Deciphering The Message: Vinyl LP Ólafur Arnalds and microphone against the murk

and microphone against the murk

‘A Lover Spurned’

“Angelo” and “Ooo La La” deliver the danciest stretch in Brijean’s catalog to date

after ending a long-term relationship and the dissolution of his previous band back in Oakland

Deciphering The Message: Vinyl LP Ólafur Arnalds and microphone against the murkAcross numerous albums and mixtapes, Makaya McCraven has proven his mastery of the loop akin to hip hops most celebrated beatmakers like J Dilla and Madlib. With his new remix album, Deciphering The Message, the Chicago based drummer and producer digs through the Blue Note Records vaults to put a modern bounce on classics by Art Blakey, Horace Silver, Hank Mobley, Dexter Gordon, Kenny Burrell, and Eddie Gale, among others. While Deciphering The