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Music From The Mint Hotel

by Hakim Jamal

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The album title comes from an essay by Hunter S. Thompson, one of the 'Beat Generation' of American writers of the 1950s/60s which also included William Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg. The concept of the album is that it is located in the Mint Hotel and Casino on the Vegas Strip; to which every year come a horde of freaks, gamblers, whores and hangers-on for the 'Mint 400' desert road race.

Each song takes a character from a Beat Generation writer and brings them alive musically. Thus each song has its own individual story, which you can follow if you're interested on www.hakimjamalmusic.com/blog

Each song also has its own individual piece of artwork, created by the DALL_E Ai software from cutups of the lyrics or sentences from the writing. Some of them are attached here.

We've put a lot of work in trying to get the right sound - it's 'Lo-Fi' and I wanted to make it match the vibe of the sleeve, which Paul Wheatcroft created based on an old Dave Brubeck album cover. What I mean by this is that we have invested in some technology which allows us to reproduce as near as possible the authentic 'analogue' sounds of the era. This includes tape hiss, crackle and reverb settings from Abbey Road studios where '20 Golden Greats' was mastered.

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released March 31, 2023

All music and production by Paul Ashley Wheatcroft/Hakim Jamal. Guest vocalists: Sula Mae, Elanelle, Natalie Major, Wolfe, Samplephonic, Leo Wood, Adjua.

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Hakim Jamal Manchester, UK

Hakim Jamal was the cousin of Malcolm X. The music created by Paul Wheatcroft is inspired by 70s artists such as Gil Scott- Heron, Curtis Mayfield, Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder. English musician Paul Wheatcroft, ex-of Big Life/Polygram and published by Universal Music. ... more

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