LOUIS VI - Earthling - 2LP - Orange Vinyl

2LP - Indies Exclusive Limited Edition Eco-Friendly Orange Vinyl. 

Earthling is the hotly-tipped second album from musical all-rounder Louis VI. Here, the rapper, self-taught producer, and multi-instrumentalist draws on hip hop, jazz, electronic, afrobeat, funk, RnB, and soul to create a melting pot of future-leaning sounds to follow his self-released debut, Sugar Like Salt.

Earthling has been three and a half years in the making, and is released on the newly-minted HiyaSelf Recordings helmed by Nightmares On Wax. On this outrospective, psychedelic and emotional journey we follow Louis on his quest to show what it means to be human. Over the fourteen tracks the North London native displays his “fullest, most honest, most eccentric self to date”, a tale of joy, anger and exploration set against a backdrop of police brutality, racism, and colonial legacy.

Much inspired by his own experiences and challenges growing up in a rough but culturally vibrant part of North London, Louis’ Caribbean, French, and British heritage partly explains his alternative interpretation of London hip hop and jazz. As an artist who always felt like a misfit, music wasn’t just a distraction from outside, but was also an escape from violence he grew up with inside his own home.

Eco-friendly vinyl:   
·         Over 60% reduction in energy consumption  
·         85% reduction in carbon impact  
·         Pressed from a unique innovative plastic  
·         Less waste  
·         Faster manufacturing  
·         More recyclable  
·         Audio quality as good as standard vinyl – in fact the manufacturers claim that the quality can exceed standard pressing due to the benefits of injection moulding 

Tracklist:

1. FLIRTIN’ WITH THE EARTH
2. IT”S OK ft. Lex Amor
3. ORANGE SKIES ft. Mick Jenkins
4. F*CK HOW YOU FEEL
5. VIBRATE
6. GOD IS A L*DY
7. YONN MANMAN LATÉ ft. Moses Boyd
8. TAKE YOUR SHOES OFF ft Alex Cosmo Blake
9. NEEDLE IN THE OCEAN ft. Oscar Jerome
10. SOMMER ft Alex Cosmo Blake
11. TILL’ MORNIN ft Bluestaeb & Aréna
12. PURPLE SKY SAMURAI
13. SHOTTER CALLED LIFE ft. Amahla
14. WHEN I BLOW ft. Alxndr London & Greg Paul