Published
Mon, Aug 16, 2010, 12:42
- Brainfeeder will release the LA beatsmith's first album this fall.
This October, Flying Lotus's Brainfeeder imprint will release the first album by Mtendere Mandowa, AKA Teebs.
Mandowa is the latest young artist Flying Lotus has taken under his wing, following Lorn and Ras G, both of whom released debut albums on Brainfeeder over the past two years. Born in New York to Malawi and Barbadian parents, the 23-year-old producer was primarily a visual artist until he moved to LA and fell in with a collective called My Hollow Drum, who turned him onto the city's electronic music scene. Since his debut a few years ago, he has put out an EP on Svetlana Industries, landed a track on Mary Anne Hobbs's Wild Angels compilation and attended the 2008 Red Bull Music Academy in Barcelona. Soon he crossed paths with Flying Lotus, who liked the feel of his early tracks and brought him into the Brainfeeder stable.
Musically, Teebs is an easy fit for Brainfeeder: his tracks are loose, hip-hop inspired and described by Flying Lotus as sounding "the way Avatar looks." Ardour features 18 new productions by Teebs, plus cover art painted by the man himself.
Tracklist
01. You've Changed
02. Bound Ball
03. Double Fifths
04. While You Doooo
05. Moments
06. Burner
07. Wind Loop
08. Lakeshore Ave.
09. Arthur's Birds
10. Gordon
11. Bern Rhythm
12. Felt Tip
13. King Bathtub
14. My Whole Life
15. Long Distance feat. Gaby Hernandez
16. Why Like This
17. Humming Birds
18. Autumn Antique
Brainfeeder will release Teeb's Ardour on October 18th, 2010.