El Michels Affair & Black Thought - Glorious Game [Black or Ltd Ed Sky High Colored Vinyl]

When Leon Michels and El Michels Affair released their first record, Sounding Out The City, in 2005, it was hard to guess what was next for Michels and his then-introduced, now-patented "cinematic soul" sound. Now, four EMA studio albums and scores of tribute and remix projects later-all while producing for some of the biggest names in the industry-Michels has trademarked his sound, with each project taking audiences somewhere new and pushing the boundaries of what he is known for. The man is a river, not a lake and this time he takes his golden touch into the realm of hip-hop laying down a musical bed for one of the greatest to ever rhyme into a microphone: Black Thought of The Roots crew.

Releasing on Big Crown Records, the LP is called Glorious Game and it is a remarkable debut partnership in more ways than one. Michels provides his bottom-heavy, soul-tinged production for Black Thought who gives us some of the more personal and transparent verses we've ever heard from him.

1 Grateful
2 Glorious Game
3 I'm Still Somehow
4 Hollow Way
5 Protocol
6 The Weather
7 That Girl
8 I Would Never
9 Alone
10 Miracle
11 Glorious Game (Reprise)
12 Alter Ego