Vector53 Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 De La Soul have launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund their eighth album, their first since 2004's The Grind Date. The LP will feature Damon Albarn, David Byrne (on a track called "Snoopies"), 2 Chainz (on "Whodini"), and Little Dragon (on "Drawn"). Another track is titled "Devil Wears Candy". They're set to begin recording next month. The Kickstarter seeks to raise $110,000. The album will feature samples culled entirely from original recordings from De La Soul and the Rhythm Roots All-Stars. In a statement, Dave Jude Jolicoeur, aka Trugoy, said, "One way to look at this is that we’re sampling ourselves. So far, we’ve got over 200 hours of tape—we’ve been recording this music for years and finally we’ve got what we need to make the best De La Soul record ever." Kelvin "Pos" Mercer adeed, "It’s not like we had a pre-formed idea of what we wanted to sample and then told some band to play it for us. We just got into the studio with the All-Stars and let the music flow where it felt like flowing. And it was amazing. We didn’t start planning what we’d sample until much later." De La Soul have a long and complicated history with sampling. In 1991, they were sued by the Turtles over a track on 3 Feet High and Rising, one of the first sampling lawsuits in history. Last year, they released their entire back catalog for free download; sample clearance issues, among other reasons, have kept their music off digital services. Naturally, they're also offering some major rewards as incentive for helping them make the record happen. If you contribute to their Kickstarter, here's what you could get, among many other rewards: A shopping trip with De La Soul (toy shopping with Dave, record shopping with Maseo, or sneaker shopping with Pos) A Skype date with the trio Thumb drives in the shape of each member's head De La Soul Nike sneakers A day in the studio with the group, during which you record vocals for a skit on the album A custom album cover A boom box from Dave's personal collection or an MPC from Pos' collection Dave's gold record plaque for 3 Feet High and Rising Joliceur explained their decision to fund the album via Kickstarter: There’s a real freedom in laying down tracks in the studio knowing that the fans are the ones directly supporting the record being made, not to mention there’s a motivation to really push the limits and make something great. That’s just not there when the direct support is coming from a label that’s mainly concerned with getting a product out, making as much profit as possible from it, and then moving on to the next one. That’s not to say profit doesn’t matter and all labels are bad—but just that it definitely lights a fire under the artist when your support is coming from the people who really understand your story and your direction. It's a beautiful place to be. Here's the kickstarter link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1519102394/de-la-souls-new-album Now I'm a big fan of De La Soul, but I'm not a big enough fan to spend $150 to get limited wax even if it is signed. Not to mention the regular is $45 :/ I dunno. Also I'm kinda wondering how they still have 30 copies of Smell the Daisy. I really wanted that vinyl before it was unattainable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-dosia Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Here's the kickstarter link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1519102394/de-la-souls-new-album Now I'm a big fan of De La Soul, but I'm not a big enough fan to spend $150 to get limited wax even if it is signed. Not to mention the regular is $45 :/ I dunno. Also I'm kinda wondering how they still have 30 copies of Smell the Daisy. I really wanted that vinyl before it was unattainable. so it says they are pressing 2500, but only currently selling 500 of the signed ones for $150. Wonder what the price will be when they release the other 2000. I up for supporting artists , but this is getting ridiculous. $133 the other day for Failure repress and new album,now DLS ups the stakes with a $150 album... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Family Friendly Rap God Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 I came here to post this. I'm down for the LP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unknown pleasures Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 So this is what bothers me about Kickstarter: the only difference between the ultimate fan package (at $150) and the vinyl head package (at $250) is a 7". If they were to sell a 7" for a hundred bucks, it would look outlandish. But tucked away in this mess of rewards tiers, you hardly notice. (And someone please correct me if I'm wrong about that being the only difference in those rewards tiers...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axisrecapital Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I agree that some are outlandish, but it's De La Soul and they aren't one to screw a fan over. I picked up the vinyl for $45...the rest is just fans with money, but in my opinion, it is worth every dollar. Remember, we get new music from these guys, which is worth it to me...it's not always about what you get in physical packages, it's the music! De La Soul has never disappointed....ever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vector53 Posted March 31, 2015 Author Share Posted March 31, 2015 Well guys, I just looked at the current pledges and we are already at $135,000. Definitely is happening lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tetsuodaironman Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Over 200 hours of music they've gotten other musicians to record to sample from? I AM ALL OVER THIS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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