Lil Mike
Super Soul scene revivalists from the fringes of the Yay Area that I can't wait to hear more from...Andre has the epic voice & stage presence to command the audiences, Chris the songsmithery, instrumental mastery of arrangements & production skills that won't let you down...
Favorite track: My Back Hurts (From Picking Up The Pieces Of My Broken Heart.
“Iʼve been going at this music thing for a long time”, says Lujan. “But, it wasnʼt until a few years ago that I started getting some real traction going.”
Chris Lujan, Bay Area born and raised, has been churning out the jams playing bass behind various projects since the early-90ʼs. Itʼs been a long time coming. But, itʼs finally time for him to step out front. And, in a big way.
With this new album, “The Real Thing”, from Chris Lujan & Electric Butter, Lujan has proved himself a masterful producer/engineer/musician. “Iʼve gotta do all this shit myself. I ainʼt got the money to pay anyone else to do it. So, I have no choice other than to step up to the plate myself and show my ass.”
With the addition of vocalist Andre Cruz, this album truly shines as one of the best from this new soul scene! Andre, performing on nine of the ten tunes, really brought this project to life. “Before Andreʼs collaboration, this album was kind of just a mish-mash, “best of” (what Iʼd done before) kind of affair. Once I started working with Andre, the true album started to take shape.”
At times moving, fiery, and jubilant. Dig in.
credits
released February 14, 2022
Chris Lujan - electric guitar, fuzz guitar, fender bass, drums,
glockenspiel, tambourine, acoustic guitar, fender rhodes, hammond organ
Andre Cruz - vocals, background vocals
Michael Reed - drums
Robert Walter - fender rhodes, hammond organ
Joe Baer Magnant - electric guitar
Raynier Jacildo - hammond organ, fender rhodes
Micah McClain - drums
Adam Scone - hammond organ
Rob Dehlinger - trumpet
Matt Morrish - tenor saxophone
Andrew Gillespie - flute
Rachel Havens - background vocals
Produced, recorded, and mixed by Chris Lujan at Lugnut Brand HQ
Mastered by Joe Baer Magnant
All songs Lugnut Brand BMI/ASCAP
Artwork by Ray Kingsberry and Jose Valle
Photos by Michael Reed and Vincent Courtoy
Distributed by Raza Del Soul
supported by 36 fans who also own “The Real Thing”
I had not yet seen Thee Sacred Souls live when I bought this single, but knowing these talented guys were covering it, gave me comfort that it was gonna be great...and who doesn't love a new interpretation of Brenton Wood! Lil Mike
supported by 29 fans who also own “The Real Thing”
Delighted this is now being released on vinyl. Great to see their latest single on Daptone associated label ‘Penrose’ . I would love to hear a Gab Roth/Bosco Mann produced LP Denis Madden