Dave Okumu - I Came From Love (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 65:57 minutes | 694 MB
Electronic, Indie Pop, Trip-Hop, Art Pop | Label: Transgressive Records, Official Digital Download
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 65:57 minutes | 694 MB
Electronic, Indie Pop, Trip-Hop, Art Pop | Label: Transgressive Records, Official Digital Download
Okumu released his first solo record Knopperz in 2021; an instrumental concept album based on pianist Duval Timothy’s 2017 album Sen AmIt was friend and mentor Lexxx who sparked the soul searching that kicked off his next record after he told Okumu that he was trying to explain who Okumu was but struggled to summarise his vast catalogue.
“There are all these ways into these aspects of who I am and I felt like he was saying, it would be so cool if you could find out how to say who you are in a comprehensive way”. Okumu took on that challenge and in response devised his sophomore release I Came From Love, a tapestry of Black experience that explores ancestry, the legacy of slavery, what it means to exist in an unjust society, and Okumu’s own family history.
The album writing and demoing process began in January 2021 at Lexxx’s East Sussex studio The Barn, while early recordings were completed at Okumu’s studio with Tom Skinner on drums, and Nick Ramm on keys, and Aviram Barath on synths. On I Came From Love, Okumu calls on a star-studded array of guests, including Eska, Kwabs, Wesley Joseph, Robert Stillman, Anthony Joseph, Byron Wallen, Raven Bush, and Grace Jones.
Rather than release solely under his name, Okumu has chosen the moniker Dave Okumu and the 7 Generations, which Okumu sees as “my actual ancestors, the ancestors of others, my musical ancestors, and my descendants”. Sonically the album hits a kaleidoscopic frenzy of notes, rocketing through bass heavy rhythms, neo soul-tinged cries and frenetic spoken word passages.
The album is a body of work presented in chapters; “You Survived So I Might Live” [tracks 1-4], “The Intolerable Suffering Of (The) Other” [5-8], “Seduced By Babylon” (9-11), and “Cave Of Origins” (12-14).
Tracklist:
01. Two Things
02. 7 Generations
03. Blood Ah Go Run
04. Streets
05. My Negritude
06. The Cost
07. Prison
08. Black Firework
09. Scenes
10. Amnesia
11. Get Out
12. The Struggle
13. Eyes On Me
14. Abaka
15. A Paradise
foobar2000 1.4.1 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2023-04-12 18:12:22
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Analyzed: Dave Okumu / I Came From Love
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR8 -0.88 dB -10.47 dB 0:45 01-Two Things
DR8 -0.31 dB -11.52 dB 6:21 02-7 Generations
DR7 -0.31 dB -8.33 dB 3:35 03-Blood Ah Go Run
DR8 -0.26 dB -10.45 dB 6:21 04-Streets
DR7 -0.34 dB -9.01 dB 4:03 05-My Negritude
DR8 -0.34 dB -10.86 dB 3:18 06-The Cost
DR8 -0.35 dB -9.95 dB 6:12 07-Prison
DR8 -0.31 dB -12.60 dB 4:17 08-Black Firework
DR8 -0.38 dB -10.73 dB 4:45 09-Scenes
DR7 -0.33 dB -9.17 dB 4:01 10-Amnesia
DR9 -0.34 dB -11.19 dB 3:56 11-Get Out
DR10 -0.38 dB -14.50 dB 1:55 12-The Struggle
DR8 -0.30 dB -9.97 dB 5:10 13-Eyes On Me
DR7 -0.30 dB -9.81 dB 6:43 14-Abaka
DR9 -0.32 dB -10.78 dB 4:35 15-A Paradise
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Number of tracks: 15
Official DR value: DR8
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1453 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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log date: 2023-04-12 18:12:22
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Analyzed: Dave Okumu / I Came From Love
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR8 -0.88 dB -10.47 dB 0:45 01-Two Things
DR8 -0.31 dB -11.52 dB 6:21 02-7 Generations
DR7 -0.31 dB -8.33 dB 3:35 03-Blood Ah Go Run
DR8 -0.26 dB -10.45 dB 6:21 04-Streets
DR7 -0.34 dB -9.01 dB 4:03 05-My Negritude
DR8 -0.34 dB -10.86 dB 3:18 06-The Cost
DR8 -0.35 dB -9.95 dB 6:12 07-Prison
DR8 -0.31 dB -12.60 dB 4:17 08-Black Firework
DR8 -0.38 dB -10.73 dB 4:45 09-Scenes
DR7 -0.33 dB -9.17 dB 4:01 10-Amnesia
DR9 -0.34 dB -11.19 dB 3:56 11-Get Out
DR10 -0.38 dB -14.50 dB 1:55 12-The Struggle
DR8 -0.30 dB -9.97 dB 5:10 13-Eyes On Me
DR7 -0.30 dB -9.81 dB 6:43 14-Abaka
DR9 -0.32 dB -10.78 dB 4:35 15-A Paradise
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Number of tracks: 15
Official DR value: DR8
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1453 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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