Eva Walker

Book of Love is an American synthpop and electronic band, formed in 1983 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and later based in New York City. Led by vocalist Susan Ottaviano, the band also includes keyboardists Ted Ottaviano (no relation to Susan), Lauren Roselli and Jade Lee. www.bookoflovemusic.com

Enjoy the band's March 2022 KEXP in-studio performance hosted by John Richards: bit.ly. -- The bands album "Harms Way" will be released February 2024! ducksltdband.bandcamp.com

By request from Lima Peru

Sheer Mag will be right next door at The Vera Project on Thursday, April 18th. -- Go here to pre-order the "Playing Favorites" album, due out on March 1st, 2024.: sheermag.bandcamp.com

If you see us coming I think it's best To move away do ya hear what I say From under my breath

Robed in Rareness is the first full collection of new material since The Don of Diamond Dreams, their critically acclaimed LP released in 2020. The new album features collaborations from Royce The Choice, plus Colorado Springs’ O Finess, The Bronx’s Geechi Suede (of Camp Lo fame), Butler’s twin Lavarr the Starr, and his son, the incomparable Lil Tracy. Robed in Rareness was produced by Shabazz Palaces, mixed by Erik Blood, and engineered by Ishmael Butler and Blood at Studio4 West in Venice, California, with mastering by Warren Defever at Third Man Mastering. tinyurl.com Part of this video was shot at DJ Bolan D's mom's house! www.youtube.com

De La's back catalogue had been absent from streaming services for many years since many of the samples in their music had only been cleared for use on physical copies of their records. Warner, who had owned the rights to De La's music until 2017, had been reluctant to try to clear these samples and renegotiate contracts. After several disputes and the rights trading hands a number of times, it was only until June 2021 when Reservoir Media bought Tommy Boy Records (who owned the catalog at the time) that the clearance process could begin. Though many samples were replayed in cases where the master couldn't be cleared, some vanished altogether – on the 2023 version of 'The Magic Number,' the sample of Eddie Murphy saying "Anybody in the audience ever get hit by a car?" was notably missing. www.whosampled.com www.wearedelasoul.com