OMAR: The Man (2013) + video

Contemporary soul legend Omar is back with the title track off forthcoming album The Man and, if I hear him right, he’s become a man now that he’s not trying to be the man. Apparently he did,” some things that..[he]…should not have done, just trying to be the man.” Glad we’ve got that cleared up. Musically, the tension between who he was before and who he is now is captured by the juxtaposition of an off-kilter bass clarinet motif on the verse and …READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

MONKEYBOXING.COM – Top 10 Tracks 2012

1. Hidden Jazz Quartet feat. Omar – High Heels (Lack Of Afro remix) Massive sixties soul-tinged floor-filling remix that never fails…READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

HIDDEN JAZZ QUARTET feat. OMAR: High Heels (+ Lack Of Afro remix) (2012)

HIDDEN JAZZ QUARTET feat. OMAR: High Heels(2012) This one’s called High Heels by Hidden Jazz Quartet and features Omar – (here sounding a little bit like Alison Moyet) fretting about where his chick is at 3 in the morning. But enough about that – let’s talk about the important bit which is the B-side rerub where Lack Of Afro produces dancefloor gold through remix alchemy – check it below. …READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM