THE MAD WRITER by L'ORANGE
Tracks
- First Person
- The Mad Writer (feat. yU)
- The Quiet Room
- Speakeasy
- Alone (feat. Blu)
- Imaginary Friend
- Nostalgia
- A Nice Peaceful Scene
- Femme Fatale (feat. Erica Lane)
- We Call It Despair
- The Real McCoy (feat. Has-Lo)
- The Dust Collector
- Stranger Days
Description
For his latest release, The Mad Writer, L’Orange has assembled a distinguished roster of guest artists to populate a new concept album with inspired rhymes and vocal performances from Blu, yU, Has-Lo and Erica Lane. Limited Edition of 300 hand numbered copies, not to be repressed. Check!Hailing from North Carolina, L’Orange is a hip-hop producer, musician and writer. His influences include late legends like J Dilla and pioneering jazz vocalist Billie Holiday. Producers Kon Sci, Oddisee and Kev Brown have also heavilyshaped L’Orange’s style as a beatmaker and producer. Dedicated to originality, L’Orange imbues his smoky, soul-soaked tracks with lush texture through inventive mixing and psychedelic cuts from classic radio recordings.
A shopworn MPC and vintage vinyl are essentially paintbrush and palette for L’Orange. He finds his signature samples from pre 1950’s jazz, soul and radio. He stitches together a sound that acknowledges his penchant for classic film noir and shadowy motifs. L’Orange albums are often cinematic and narrative in structure, exemplifying the artist’s highly conceptual creative process
