New from Coultrain:
“The Wanderer” b/w PPP’s “Angel” Remix



I know — its been almost a week since my last post. But no worries, I’m back I’m packing heat. St. Louis heat to be exact – in the form of two new tracks from Coultrain. If you’re not already up on him, then I’ve really got some shit for you. With his naturally vintage-leaning vocals matched with his very modern approach and his forward-thinking lyricism – Coultrain is quickly gaining a loyal following among both modern music listeners & nostalgic soul heads alike. Building upon the buzz created with his self-released solo debut, The Adventures Of Seymour Liberty (the first in a three-part series of concept albums released earlier this year), Coultrain has recently been in the lab both writing and recording with co-conspirator, Waajeed, for a wide range of projects they have lined up together. Among the first of which to be released will Abundance, the highly anticipated second album from Waajeed & Saadiq’s rotating super-group, PPP – in which Train played a leading role in not only leading the new cast but also writing the bulk of the songs on the album.

While working with the PPP/Bling47 crew in Brooklyn, Coultrain is also staying true to his St. Louis roots through numerous collaborations with artists from back home. One such artist is producer, I, Ced (aka Cedric Norah), who released a single with Coultrain earlier this year, and also produced Train’s latest solo offering, “The Wandering”. Picking up where the Seymour Liberty saga left off, “The Wandering” is meant to serve as somewhat of an epilogue to The Adventures Of…, but also a prologue to the series’ next chapter. Train broke the song down to me as only he could, “Its not a lost track its an inbetween track. Its a track 2 continue the story. Check it, The Adventures Of… ends w/ The Sabbatical, while on the sabbatical Seymour becomes a Wanderer, u dig?”

And on the PPP side of things, I’ve got an exclusive download of Waajeed’s recent remix of the Coultrain-featured track, “Angel.” This version finds Waajeed providing a more hip-hop oriented, bang-heavy backbeat to Coultrain’s anthem, instead of the stadium rock-funk feel of the album version. This remix is off the upcoming Abundance Mixtape, which features new Waajeed remixes of all your PPP favorites album, as well as some un-used gems from the Abundance & Triple P sessions. If you missed out on the first leak off the mixtape, “Shotgun (Waajeed’s Plinky Remix)” featuring Dilla, then here ya go.

And the fun doesn’t stop there – after the jump, I’ve got 3 bonus tracks from Coultrain’s other collaborations with both Waajeed and I Ced, including a free download of a track he did with the Hawthorne Headhunters – a new group consisting of I Ced, Black Spade, and Proh Mic. Also included is a video interview I did with Train earlier this year for Bling47 TV, where he breaks down his involvement in the new PPP album, his songwriting process, and more.

PHOTO: Coultrain live w/ PPP in Madrid Oct. 08, courtesy of One Dragones.



Coultrain “The Wanderer” (prod. I, Ced)


SUPPORT: PPP’s latest single “On A Cloud” b/w “Angel” available now. Abundance album in stores everywhere January 20th.



BONUS TRACKS



Coultrain vs. Waajeed “The Hustler”
from Garth Trinidad’s Suite903 Mix CD, Vol. 15 (Cornerstone, 2007)


I, Ced “Love… Meaning” (feat. Coultrain)
from “Love… Meaning” single (Move Next Music, 2008)


FREE DOWNLOAD: Hawthorne Headhunters “She Wanna” (feat. Coultrain & JimiJames)
from Hawthorne Headhunters EP (HVW8, 2008)

BONUS VIDEO


PPP: Meet The Cast #2 – Coultrain

6 Comments

  1. porschia
    Posted November 10, 2008 at 5:42 pm / Permalink
    im digging on coultrain’s passing like clouds vocals on ‘wander.’ the whole track, with its mellow drums teasing and keyboard sounds, makes me feel drunk within its goodness and that cut with waajeed had me giddy and shimming from the drop. it’s kinda funky. im excitedly waiting for PPP’s album…next year, i know.

    thankyafordispost! 3
  2. alphabeta
    Posted November 10, 2008 at 6:21 pm / Permalink
    This reminds me. Any update on the PPP remix contest winners? 4
  3. chris contra sounds
    Posted November 10, 2008 at 9:00 pm / Permalink
    WOW!! Definitely on some early P-Funk shit. I love this!!1 thank you both 5
  4. special K
    Posted November 11, 2008 at 12:26 am / Permalink
    i like this song. thanks. luv coultrains classic &smooth voice. love meaning is my fav 6
  5. Posted November 12, 2008 at 1:14 pm / Permalink
    Got you K!!! Dope 7
  6. Posted November 25, 2008 at 10:23 pm / Permalink
    Coultrain is dope. Really feelin this dude. Can’t wait to hear more. 9

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    [...] Fresh Selects drops another exclusive off PPP’s upcoming Abundance Mixtape. Which serves as promotion until their highly anticipated sophomore album, Abundance, hits stores on January 20th. This time we get Waajeed’s remix to PPP’s latest single, Angel, featuring St. Louis singer/songwriter Coultrain. Very dope… [...]
  2. [...] Fresh Selects drops another exclusive off PPP’s upcoming Abundance Mixtape. Which serves as promotion until their highly anticipated sophomore album, Abundance, hits stores on January 20th. This time we get Waajeed’s remix to PPP’s latest single, Angel, featuring St. Louis singer/songwriter Coultrain. Very dope… [...]
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