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Memoirs of Hi​-​Tech Jazz

by Waajeed

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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    - 2 x 12" vinyl
    - full printed gatefold sleeve

    Vinyl tracklist:
    A1 Memoirs of Hi-Tech Jazz (feat. Black Nix)
    A2 Motor City Madness
    A3 Snake Eyes
    B1 Let’s Give It Up (feat. Archpriest Rev. Wanika K. Stephens, De’Sean Jones)
    B2 The Dub
    C1 The Ballad of Robert O’Bryant
    C2 Keep It Coming
    C3 Rouge
    D1 Right Now
    D2 Remember

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  • - Memoirs of Hi​-​Tech Jazz 2LP vinyl
    - Motor City Madness Remixes 12" vinyl
    - full printed gatefold sleeve

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Right Now 06:14
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Good Trouble 00:56
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The Dub 06:16
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Remember 06:19
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about

RELEASE DATE 25.11.2022

Inspired by revolutionary efforts against oppressive hegemonies in Detroit, and in Black locales around the world, Memoirs of Hi-Tech Jazz is a sound score evocative of that resistance.

It is also a reminder that although violence and injustice looms, it is not the only story: we are much more than what oppresses us. The album celebrates Black leisure and play; the mundane joys that persist in spite of the depleting realities of the world.

Movement, and the very mobility of the car specifically is integral to Memoirs of Hi Tech Jazz. Timed perfectly to match the duration of a round trip drive from Underground Music Academy in the North End, to Detroit’s island park, Belle Isle-- the album is undoubtedly best experienced in while driving.

That journey signifies the transition from labor to pleasure: from the neighborhood of the Techno Museum in North End to an outdoor park that has long been a destination for Black Detroiters to cookout, park their boats, play spades, and listen to local music.

Memoirs of Hi-Tech Jazz embodies the feeling this place engenders—a reprieve from the midwestern work ethic, and a reminder to ground in the pleasures of your body and the land.

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released November 25, 2022

Produced, written, mixed and arranged by Robert O'Bryant.
Artwork by Studio Build
Mastered by Howie Weinberg

(P)&(C) 2022 Tresor Records under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited

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Waajeed Detroit, Michigan

Hailing from Conant Gardens Detroit, Waajeed’s productions through the years have been known as both inventive and genre- defying. Of recent years and with a more dance floor orientated mindset, Waajeed launched DIRT TECH RECK as well as collaborating on tracks with Mad Mike, Theo Parrish and Amp Fiddler.

Europe & ROW: james.ruari@paramountartists.com
North America: hagi@detroitpremiereartists.com
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