{"product_id":"sorg-napoleon-maddox-1968","title":"Sorg \u0026 Napoleon Maddox - 1968","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Franco-American hip-hop duo of American MC and poet \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNapoleon Maddox\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and French beatmaker and producer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSorg\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e has been building its discography since 2014: three EPs and two albums, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCheckin' Us\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2018) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLouverture\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2022), followed in 2024 by a special-edition vinyl compilation celebrating ten years of collaboration\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOver the years they have found that a particular creative energy emerges when they choose a theme for an album. This time, the theme is 1968.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo much was born, or brought to light, that year. Beyond the student movements in France, tragedies also united crowds: the assassination of Dr Martin Luther King led to a significant rise in membership of, and support for, the Black Panthers across the United States. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1968\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is neither a nostalgic album nor simply a protest record; it takes time to set today's world against the lessons of the past.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt denounces today's lies and genocides by recalling the Vietnam War and the great peace movements on tracks such as \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\", a call to action and resistance, and \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo Shelter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\", whose melancholic blues and realist storytelling are carried by Maddox and the poet \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMike Ladd\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. It also celebrates people's resilience and ingenuity, with anthems such as \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBreakfast Program\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\" and hard- hitting tracks like \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo Back Down\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\", on which two Cincinnati activists and lyricists, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCJ the Cynic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and long-time collaborator \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoogie Bang\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, deliver incendiary rhymes inspired by recent acts of racist intimidation in one of the city's historically Black communities. The dancefloor becomes a rallying point too, on hypnotic tracks like \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo Long\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\" and \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Ball\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSorg 's writing and production carry a new, sophisticated rage: basslines, beats and synths pulse with urgency, joined by regular partners \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eErik Sevret\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (tenor saxophone), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConstantin Meyer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (trombone) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDJ Menas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (scratches), and newcomers \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFaycal Salhi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (oud), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSophia Domancich\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Fender Rhodes) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSelim Le Chan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (flute). The cover, by designer ease, who has created all of the duo's visuals since 2014, is based on a painting by Napoleon Maddox paying tribute to the three athletes who joined in a protest against racism at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AUTRE DISTRIBUTION","offers":[{"title":"Black Vinyl LP","offer_id":60438440968537,"sku":"SDZ-56543","price":30.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":60438441034073,"sku":"SDZ-56544","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/Untitled-design-24_b157c7e8-7568-43cf-aa9e-344a41f5c89a.png?v=1794326876","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/sorg-napoleon-maddox-1968","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}