Blue Scholars (album)

Blue Scholars (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Blue Scholars
Type = Album
Artist = Blue Scholars


Released = 2004, Re-released in 2005
Recorded =
Genre = Alternative hip hop
Length = 55:49
Label = Self-released
Producer = Sabzi
Reviews =
Last album =
This album = "Blue Scholars"
(2004)
Next album = "The Long March EP"
(2005)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Type = studio
Upper caption = Alternate album covers


Lower caption = Original Cover

"Blue Scholars" is the self-titled debut release by Blue Scholars, a Seattle-based hip-hop duo. It was originally only available in the Seattle area in 2004 before being given a national release in 2005.

The 2004 release of the album contained tracks 2-11 (the original release had a different introduction, track 1; it was called 'Solstice intro') and came in a jewel case with a cover resembling a spiral-bound notebook. This version of the album was voted "Best Album of 2004" by the "Seattle Weekly". [ [http://www.seattleweekly.com/music/0419/040512_musicawards_winners.php "2004 Music Awards: The Trophy Case".] Seattle Weekly. May 12, 2004.]

The 2005 release of the album added three new tracks to the end of the album: "The Ave," "Life & Debt," and "No Rest For The Weary." The re-release comes in a digipak-style case with revised cover art, featuring a silhouette of the Seattle skyline with the band's more common graffiti tag logo.

A video for the track "Freewheelin" was produced in the summer of 2004. It features Geo and Sabzi walking with an increasing group of followers through a number of Seattle neighborhoods, including the International District, Beacon Hill, and Capitol Hill. The final scene of the video features the duo performing in Hing Hay Park to their crowd of followers. The video is available on the 2005 version of the album and can be viewed at Youtube. [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wN10msgz88 "Freewheelin" music video.] Youtube.com. Last viewed October 19, 2007.]

Track listing

# Solstice Reintroduction (3:02)
# Blue School (4:25)
# Bruise Brothers (2:51)
# Motion Movement (3:44)
# selfPortrait (4:15)
# Freewheelin (3:21)
# The Inkwell (4:54)
# Burnt Offering (5:05)
# Evening Chai (4:17) (The spoken word portion after the song is from the film "Three Kings")
# Blink (3:54)
# Sagaba (4:16)
# The Ave (3:02)
# Life & Debt (3:07)
# No Rest For The Weary (5:36):*Bonus: "Freewheelin" music video (directed by Marty Martin)

Credits

* Sabzi - beats, producer
* Geologic - rhymes
* Liza Danger ( [http://www.myspace.com/lizadanger Meet Liza Danger] ) - art direction, design
* Barry Corliss - mastering

"Freewheelin" video credits

* Marty Martin - director, director of photography, editor, special effects
* James Maki - co-producer, first assistant director
* Andrei Zia Mohajerjasbi - second assistant director
* Christopher Gambol - grip, production assistant

References


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