One of the hands-down head-bangers of Makaya McCraven’s 2018 release "Where We Come From (CHICAGOxLONDON Mixtape)" was bubbling London-based producer/composer Emma-Jean Thackray’s contributed track, “Too Shy.” Slotted into the B-side of the DJ-style suite, Makaya’s finishing touch on the mixtape format of the collection meant that we would miss the full extension of Thackray’s work – which was intended, as she originally made it, to run a minute longer than it does on "Where We Come From," and also include a half-time bonus beat outro.
It was only right to team up with our Chicago-based family and bring you this absolute banger on a very limited edition, beautiful piece of 12" wax.
The B-Side of this 12” is a smoking re-work of another cut from the original CHICAGOxLONDON Mixtape, “Run ‘Dem,” courtesy of the one and only Gilles Peterson!
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released November 15, 2019
Production by Emma-Jean Thackray, Makaya McCraven & Gilles Peterson
Instruments & Voices by Emma-Jean Thackray, Makaya McCraven, Theon Cross, Joe Armon-Jones & Soweto Kinch
Engineering by Dave Vettraino, David Allen & Emma-Jean Thackray
Mastering by David Allen
Cover Art by Raimund Wong
Executive Production by Scott McNiece & Alexis Blondel
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