catalogue

EL MICHELS AFFAIR

TEARZ (BIG CROWN RECORDS)

EL MICHELS AFFAIR - TEARZ 132054
format:
1 7"
release:
18.11.2022
label:
BIG CROWN RECORDS
genre:
World
item ID:
132054
barcode:
0349223000818
Side A's cover of "Tearz" is as much an homage to the Wendy Rene sample as it is to the Wu-Tang Clan track.

The song starts as a glazed over cover of "after laughter, comes tears" with Shannon Wise of The Shacks singing Wendy Rene's timeless mantra.

Halfway through, the mood dramatically shifts and the drums and organ that drive the original RZA sample take over.

A dubbed out Lee Fields taps in like only he can, and the song spirals into outer space.

Side B finds EMA dipping into the deeper side of the Wu catalog with Raekwon's "Verbal Intercourse." Mixing the grimy, gritty production aesthetic of the original with elements of dubbed out reggae, El Michels Affair once again pushes the definition of a "cover" and truly makes it a tune of their own.