From the hive-mind of Burnt Sugar Arkestra the Chamber massive comes “Angels Over Oakanda.” A new four-song suite of Conducted Improvisations and home studio orchestrations which treat space time and genre like trans-dimensional silly-putty while giving polyphonic and multi-rhythmic dap to the visionary legacies of The Moors and the Black Panther Party.
Credits
Angels Over Oakanda (18:33)
Greg ‘Ionman’ Tate: Track Composition
Flute: Satch Hoyt
Trumpet: Lewis ‘Flip’ Barnes
Tenor Sax: V. Jeffrey Smith
Alto Sax: Avram Fefer
Bari Sax: ‘Moist’ Paula Henderson
Electric Guitars: Ben Tyree & André ‘Dré Glo’ Lassalle
Fender Rhodes: Leon Gruenbaum
Percussion: Shelley Nicole, Greg Gonzalez & Jared Michael Nickerson
Trap Drums: Greg Gonzalez
Loops: Greg ‘Ionman’ Tate
Electric Bass: Jared Michael Nickerson
inna-Lisala-Over-Oakanda (2:34)
Lead & Background Vocal Composition & Arrangement: Lisala Beatty
Arrangement & Production: Marque Gilmore tha’ Inna•Most
Lyrics: Greg Tate
Flute: Satch Hoyt
Tenor Sax: V Jeffrey Smith
Fender Rhodes: Leon Gruenbaum
Bass: Jared Michael Nickerson
Repatriation-of-The-Midnight-Moors (12:01) OAKANDA rmx-2
Track Composition and ReMiX Production: Marque Gilmore tha’ Inna•Most
Bass-Hook: Jared Michael Nickerson
Melodic Hook 1: Satch Hoyt – Flute
Horn-Hook 2: “Moist” Paula Henderson – Bari Sax ~ V. Jeffrey Smith – Tenor Sax ~ Avram Fefer – Alto Sax
Horn Improvs: “Moist” Paula Henderson – Bari Sax ~ V. Jeffrey Smith – Tenor Sax ~ Avram Fefer – Alto Sax
Bari-Loop Sample: “Moist” Paula Henderson
Rhodes Parts (x2): Leon Gruenbaum
FLUTE SOLO(s): Satch Hoyt (Part one & Two)
Melodic Hook 2: Satch Hoyt
Melodic Hook 3: Satch Hoyt
Percussion Samples: Shelley Nicole ~ Greg Gonzalez ~ Jared Michael Nickerson
Outro Flute Sample: Satch Hoyt
Lisala Over inna-Oakanda (2:47)
Lead & Background Vocal Composition & Arrangement: Lisala Beatty
Arrangement & Production: Marque Gilmore tha’ Inna•Most
Lyrics: Greg Tate
Flute: Satch Hoyt
Tenor Sax: V Jeffrey Smith
Fender Rhodes: Leon Gruenbaum
Bass: Jared Michael Nickerson
Angels Over Oakanda Automate One (21:58)
Track Composition: V. Jeffrey Smith
Satch Hoyt: Flute
Lewis ‘Flip’ Barnes: Trumpet
V. Jeffrey Smith: Tenor Sax
Avram Fefer: Alto Sax
‘Moist’ Paula Henderson: Bari Sax
Ben Tyree & André ‘Dré Glo’ Lassalle: Electric Guitars
Leon Gruenbaum: Fender Rhodes
Shelley Nicole, Greg Gonzalez & Jared Michael Nickerson: Percussion
Greg Gonzalez: Trap Drums
Gregory ‘Ionman’ Tate: Loops
Jared Michael Nickerson: Electric Bass
Oakanda Overdrive (7:26)
Track Composition: Jared Michael Nickerson
Leon Gruenbaum: Fender Rhodes
Satch Hoyt: Flute
V. Jeffrey Smith: Tenor Sax
Shelley Nicole, Greg Gonzalez & Jared Michael Nickerson: Percussion
Greg Gonzalez: Trap Drums
Greg ‘Ionman’ Tate: Loops
Jared Michael Nickerson: Electric Bass
ReMiX Mastering Production Date: April 22nd – 24th, 2021
ReMiX Mastering Location: Sounday Productions ~ Stockholm, Sweden
Mixing & Mastering Engineers: Roberto Noel & Marque Gilmore
Recording Date: May 30th, 2021
Recording Location: Sadie’s Mix Studio – East Orange, N.J.
Recording Engineer: Lisala Beatty
Mastering Date: July 13th, 2021
Mastering Location: Edgewater, N.J.
Mastering Engineer: Greg Calbi
Recording/Mixing/Mastering Dates: July 29th, 2018 – July 13th,2021
Recording Engineers: Turi Agostino ~ Lisala Beatty ~ Marque Gilmore ~ Peter Karl ~ V. Jeffrey Smith
Mixing Engineers: Marque Gilmore ~ Peter Karl ~ Roberto Noel ~ V. Jeffrey Smith ~ Greg Tate
Mastering Engineers: Greg Calbi *~ Marque Gilmore ~ Roberto Noel
Recording/Mixing/Mastering Locations: Douglass Recording Brooklyn N.Y. ~ Jamcarver Studio Jersey City N.J. ~ Instant Karamel Recording Harlem N.Y. ~ Sterling Sound Edgewater N.J.
Sadie’s Mix Studio East Orange, N.J. ~ Satch Hoyt Art Studio Berlin Germany ~ Sounday Productions Stockholm Switzerland
Album Portrait: Robert Pruitt
Graphic Design: LaRonda Davis
Executive Producers:
Greg Tate for Avant Groidd Musica
& Jared Michael Nickerson for Burnt Sugar Index LLC