Shaboo Strikes Back, by Don Leisure

Shaboo Strikes Back

by Don Leisure

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Albi Do not miss this superfunk work of beats. You may think this is only for music producers and DJs but in reality this is a vinyl that spins just fine in every music collection and the every man can enjoy. Favorite track: Neon Drizzle (Hotel Shaboo) ft Gruff Rhys.

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1.	Egg Yolk Bun 02:43	buy track
2.	In The City 00:58	buy track
3.	Beyond A Shadow 01:42	buy track
4.	Regency 01:33	buy track
5.	Shaboo Strikes Back 01:27	buy track
6.	Big Trouble 01:07	buy track
7.	Amiga 3000 01:43	buy track
8.	The Balcony ft David Newington 01:40	buy track
9.	Love Theme 01:16	buy track
10.	Shaboo's Hideout 00:56	buy track
11.	Clearing Skies 01:18	buy track
12.	Chase Theme 02:12	buy track
13.	El Mono Was Here 01:57	buy track
14.	Naima's Dream 01:43	buy track
15.	Beware 01:58	buy track
16.	Samosa Swiss 02:13	buy track
17.	Muscle Head 01:17	buy track
18.	Sugar Cane Juice 01:45	buy track
19.	Holistic Healan 01:41	buy track
20.	King Of Alperton 01:38	buy track
21.	Almost Lost It 01:53	buy track
22.	All Praises Due ft Angel Bat Dawid & Amanda Whiting 04:13	buy track
23.	GTO Nights 02:30	buy track
24.	Neon Drizzle (Hotel Shaboo) ft Gruff Rhys 03:27 video	buy track
25.	End Credits 01:44	buy track

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First Word Records is very proud to welcome back Don Leisure, with a brand new 25-track album 'Shaboo Strikes Back'.

Five years have passed since the first 'Shaboo' album was released. A collection of beats and pieces that documented the road trip of Don's youth - hip hop music interspersed with Asian radio station jingles of old, dedicated to Bollywood actor, Nasser 'Shaboo' Bharwani - Don Leisure's late uncle.

This album was heralded as "the best album of its kind since J Dilla's 'Donuts'" and deemed "unmissable" by the folks at Piccadilly Records. It also had strong support from BBC 6 Music's Tom Ravenscroft ("very, very good this indeed"), Huey Morgan ("my beat of the week"), Worldwide FM's Lefto ("defo down with this"), Rob Da Bank ("this is wicked") and the likes of Mathieu Schreyer (KCRW, LA), Alex Ruder (KEXP, Seattle), Kid Fonque (5FM, South Africa), Om Unit, Jon1st, Mr Thing, Rob Luis (Tru Thoughts), Dom Servini (Wah Wah 45s), Tim Parker (NTS) and tons more from across the globe.

Don Leisure is a DJ and producer based in Cardiff, Wales, sometimes known as one half of Darkhouse Family, along with Earl Jeffers. He's been a prolific beat-maker for many years, releasing under a variety of monikers for labels such as Metalheadz, International Anthem, Fat City, Izwid, Earnest Endeavours and Group BraCil. His most recent release was a remix for Gruff Rhys, which was released on Rough Trade.

In 2020 he was nominated for the Welsh Music Prize for his 'Steel Zakusi' project, and has dropped several releases for First Word, including the acclaimed 2019 'Halal Cool J' album and various Darkhouse Family projects, including collabs with artists as diverse as Charlotte Church, Om'Mas Keith and Children of Zeus's Tyler Daley, additionally to remixes from DJ Spinna and label-mate, Kaidi Tatham. As a DJ he has provided mixes for BBC 6 Music, NTS, Rinse FM, Solid Steel and Boxout FM in India, as well as performing at The Jazz Cafe, Fabric and on Boiler Room.

'Shaboo Strikes Back' is a much-awaited sequel to the 2017 smash, and again features a modest 25 tracks. Psychedelic fuzzy samples and phat beats aplenty, Don Leisure once again takes us on a far-out trip across soundscapes. A real tapestry of flavours, from jazz to reggae, and from the soulful to the spiritual, this time round he's invited a few special guests to join him on his travels - most notably Welsh legend Gruff Rhys provides the vocals on 'Neon Drizzle (Hotel Shaboo)', whilst acclaimed multi-instrumentalist Angel Bat Dawid and Jazzman-signed harpist Amanda Whiting lend their talents to 'All Praises Due'. There is even a special cameo appearance from his young daughter, (aka Shaboo's great-niece!), Naima, on 'Naima's Dream'.

Once again, this is a journey into sound.

'Shaboo Strikes Back' is released on vinyl & digital by First Word Records, March 2022.

Dedicated to Nasser 'Shaboo' Bharwani.

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released March 25, 2022

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Don Leisure Cardiff, UK

Cardiff producer Don Leisure has evolved considerably in the decade or so he’s been releasing wax. Indeed, he wasn’t Don Leisure when he was making drum’n’bass in the late-00s – he did that as Jamal, his real name – but adopted the pseudonym when he hooked up with Che Ahmed to make tracks as Darkhouse Family. ... more

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