in 2002. (web bio)

Osunlade's dextrous, graceful Offering is one of the best mixes of early-2000s jazzy house available. Each selection comes from the 2000/2001/2002 class of deep house, with many of those tracks heavy in Latin percussion and Afro-grooves. Those familiar with Osunlade's productions, the output of his Yoruba record label, and his DJ sets won't be shocked to hear a tasteful mix stocked with subtle blends that allows for each track to be enjoyed to the fullest. Offering also doubles as a quasi-document of Osunlade's vinyl-only output and his outside projects. Boobjazz's "Midnight Ceremony (Osunlade's Black Messiah Mix)," Atelewo's "Chimes of Freedom," and three Osunlade-proper productions ("Tree of Life," "Beats de los Muertos Africa," and a reworking of his epic signature "Cantos a Ochun et Oya") are sprinkled throughout, outdone only by the Wahoo mix of Jazzanova and Vikter Duplaix's "That Night." The last quarter of the disc is just as lively as the others and takes a bit of a turn: Track Headz's "Our Music" is relatively tracky and not as organic as what precedes it, but its raw patterns and its elegant swipes of strings come in at just the right time, adding another color with the clusters of rattling, jingling percussion. Likewise, Savannah's is almost entirely made of electronic elements, but its Mr. Fingers-style chords keep it grounded. It's all put together extremely well. Those with aversions for the sweet, the smooth, and the spiritual should avoid this at all costs. (web review)

Tracklist:
Side A: Mettle Music ~ Tranquility 2001 (Ambient Music)  
Side B: Faze Action ~ Samba (Scat Dub)
Side C: Savannah ~ Night Of Music
Side D: Osunlade ~  Beats De Los Muertos Africa
Side E: Osunlade ~ Cantos A Ochun Et Oya (Re-Worked)
Side F: Atelewo ~ Chimes Of Freedom

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