Teebs - Ardour - out on Brainfeeder (Flying Lotus' label)
Teebs - Ardour
(CD/2xLP) Brainfeeder BF010/BFCD010, 2010-10-18
As music from the Los Angeles area thrives and swells across the globe, one of it's most beloved and deeply rooted members steps out with an LP full of infectious melodies, subtle hip-hop and a kaleidoscope of sound. Music for the imagination. Ardour is the debut album by long time running My Hollow Drum, Dublab, and recent Brainfeeder artist, Teebs. Born in New York to Malawi and Barbados origins, Mtendere (pronounced "ten-de-ra") (Chichewa for "Peace") Mandowa, is a 23 year-old producer who bounced around the East Coast before finally planting his feet in the Southern California suburb of Chino Hills. (...) Ardour, two years in the making, is the result of Teebs' journey thus far. More than the music, it's the feeling he wants to convey. The idea of hearing something you really love, the moment you know something is really special. Flying Lotus said, "Teebs music sounds like an island vacation...The way Avatar looks." What's often said about Teebs' sound is the warmth it has on the listener. It's only fitting that a title like Ardour, which is defined as "great intensity and warmth" is used to represent this essential chapter to the ever-growing puzzle of Los Angeles.
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