PPP's Abundance Coming In January
Ubiquity Records have announced a January 20th release date for the second album from PPP (Platiunum Pied Pipers) titled Abundance. Below is the tracklisting with audio snippets along with the EPK and album description. Also, via FreshSelects.net, is a remix of PPP's "Shotgun" from their Triple P album featuring not only a new Waajeed beat, but an unreleased verse from J. Dilla.
DOWNLOAD: PPP feat. Dilla “Shotgun (Waajeed’s Plinky Remix)”
Tracklisting (with audio samples):
01. Angel
02. Smoking Mirrors
03. On A Cloud
04. Luv Affair
05. Go, Go, Go
06. Sanctuary
07. Aint No Ifs or Maybes
08. Pigeon Hole
09. Lovers And Haters
10. The Ghost Of Aveiro
11. Countless Excuses
12. American Pimp
13. Dirty Secrets
14. Rocket Science
15. Goodbye Feat. Dabrye
16. Abundance (Digital Version)
"Abundance sums up everything; our growth since Triple P, the love and encouragement to make this record that we’ve gotten from our fans, it means a lot of things," explains band-leader and producer Waajeed. "It picks up where the first left- off. Triple P was a great start, but this sophomore album is on another level. It's more involved and focused…it's Electro Soul!"
The first single from the album features new vocalist Karma Stewart on an infectious horn-driven joint called "On a Cloud." The super-soulful gospel-tinged mix is an energetic starting point that exemplifies the new PPP.
While Triple P had a helping hand from an eclectic selection of edgy-peers like Dilla (R.I.P.), Steve Spacek, SA-RA Creative Partners, and Invincible, it also launched the solo careers of previously-unknown vocalists Georgia Anne Muldrow and Tiombe Lockhart. Abundance has a much more focused guest list and shines the spotlight on amazing new talents Coultrain, Karma, and Jamila Raegan. Rather than repeat the successful formula of Triple P, PPP would prefer to progress and develop with new conspirators to keep proceedings fresh. "Coultrain brings the substance and ‘the cool’; it's rare to find a talented male vocalist who actually has something to say. Karma brings the power and fire; it's amazing she's not been discovered before. Jamila brings style with her unique tone. Together it’s a winning combo. It’s like Marvin, Aretha, and Diana!" jokes Waajeed.
Since the release of Triple P, Waajeed and production partner Saadiq moved from Detroit to Brooklyn. And while Brooklyn-life may have changed their sound, it's also made them appreciate their Motor City roots which are audible throughout the album, the majority of which was mixed in Detroit by Grammy award winning engineer Todd Fairall. From the Motown vibe of “On a Cloud,” to the techno-influenced “Rocket Science," Detroit is evident throughout.
Another big change for the group is the shortening of their name from Platinum Pied Pipers to PPP. This was a result of legal pressure from a singing-group established in the 1930s called the Pied Pipers. “We took the lawsuit almost as a compliment because it represents our growth from underground status to notoriety,” remarks Waajeed.
Prior to release of Abundance PPP performed new tracks, with their new faces, to packed crowds in Europe on a 25-date Fall tour in a warm-up for what’s to come in 2009. During their first album campaign, PPP sold-out tours worldwide, playing high profile performances at the likes of Coachella and Central Park Summer Stage sharing billing with acts like Roy Ayers, Brazilian Girls, and Mark Ronson. Vibe Magazine said the Triple P album "Wears it's Detroit badge proudly on a funk-stewed debut that echoes 70s era Steve Wonder," Time Out added that Triple P boasted “Delicious flows and fudge thick beats”, while Entertainment Weekly called the album a “cult soul classic.” PPP’s cover of “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” was voted one of the songs of the year by listeners to the BBC Radio 1 show Worldwide, hosted by influential tastemaker DJ Gilles Peterson.
Waajeed is no stranger to those who know their hip-hop. Teaming up with his friend, production guru Jay Dee, in the early 1990s, he helped form Slum Village contributing tracks to their Dirty District compilation on Sequence/Kinetic as well as their critically acclaimed Trinity (Past, Present, and Future) album released on Capitol. He also worked with Jay Dee co-producing on the instant classic, Welcome 2 Detroit (BBE) as well as co-producing songs with Grammy award-wining singer and producer Dwele. Waajeed’s Bling47 label provided the launching pad for The Official Jay Dee Instrumental Series and the first installment of his own BPM instrumental series. Waajeed has remixed artists such as Radiohead, Roy Ayers, and Tony Allen-to name a few. More recently, he’s been working with Cee-Lo, Mark Ronson protégé Daniel Merriweather, Pharoahe Monch, and John Legend protégé Estelle. Partner Saadiq is a master keyboard, guitar, and bass player, taught by world-renowned songwriter Barrett Strong (who worked with Marvin Gaye).
The first single from the album featured a remix by San Francisco Bay Area producer Trackademicks, a member of the Honor Roll production crew who have been moving heads and dance floors with mixes and music for the likes of J*Davey, Phonte, and Josie Stingray. More singles will follow, including a remix of “On A Cloud” taken from the PPP remix competition
PURCHASE: PPP - "On A Cloud" 12" INFO | ITUNES | AMAZON | EMUSIC
