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The Foreign Exchange feat. Muhsinah - "House Of Cards" Official music video
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Off The Shelf #7: Little Brother/The Foreign Exchange BBC Radio 1 LIVE Session (2005) | FREE download
In celebration of the 5th anniversary of the release of The Foreign Exchange's debut album 'Connected', we have a very special 'Off The Shelf' installment for you today!
At the end of January 2005, on the heels of a sold-out performance at London's Jazz Cafe, Little Brother/The Foreign Exchange (consisting of Phonte, Rapper Big Pooh, Nicolay, Yahzarah, Darien Brockington and DJ Flash) recorded a live-in-studio session for Gilles Peterson's Worldwide show on BBC Radio 1 (United Kingdom). Originally, the BBC Radio 1 only aired the two Foreign Exchange tracks, 'Come Around' and 'Sincere', but we are now presenting this session in its entirety. Enjoy!
Thanks for listening,
Nicolay
LITTLE BROTHER/THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE BBC RADIO 1 SESSION [right click and save to download MP3 file]
Vocals by Phonte, Rapper Big Pooh, Yahzarah and Darien Brockington | Keyboards by Nicolay | DJ Flash on the decks | January 2005
Tracklisting:
01 Speed (Little Brother)
02 The Way You Do It (Little Brother)
03 Come Around (The Foreign Exchange)
04 Sincere (The Foreign Exchange)
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Happy 5th Birthday, Connected!
Time flies when you are having fun...
Today marks the 5th anniversary of the release of The Foreign Exchange's debut album, 'Connected' (August 24 2004, BBE Records). Throughout the week, we'll be posting 'Connected'-related goodies on this website as well as on The Foreign Exchange's official website. Cheers!in: PAST SHOWS
The Foreign Exchange at Someday Lounge, Portland OR | Sept 11, 2009
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The Indianapolis Recorder: "Who Is The Foreign Exchange?"
Source: The Indianapolis Recorder
· By Jessica Williams-Gibson
Who is The Foreign Exchange you ask? The Foreign Exchange is the perfect fusion of soul, R&B, hip-hop, jazz, and electronica - sounds masterminded by Phonte (of hip-hop group Little Brother) and producer, composer and performer Nicolay.
"It was around 2002 so it was somewhat of a radical concept to be making an album by e-mailing parts. When (Little Brother) was doing records, Nic and I were doing stuff for the first album and it was actually Pooh (the other half of Little Brother) who thought of the name," said Phonte. "We were in the studio and he said 'it's like a foreign exchange program.'"
The two met on a Web site message board courtesy of Okayplayer.com, began making music and instantly realized they had something special; they had synergy. Nicolay was living in Holland while Phonte resided in North Carolina.
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Kevin Nottingham: Most Anticipated 4th Quarter Music Releases
More Shibuya news.
Kevin Nottingham lists 'City Lights Vol. 2: Shibuya' amongst his Most Anticipated 4th Quarter Music Releases."Hot off the release of last year's Foreign Exchange album, Leave It All Behind, Nicolay is set to release volume 2 in his City Lights series. The Foreign Exchange producer had decided to stick with the formula and has invited FE members Phonte, Carlita Durand, and Zo! along for the ride. Nicolay never seems to disappoint, so this album is sure to be a winner."
Read the full article here.
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The Foreign Exchange at The 8x10, Baltimore MD | Oct 22, 2009
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"Lose Your Way" featured on MP3.com R&B + Soul
"Lose Your Way" finds its way...
''Lose Your Way'', the first single taken from the upcoming 'City Lights Vol. 2: Shibuya' album, is featured on the R&B + Soul section of MP3.com! Download the single for free at MP3.com or right here at Nicolay Music. 'Shibuya' will be in stores September 15.in: Interviews
Potholes In My Blog: Foreign Exchange is the future of the funk
Source: Potholes In My Blog
· By Gedi Dabakaeri
In the past six years Nicolay and Phonte have definitely put their stamp on black alternative music. I first heard Nicolay back in 2002 on Little Brother's - 'Whatever You Say' (12″) on a track called "Light It Up". It was hip-hop but soulful made by this relatively unknown Dutch producer unless you were on Okayplayer. Phonte and Nicolay continued sending each other music back and forth over email (thus the name Foreign Exchange) while Nicolay was in the Netherlands. Two years later they released Connected.
Sonically Connected was an extension of what Little Brother had already achieved with The Listening hip-hop-wise combined with musicality of Nicolay. It had a bit of everything in terms of influences and genre; whether it was jazz, soul/R&B, electronic or hip-hop. It was such a cohesive piece of work I almost wish it hadn't been released through BBE, but that's another blog entry. Whether they knew it at the time, Phonte and Nicolay had a definite chemistry between artist and producer that translated into some quality music.
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