Paint It Blacker!

Long is the word commonly used around these parts for something that involves hard work. That's why I've chosen to use the word 'long' to describe the making of my forthcoming mix tape 'Paint It Blacker'. Without including the bootlegs made from tracks off my debut LP 'Who Needs Actions When You Got Words' I have basically produced and recorded a new album's worth of material. It's been hard to do something as big as this with the budget I've had to work with, but these trees are baring fruits my friends and they're ready to be enjoyed!

The past three days I've been in a studio in north London with Areli (Analog Kid) and his spa Yogi. I turned up with a tiny recording budget and a G-Drive full of music that needed everything from full vocals to little mix tweaks. So we got working, loading up songs on Pro Tools HD2 system that were made on a HD3 system …Long! Still work did get done and to a good standard (Big up Yogi and Areli on that one!).

Collaborations (against many of the artists will!) include… The Rolling Stones (Hence the title Paint It Blacker), Nirvana, Radiohead, Lovvin Brothers, Thom Yorke, Jose Gonzalez, Larrikin Love, Willy Mason, Lenard Cohen and Rick Ross & Coldplay. This mix tape should go down in history as one of finest examples of bootlegging and down-right sample robbery that has ever graced a Plan B fans ears! (Shameless self promotion I know, but I fucking mean it!)

So recording and mixing is done but the mix tape still needs to be compiled by Beni G and I haven't even started on the art work yet! So like I said, the whole process of doing shit to the best of your ability, when you know you're not going to get paid off of it is long! Still I'm all about the art so I endured it, and all just to read the positive feedback from all you loyal supporters who I know are going to go crazy over this shit!!!

Look out for the 'Paint It Blacker' mix tape during the Jan-Feb 2007 Plan B tour!

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(Check the guy at the merchandise stall at the gigs for copies)