℗ 2022 Tresor Records under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Released | November 25, 2022 |
Duration | 50m 17s |
Record Label | BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd |
Genre | Electronic |
1.1
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Memoirs of Hi Tech Jazz (feat. Black Nix)
Waajeed; Black Nix |
0:50 | |||
1.2
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Rouge
Waajeed |
1:59 | |||
1.3
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The Ballad of Robert O'Bryant
Waajeed |
4:20 | |||
1.4
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Motor City Madness
Waajeed |
6:09 | |||
1.5
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Let's Give It Up (feat. Archpriest Rev. Wanika K. Stephens & De'Sean Jones)
Waajeed; Archpriest Rev. Wanika K. Stephens; De'Sean Jones |
5:25 | |||
1.6
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Snake Eyes
Waajeed |
5:32 | |||
1.7
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The Moment is Now
Waajeed |
0:58 | |||
1.8
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Right Now
Waajeed |
6:14 | |||
1.9
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Good Trouble
Waajeed |
0:56 | |||
1.10
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Keep It Coming
Waajeed |
5:19 | |||
1.11
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The Dub
Waajeed |
6:16 | |||
1.12
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Remember
Waajeed |
6:19 |
Inspired by revolutionary efforts against oppressive hegemonies in Detroit, and in Black locales around the world, Memoirs of Hi-Tech Jazz is a sound score evocative of that resistance.
It is also a reminder that although violence and injustice looms, it is not the only story: we are much more than what oppresses us. The album celebrates Black leisure and play; the mundane joys that persist in spite of the depleting realities of the world.
Movement, and the very mobility of the car specifically is integral to Memoirs of Hi Tech Jazz. Timed perfectly to match the duration of a round trip drive from Underground Music Academy in the North End, to Detroit’s island park, Belle Isle-- the album is undoubtedly best experienced in while driving.
That journey signifies the transition from labor to pleasure: from the neighborhood of the Techno Museum in North End to an outdoor park that has long been a destination for Black Detroiters to cookout, park their boats, play spades, and listen to local music.
Memoirs of Hi-Tech Jazz embodies the feeling this place engenders—a reprieve from the midwestern work ethic, and a reminder to ground in the pleasures of your body and the land.
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd Studio Masters
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.01 -0.03 to 0.00 | -13.50 -16.84 to -10.69 | -11.75 -15.60 to -8.50 | 9 7 to 12 | |
1 | Memoirs of Hi Tech Jazz (feat. Black Nix) | 0.00 | -13.29 | -11.4 | 9 |
2 | Rouge | 0.00 | -12.16 | -9.3 | 7 |
3 | The Ballad of Robert O'Bryant | 0.00 | -12.92 | -10.6 | 8 |
4 | Motor City Madness | 0.00 | -11.99 | -10.8 | 7 |
5 | Let's Give It Up (feat. Archpriest Rev. Wanika K. Stephens & De'Sean Jones) | 0.00 | -14.30 | -13.3 | 10 |
6 | Snake Eyes | 0.00 | -16.84 | -15.6 | 12 |
7 | The Moment is Now | 0.00 | -15.32 | -13.3 | 9 |
8 | Right Now | 0.00 | -12.41 | -11.1 | 7 |
9 | Good Trouble | 0.00 | -12.78 | -8.5 | 7 |
10 | Keep It Coming | 0.00 | -10.69 | -9.8 | 7 |
11 | The Dub | -0.03 | -15.23 | -14.3 | 10 |
12 | Remember | 0.00 | -14.10 | -13.0 | 9 |