MARCEL: SPICE : The Alternative Hip-Hop Experience

Marcel

SPICE : The Alternative Hip-Hop Experience

© 2001 Bombay Recording Company (660355570223)

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Alternative Hip-Hop "Spice" is a mixture of Funk, Rap, R&B, Old School and Futuristic Rhythms. It has been compared to Macy Gray, Prince and MeShell Ndegeocello.

tracks

1 Come Over f/ Tori Fixx
2 Spice
3 Set Your Body Free
4 Let The Funk Flow
5 Blame It On The Cocktail
6 She Lied, Cheated and Used Me
7 Where Do I Go Bump Mix
8 The Morning Song
9 Soul Searchin'
10 Believe In The Beautiful Extended Version
11 Right On Time Remix
12 Picture Show Extended Version
13 Come Over Cum Mix
14 Spice House Mix
15 Soul Searchin' Soul Mix
16 Set Your Body Free Dance Mix f/ Tori Fixx

notes

MARCEL "SPICE" The Alternative Hip-Hop Experience

This is the most anticipated album of 2001. After 3 years of working on the follow-up to the "Diary of Marcel", he is back! SPICE is the HOTTEST album around. SPICE is a mixture of Funk, Rap, R&B, Old School and Futuristic rhythms. It has been compared to Macy Gray, Maxwell, Prince and MeShell Ndegeocello. The title cut alone is spectacular in a Hip-Hop flare. "Come Over" displays Marcel's diversity in Hip-Hop/ R&B. "Let The Funk Flow" is layered with futuristic bottom that keeps you moving on the dance floor! And, "Picture Show", the first video release, gives you that old school groove that makes you feel all sexy inside. Collectively Marcel has put together an outstanding album that is creative, musically stimulating and vibrant. SPICE is guaranteed to make you HOT!

Andre Marcel Wilson, now Andre Marcel Ajamu Akinyele, was born June 21, 1972, in the Bay Area. He began singing at the age of 5, and by the age of 11 had taught himself how to play several instruments. Marcel is heavily influenced by Prince, Maxwell and MeShell Ndegeocello.

MARCEL now records as "Ajamu Akinyele" on the Pearl Jazz Recording Label.

MARCEL's entire catalog can be purchased right here at CD BABY, so look for the following titles:

The Diary of Marcel "1998"

Spice : The Alternative Hip-Hop Experience "2001"

Uptown : 2025 A.D. "2003"

Uptown : 2025 E.P. "2004"

Secret Weapon Volumes 1 & 2 "2004" (His last recording as MARCEL)

Supernova "2005" (Released as Ajamu Akinyele)

Black Magic The Cyber Jazz Experience "2006" (Released as Ajamu Akinyele)

For more info visit: www.ajamu.net

reviews

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  • Spice Shows Promise
    author: N.Y. Rocks

    As "Come Over F/Tori Fixx," the first cut on the disc comes out of the speakers, the Prince influence hangs in the air like too much cologne. Yet, unlike that analogy, there's nothing wrong with too much of a good thing. And as the title suggests, this is an alternative hip-hop experience, and not your run-of-the-mill stuff. There's a nice groove to many of the songs, more R&B and soul than hip-hop, or at least outweighing the latter. Marcel takes a more minimalist approach than some of his hip-hop contemporaries, and what is played is well thought out and well placed. A number like "The Morning Song" is more of an acoustic ballad, and again, the debt owed to Prince is quite large. But it's a lovely song nonetheless. Spice shows promise.

  • Marcel Established R&B Sensuality With A Contemporary Hip-Hop Slant!
    author: Splendid Magazine

    Hip-hop may not be my musical forté, but I can spot a Prince influence from a mile away. With Marcel, the task wasn't particularly difficult, as his high-pitched, sexually suggestive falsetto is a perfect match for Minnesota's home-town hero. That's not to say that Spice is derivative; rather, it matches the established R&B sensuality with a contemporary hip-hop slant that incorporates futuristic digital beats and confident production. The disc is far from perfect -- at times the lyrics approach comedically absurd levels of lurid eroticism -- but the music itself is amply enjoyable.

  • Marcel Straddles R&B and Hip-Hop Like Mary J. Blige Does......
    author: Africana.com

    MeShell Ndegéocello once said there was no such thing as alternative hip hop music. Apparently, she had never heard of Marcel, a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist from California, who has just released his second offering, Spice: the Alternative Hip Hop Experience on Bombay Recording Company. The album's sound straddles R&B and hip hop; better put, Marcel uses hip hop beats much in the way Mary J. Blige does to add flavor and "spice" to R&B compositions. Produced, arranged, composed and performed entirely by Marcel, much of Spice is driven by electronic beats and cool synthesizers. Occasionally, live instruments enter the scene, as on the touching "The Morning Song", with its airy acoustic guitar and soft piano. Other ear-friendly cuts include "Where Do I Go [Bump Mix]", and "Soul Searching", which sounds like Ndegéocello's "Outside Your Door," from Plantation Lullabies. Marcel can write and sing. Marcel's talents are there, but need to be nurtured so that what he brings to the table doesn't automatically conjure up another one-named wonder and overt influence: Prince.

  • "Hot like fish grease!"
    author: The Lamaj Family

    Spice is nothing short of it's well deserved name. Hot, sweet and sexy. COME OVER and WHERE DO I GO are some of the hottest jams to date. We anticipate Marcel to break the mold with this one. If u don't know u betta ask somebody.

  • u GOTTA get this CD NOW!!!
    author: Royce White

    Marcel is truly talented...his music is original & fresh. His ballads are especially nice...listen to "Picture Show" and you'll hear what I mean...Look for Marcel to top the charts soon...

  • Listen to Marcel all the time
    author: Kim Strauss

    I love this cd...the songs are different, doesn't sound like cookie cutter... EXCELLENT!!

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