New Blue Sun
by Andr茅 3000
- Type: Album
- Released: 17 November 2023
- Label: Epic
- Country: United States
- Length: 1:27:41
- Community rating: 3.59/5 from 19 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
'New Blue Sun' marks Andr茅 3000's notable departure from hip-hop, presenting an 87-minute instrumental work centered on his performances across various digital and acoustic flutes. Produced with Carlos Ni帽o, the album's expansive, improvisational pieces merge ambient, new-age, and spiritual jazz textures, built from collaborative sessions with an ensemble of musicians. The album signaled the end of a 17-year hiatus from new material and was recognized for its unexpected artistic direction with multiple Grammy nominations.
Genres
Descriptors: ambient, flute, atmospheric, improvised, long-form
Tracklist
- I swear, I Really Wanted To Make A "Rap" Album But This Is Literally The Way The Wind Blew Me This Time (12:20)
- The Slang Word P(*)ssy Rolls Off The Tongue With Far Better Ease Than The Proper Word Vagina . Do You Agree? (13:50)
- That Night In Hawaii When I Turned Into A Panther And Started Making These Low Register Purring Tones That I Couldn't Control ... Sh楼t Was Wild
- BuyPoloDisorder's Daughter Wears A 3000庐 Shirt Embroidered (13:05)
- Ninety Three 'Til Infinity And Beyonc茅 (3:49)
- Ghandi, Dalai Lama, Your Lord & Savior J.C. / Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, And John Wayne Gacy (10:15)
- Ants To You, Gods To Who ? (6:42)
- Dreams Once Buried Beneath The Dungeon Floor Slowly Sprout Into Undying Gardens (17:11)
Credits
- Carlos Ni帽o - bells, chimes, cymbals, drums, gong, plants, percussion, production, mixing
- Nate Mercereau - guitar, guitar synth, live sampling
- Surya Botofasina - keyboards, synthesizer
- Andr茅 3000 - wind controller, pedals, contrabass flute, "panther toning", flute, production, mixing
- Deantoni Parks - drums
- Diego Gaeta - keyboards, synthesizer, piano
- Matthewdavid - mycelial electronics
- Shabaka Hutchings - shakuhachi
- V.C.R - violin, effects
- Jesse Peterson - bass, sintir, pedals
- Mia Doi Todd - vocals
- Ken Oriole - mixing, engineering, recording
- Andy Kravitz - mastering
- Fab Dupont - additional production
- Andre 3000 - Primary Artist