Thirty Eight este cel de-al 4-lea album solo al lui Apollo Brown și a fost lansat în data de 29 aprilie 2014, prin Mello Music Group.
Citat de pe https://apollobrown360.bandcamp.com/album/thirty-eight:
"Thirty Eight sounds like Detroit transitioning from Heroin to Crack in the late 70s and early 80s."
Apollo Brown's Thirty Eight is a contemporary throwback, inhabiting the
realm of reverent reinvention and innovation. It deftly bridges the gap
between '70s Blaxploitation soundtracks (e.g. Curtis Mayfield or Marvin
Gaye) and the hip-hop records that sampled from them.
The tracks on Thirty Eight are presented in gritty, heavily saturated
Technicolor, the scratches and cigarette burns as purposeful as they are
happily accidental. These are suites sounding from long barrels held by
lone men lurking in grimy project hallways. Tinged with revenge and
regret, shrouded in thick tendrils of hollow-point smoke, the songs have
all the makings of an epic gangster tragedy. They're also great when
paired with anything Raymond Chandler.
Crackle and sample hiss run like electric current throughout, charging
the record with a retro feel and resonant warmth. Yet these qualities
are only secondary to Brown's impeccable ear for instrumentation. Thirty
Eight is full of funk, soul, jazz, blues, hip-hop, and everything in
between. The bluesy guitar twang of slow-burner "Black Suits" and the
lush, orchestral strings of "The Warning" are just two examples of the
depth and diversity Brown brings to the table.
All singing on the album comes in the form of brief samples, some
high-pitched and sped up, others left untouched. Taken together, they
amount to glimpses of an emotionally affecting narrative, enabling the
listener to fill in the plot and words between the booms and baps.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Thirty Eight" | 1:07 |
| 2. | "Cellophane" | 2:48 |
| 3. | "Learn The Meaning" | 3:12 |
| 4. | "Shotguns In Hell" | 2:52 |
| 5. | "Dirt On The Ground" | 3:00 |
| 6. | "The Warning" | 3:07 |
| 7. | "Cleo's Apartment" | 3:25 |
| 8. | "Sweet Revival" | 3:07 |
| 9. | "Life Is A Wheel" | 3:12 |
| 10. | "Black Suits" | 2:56 |
| 11. | "Never Disappear" | 2:46 |
| 12. | "The Laughter Faded" | 2:49 |
| 13. | "All You Know" | 2:56 |
| 14. | "Strange Things" | 3:20 |
| 15. | "Heaven At Last" | 3:10 |
| 16. | "Lonely and Cold" | 3:01 |
| 17. | "A Wise Man's Woman" | 3:05 |
| 18. | "Felonious" | 3:00 |
| 19. | "Weight In Gold" | 3:00 |
| 20. | "The Answer" | 3:27 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lonely & Cold" (featuring Roc Marciano) | 3:08 |
| 2. | "Shotguns In Hell" (featuring Roc Marciano) | 2:52 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hey Joe" | 3:03 |
| 2. | "Make Bread" | 3:05 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from Bandcamp:
- Apollo Brown – producer
- Michael Tolle – executive producer
- Matt "Magnetic" Oleksiak – mixing
- Eric Morgeson – mastering
- Sarah Mattmiller – design
- Austin Hart – creative director
- Corey Sheridan – digital advisor
- Joe Dent – physical advisor
- Matt Conaway – media advisor