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The Foreign Exchange at The Roxy Theatre, Hollywood CA | Sept 13, 2009
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The blogs are losing their way!
''Lose Your Way'' has been out a little over a day, and already it is all over the place!
The first single taken from the forthcoming 'City Lights Vol. 2: Shibuya' is getting plenty of love from the music blogs. Here's a quick selection of links for your convenience, with a big shout-out to all of our supporters helping to spread the word:Okayplayer | Nahright | SoulBounce | Suite903 | Trees for Breakfast | The Smoking Section | 2dopeboyz | Kevin Nottingham | GAK City | Potholes In My Blog | HipHopDX | Nodfactor | Wedoitrightmag | Ruby Hornet | Pop Matters
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The Foreign Exchange at Yoshi's Jazz Club, San Francisco CA | Sept 12, 2009
in: Releases
Lose Your Way feat. Carlitta Durand
"Lose Your Way", featuring Carlitta Durand, is the first single taken from Nicolay's album release, City Lights Vol. 2: Shibuya | Download for FREE now!
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Nicolay feat. Carlitta Durand - "Lose Your Way" (from City Lights Volume 2: Shibuya)
See me smiling in the city lights...
We proudly present you with the first single taken from the upcoming Nicolay album "City Lights Vol. 2: Shibuya", in stores September 15 on The Foreign Exchange Music/HBD. Click on the single cover below for your FREE download!
Music: Nicolay/Lyrics and vocal arrangement: Phonte
All lead and background vocals: Carlitta Durand/All instruments: Nicolay
All lead and background vocals: Carlitta Durand/All instruments: Nicolay
As always, we encourage you to spread the word and forward this to anyone that you think may like it. We appreciate it!
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The Foreign Exchange at Nectar Lounge, Seattle WA | Sept 15, 2009
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City Lights Vol. 2: Shibuya
City Lights Vol. 2: Shibuya is the new project from the creative mind of Nicolay, better known as one half of The Foreign Exchange.
The group (which includes rapper/singer Phonte) and their sophomore album Leave It All Behind (TFE/Hard Boiled; Oct. 2008), continues to gain momentum as the duo and their extended family of singers and musicians are currently touring the United States and Canada. Nicolay and Phonte's countless performances together have added a new level of sophistication to their musical output, resulting in what they consider to be one of their most ambitious projects yet.The idea for Shibuya, the second installment in Nicolay's City Lights series, was conceived after Nicolay's first visit to Tokyo in November 2006. The experience proved to be life changing for Nicolay, who has studied Japanese culture for most of his adult life. "This amazing place and all of its sounds and colors immediately filled up my senses," he says. "I felt reinvigorated."
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The Foreign Exchange at Athenaeum, Indianapolis IN | Aug 15, 2009
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The Foreign Exchange at Grog Shop, Cleveland OH | Aug 16, 2009
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?uestlove/The Foreign Exchange/Zo!/Carlitta Durand EXCLUSIVE!
I don't care where we go, I don't care what we do...
PURPLE FLIP [right click and save to download MP3 file]
Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson- Drums, Samples
Nicolay- Fender Rhodes, acoustic piano
Zo!- Korg synth, additional rhodes
Phonte and Carlitta Durand- Vocals
This is the first in a series of random goodies that we will be periodically dropping off in your mailboxes. (Who loves ya, baby?)
We recorded this over a month ago specifically for a ?uestlove tribute party dedicated to The Purple One himself. Other than passing it off to a few DJ friends who vowed to keep it on some secret squirrel, "bet you aint up on THIS!" status, no one has ever heard it. In the wake of the incredible loss we suffered on June 25 however, this joint took on somewhat of a deeper meaning.
We decided to share it with our fans not only as a token of appreciation, but also as a way of paying respect to one of our last living musical geniuses.
Let's not wait until tragedy strikes before we show love and gratitude to our heroes, people. Give them their flowers while they live.
This one's for you, Mr. Nelson. You are loved and appreciated.
Enjoy!
One Love,
'Tay and Nic
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The Foreign Exchange at B.B. King's, New York NY | Oct 23, 2009