Unkle
War Stories
Released by Surrender All
If your average war requires military Mares, incendiary guitar blasts and anthemic rally-the-troops hard rock, War Stories fits the bill. Apparently bored with their usually stellar atmospheric (tr)hip hop treatments, James Lavelle and Richard File fulfill their rock star fantasies with this nail hard, slam-to-the-head assault on the senses. There are moments of bliss comforting sample based euphoria, such as the nightmare inducing 'Twilight' (featuring Massive Attack's 3D): the remainder of War Stories is a virtual call to arms. Relying on stoner and glam rock arrangements, albeit with the ...
The legendary but low-key impresario discusses the salad days at MoWax during the early 90's, celebrated releases, collaborators, business disappointments and U.N.K.L.E. An URB exclusive video that, of course, we're sharing it with the world. click.
We've always looked forward to James Lavelle's output, be it his MoWax catalog, his DJing, or his UNKLE project, which is back on again with “War Stories”. Michael Vazquez caught up with him for drinks and video on the Lower East Side Monday 06/04/07.
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