Tap Water

by XL Middleton

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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Includes the same color label as the previous blue vinyl edition, but this time pressed on classic black vinyl. Only 200 copies made!

    Includes unlimited streaming of Tap Water via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Digipak CD with artwork by Brandon Mahlberg. Includes two bonus tracks including the Egyptian Lover remix of "Psychic."

    Includes unlimited streaming of Tap Water via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Limited Edition Blue Vinyl
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Dirty blue vinyl (like the color of Tap Water itself) w/ full color labels. Only 300 pressed.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Tap Water via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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  • Vinyl LP
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    LP with artwork designed by Brandon Mahlberg.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Tap Water via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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about

"Tap Water" is XL Middleton's first full-length LP in the modern funk mode. As with his previous single releases such as "Keep It Funkin" & "Press Play" (with Zackey Force Funk & Eddy Funkster), Middleton seeks to continue building on the links between 80's boogie funk & 90's g-funk, drawing heavily from both wells to create a fresh new sound that pays homage to its blueprints while continuing to progress and innovate at the same time.

For the most part, the songs on "Tap Water" avoid the instrumental-only ethos of much of today's funk, instead opting for more traditional song structures, resulting in music with easily relatable content. Whether it's a love song ("I'm Ready"), a lust song ("Psychic"), speaking out on the disposable, trend-obsessed culture of the modern day ("Do Me Like That"), or simply declaring his funk dominance ("Bumpin'"), "Tap Water" is a well-rounded album designed to appeal to anyone from the most discerning funkologist to the more casual purveyor of all things on the one.

credits

released October 30, 2015

All songs written by XL Middleton except for "Do Me Like That" written by XL Middleton & Moniquea.
All keys, vocoder and programming by XL Middleton.
Guitar on "Bumpin'" & "I'm Ready" by Damon Aaron.
Guitar on "Sunshine & Power Lines" & "High On Your Love" by Mike Kobayashi.
Guitar & talkbox on "You Know It's True" by Diamond Ortiz.

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