Emma-Jean Thackray
Too Shy
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Emma-Jean Thackray - Too Shy
What people Are Saying
“ this version gives a full side to Emma-Jean’s sterling turn of swingeing late ‘90s breaks, pointillist Rhodes stabs and consonant vocal harmonies punctuated with MC chat and devilish edits…”
– Boomkat
“Both tracks are full of intricate, textured percussion, really bringing an incredibly dense and fun tone throughout.”
“The production itself is a hard-hitting hypnotic broken beat cut that also features Thackray on vocals.”
Announcing IARCS020: Emma-Jean Thackray - Too Shy
Released November 15, 2019
Available on 12” Vinyl/Digital via our Bandcamp page
One of the hands-down head-bangers of Makaya McCraven’s 2018 release Where We Come From (CHICAGOxLONDON Mixtape) was bubbling London-based producer/composer Emma-Jean Thackray’s contributed track, “Too Shy.” Slotted into the B-side of the DJ-style suite, Makaya’s finishing touch on the mixtape format of the collection meant that we would miss the full extension of Thackray’s work – which was intended, as she originally made it, to run a minute longer than it does on Where We Come From, and also include a half-time outro bonus beat.
Being the banger that it is, it seemed appropriate to give Thackray’s original “Too Shy” its own focused format, and hence we (International Anthem) have partnered (once again) with our good friends at Total Refreshment Centre to present this 12” version on limited edition wax.
The B-Side of this 12” is a smoking re-work of another cut from the original CHICAGO x LONDON Mixtape, “Run ‘Dem,” courtesy of the one and only Gilles Peterson!
Notes
Production by Emma-Jean Thackray, Makaya McCraven & Gilles Peterson
Instruments & Voices by Emma-Jean Thackray, Makaya McCraven, Theon Cross, Joe Armon-Jones & Soweto Kinch
Engineering by Dave Vettraino, David Allen & Emma-Jean Thackray
Mastering by David Allen
Cover Art by Raimund Wong
Executive Production by Scott McNiece & Alexis Blondel
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