Men Music | World Psychedelic Classics – William Onyeabor – 3Xlp – Restock

Through Its World Psychedelic Classics Series, Luaka Bop Has Succeededat Introducing Long-Forgotten Artists Including Os Mutantes, Shuggieotis And Tim Maia To The World At Large. William Onyeabor Is As Obscureas These Other Artists Were Before Their Luaka Bop Releases, Althoughhis Recordings From The 70S And 80S Are Beloved By Die-Hard Recordcollectors And Artists Such As Damon Albarn, Devendra Banhart, Four Tetand Caribou, To Name A Few. The Music Ranges From Synth-Heavy Electronicdance Music To Afrosoul With Saxophones And Female Backup Singers, Topsychedelic Funk With Wah-Wah Guitar And Fuzzy Keyboards – And Oftencombines All Of These Elements.

‘Who Is William Onyeabor?’ May Be The Most Complicated, If Also One Ofthe Richest, Undertakings In Luaka Bop’S (Rarely Straightforward)25-Year History. Following The Eight Albums Onyeabor Self-Releasedbetween 1978 And 1985, He Became A Born-Again Christian, Refusing Everto Speak About Himself Or His Music Again. Various Biographies Can Befound Online. Some Say He Studied Cinematography In The Soviet Union Andreturned To Nigeria In The Mid-70S To Start His Own Film Company,Wilfilms. Some Say He Was A Lawyer With A Degree From A University Ingreat Britain. Others Portray Him As A Businessman Who For Years Workedon Government Contracts In Enugu, Nigeria.

By Attempting To Speak With Onyeabor Himself, And By Talking To Peoplewho Seem To Have Firsthand Knowledge, Luaka Bop Has Been Trying Toconstruct An Accurate Biography Of Him For The Past 18 Months…Withoutsuccess.

One Thing That’S Undisputable Is That Onyeabor’S Music Is Utterly Unique And Ahead Of Its Time.

The Vinyl Release Comprises 13 Tracks Spanning Onyeabor’S Body Of Workand Will Include Artwork By John Akomfrah, Njideka Akunyili, Harrisonhaynes, Dave Muller, Odili Donald Odita And Xaviera Simmons.

“Anyone Out There Who Is Making Music At The Moment…Will Be Quite Excited By This…” – Damon Albarn On Bbc Radio One

“Lcd Soundsystem Sounds Like An American William Onyeabor.” – Peaking Lights

“Talked To Luaka Bop About Details Of The William Onyeabor Comp They Areworking On… Gonna Blow Minds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” – Four Tet

“People Are Really Going To Freak Out!” – Caribou

3Xlp + Mp3 Download Code