The Pleasure Is Yours: Red & Black Splatter on Clear Vinyl LP

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Label: Lex Records
Release Date: 31st July

As GENA rnb soul singer-songwriter producer Liv.e and drummer/producer Karriem Riggins may have released the best collab album of the year. Karriem's a seasoned groove merchant, he just has that touch where he can pull in that unteachable sensual gravitational funk of a D'Angelo with the hip hop breaks, grooves and edge of The Roots and Madlib. Liv.e is in her own mothership soulful connection on this record, it's a powerfully subtle performance, raw and smoothly gliding through Karriem's production. 

For those who dig: Nxworries, Erykah Badu, psychedelic space funk...

There is a kinetic energy that binds drummer and producer Karriem Riggins and singer-songwriter, rapper, and producer Liv.e, the spark that happens when instinct meets flow and spirit finds rhythm.

Their collaborative debut as GENA (short for “God Energy, Naturally Amazing,” and loosely inspired by Gina from Martin), The Pleasure Is Yours feels like a playful, soulful conversation between two kindred improvisers: Liv.e’s smoky, unpolished vocals glide through Riggins’ warm, percussive universe. Rooted in jazz, soul, and hip-hop, Liv.e brings a raw, experimental approach to R&B, while Riggins known for his work with Common, Erykah Badu, The Roots, Madlib, and his close kinship with J Dilla, extends his lifelong dialogue between jazz improvisation and beat science.

Together they create a world that’s analog and ethereal, percussive and poetic, bridging eras without settling in one, the sound of two artists finding a new shared language rooted in rhythm, vulnerability, and exuberance.

Pressed on 180g vinyl, the album comes in an embossed sleeve and is avaible in red and black splatter.

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