EAT (Colored LP)

Pressed on limited WHITE vinyl

PRODUCED BY DAMU THE FUDGEMUNK

EAT?is the brand new album from your favorite rapper trumpeter,?Pan Amsterdam, released on Def Pressé. Made with fans of both food and hip-hop in mind, the LP opens up a new pocket in the?Pan Am?dimension: the rapper-producer album. The whole thing’s a collaboration with underground legend and?Def Pressé?family?Damu The Fudgemunk.

EAT?lands in the wake of the success of?Pan Am’s?second album,?HA Chu. Food, of course, was a vital component in the culture of that work, with?GUTS-produced single "Carrot Cake" receiving plaudits from the likes of?BBC 6 Music, and interludes taking place over Chinese food.?HA Chu?was named his ‘hostile industry diss record’ by?Bandcamp?and ‘a jazz musician’s vision of what hip-hop can be’ by?The Times.

Whereas?HA Chu?was conceptualized while?Pan Am’s?real life alter ego?Leron Thomas?was on tour as?Iggy Pop’s?bandleader (Iggy?had loved?Pan Am’s?debut LP,?The Pocket Watch, leading to him asking him to write and produce his 2019 album?Free), and saw guests such as?Sleaford Mods’ Jason Williamson?and?Doves’ Jimmy Goodwin?in his?El Diablo?guise,?EAT’s?genesis was slightly different.

About to fly on tour in Europe last year,?Pan Am?was in need of a DJ. Up steps?Damu The Fudgemunk, fresh from creating his?KPM?library-sampling opus?Conversation Peace?(on?Def Pressé Editions). Tour life led to a mutual musical respect,?Damu?creating soundscapes in his head as he got to know?Pan Am’s?intricacies whilst performing together.

‘We had some good hangs and talks,’?recalls Pan Am. ‘In those hangs and talks, it seems Damu was taking musical notes because the music he would give me was fitting like a glove. It reminded me that artists be observant and it pays off in the end. Damn fun making this project.’

Perceiving the world in terms of taste,?EAT?is musically wistfully joyous and lyrically playful, a full menu with?Pan Am?your ma?tre d' and?Damu?the chef du cuisine.?Damu’s?beats are deep, warm, melodic and progressive, a perfect playground for the duality of?Pan Am’s?beat poetry and Leron’s caressing trumpet, which as always is a persona in itself.

TRACKLIST:

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A1 Rigatoni
A2 Mogwai
A3 BLT
A4 Duck Wok
A5 Hungry Hippo
A6 Fish Tacos
A7 Besh
A8 H-Bar
B1 Blue Agave
B2 Stick Around
B3 EAT
B4 Da Da Dim Sum
B5 Shimmy
B6 All Purpose Sauce

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