First Word Records is very proud to welcome back Cardiff-based Producer and DJ Don Leisure, with a brand new 25-track album ‘Shaboo Strikes Back‘. As well as his work as Darkhouse Family (along with Earl Jeffers), Don has had a prolific career beat-maker for many years, releasing under a variety of monikers for labels such as Metalheadz, International Anthem, Fat City, Izwid, Earnest Endeavours and Group BraCil.
Five years have passed since the first ‘Shaboo‘ album was released, a collection of beats and pieces that documented the road trip of Don’s youth – Hip Hop music interspersed with Asian radio station jingles of old, dedicated to Bollywood actor, Nasser ‘Shaboo’ Bharwani – Don Leisure’s late uncle.
Gaining support from Tom Ravenscroft, Huey Morgan, Lefto (and many other selectors across the globe) it was heralded as “the best album of its kind since J Dilla’s ‘Donuts‘” and deemed “unmissable” by the folks at Piccadilly Records.
‘Shaboo Strikes Back‘ is a much-awaited sequel to the 2017 smash, and again features a modest 25 tracks. Psychedelic fuzzy samples and hazy beats aplenty, Don Leisure once again takes us on a far-out trip across soundscapes.
A real tapestry of flavours,from jazz to reggae, and from the soulful to the spiritual, this time round he’s invited a few special guests to join him on his travels -most notably Welsh legend Gruff Rhys, who provides the vocals on ‘Neon Drizzle (Hotel Shaboo)‘, whilst acclaimed multi-instrumentalist Angel Bat Dawid and Jazzman-signed harpist Amanda Whiting lend their talents to ‘All Praises Due‘. There is even a special cameo appearance from his young daughter, (aka Shaboo’s great-niece!), Naima, on ‘Naima’s Dream‘.
Once again, this is a journey into sound.
Don Leisure
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