{"product_id":"jesse-rae-almost-ma-sel-again","title":"Jesse Rae - Almost Ma Sel Again","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVast imbecile mentality of those\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWho cannane tell a thistle from a rose This is for the others...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJesse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRae\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: anachronist Celtic funk warrior, renegade pioneer of funk, soul \u0026amp; dub (collaborating with Parliament, Funkadelic, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAdrian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSherwood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Roger Troutman \u0026amp; the Sugarhill Gang); mad pedestrian-punk-poet, steeped so much in his own mythology he exists not only outside of time but in a universe of his own making; three time runner as an independent electoral candidate for Scottish Parliament, kitted-out as ever in ever in his Scots regal (kilt, helmet and claymore); the original trailblazer of the MTV Age (see 1985 music video ‘Over the Sea’, shot on top of the Brooklyn Bridge - aye, you read that correctly). And that’s just the tip of the iceberg folks. The Real McCoy. Prince of Scotland, king of hearts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAppearing on wax for the first time, three cuts from the world's first ISDN virtual album, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJesse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRae\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s seminal ‘Compression’ (CD) - which first dropped on Echo Beach in 1995. ‘Almost Ma Sel Again’ - a Scottish Burns-Funk classic intercut with a reading of Nigel Tranter’s The Wallace, a breathtaking (de)construction of emotional-electronic-free-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efunk; as deep as the heart that reaps it. ‘Virtual U’ - a mad cut of downtempo Scot\/US G-Funk cum hip-hop interposed with answering machine messages from New Jersey’s own Bernie Worrell. ‘Switch Tae U’ - an orchestral and sublime bit of downtown house music. And of course, joining these three is a re-mastered cut of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJesse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRae\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s 1982 cult classic ‘Rusha’ - a tripped out slab of linguistic psychedelia.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere we have it then: real shit indeed! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJesse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRae\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on Pace Yourself folks. For the already initiated and first timers, welcome to the Caledonian wormhole.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pace Yourself","offers":[{"title":"12\" - full colour sleeve","offer_id":54095483928918,"sku":"MRM-05843","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/unnamed_e86d5636-a5ca-42f4-b2e2-84731e1b875e.png?v=1780592791","url":"https:\/\/monorailmusic.com\/products\/jesse-rae-almost-ma-sel-again","provider":"Monorail Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}