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After three long and arduous years, Inspired Flight has released We All Want to Fly, their first full-length album, which features performances by Inspectah Deck from the Wu-Tang Clan, Rugged Monk from the West Coast Wu-Tang affiliate group, Black Knights, and rappers Eligh and Scarub from the widely-respected hip-hop group, Living Legends. I.F. member OpenOptics, who practices therapeutic Chinese medicine by day and songwriting and producing by night, describes the album as timeless and universal.
We All Want to Fly, which includes eleven I.F. tracks and a bonus remix track, steps out from the conventional box, marrying analog instrumentation with digital soundscapes and melodic vocals. With eclectic influences like The Beatles, Radiohead, Gorillaz, Pink Floyd, Miles Davis, and Gang Starr, I.F. brings a unique blend of genres echoing those artists to create their own original sound, drawing elements from hip-hop, indie rock, electronic and dub providing a sublime, down-tempo listening experience.
The San Diego based duo, consisting of songwriter and vocalist/guitarist Gabe Lehner, also known as Chavez, and vinyl-spinning/multi-instrumentalist Eric Poline, known as OpenOptics, teamed up after their collaboration on Chavez’ past electronic project, Mechanical Cats. Chavez was first inspired to learn to play the guitar at the age of fifteen after seeing his father “shred” on stage with a classic rock band, and became deeply involved with studying guitar and music theory, and with writing songs.
After three long and arduous years, Inspired Flight has released We All Want to Fly, their first full-length album, which features performances by Inspectah Deck from the Wu-Tang Clan, Rugged Monk from the West Coast Wu-Tang affiliate group, Black Knights, and rappers Eligh and Scarub from the widely-respected hip-hop group, Living Legends. I.F. member OpenOptics, who practices therapeutic Chinese medicine by day and songwriting and producing by night, describes the album as timeless and universal.
We All Want to Fly, which includes eleven I.F. tracks and a bonus remix track, steps out from the conventional box, marrying analog instrumentation with digital soundscapes and melodic vocals. With eclectic influences like The Beatles, Radiohead, Gorillaz, Pink Floyd, Miles Davis, and Gang Starr, I.F. brings a unique blend of genres echoing those artists to create their own original sound, drawing elements from hip-hop, indie rock, electronic and dub providing a sublime, down-tempo listening experience.
The San Diego based duo, consisting of songwriter and vocalist/guitarist Gabe Lehner, also known as Chavez, and vinyl-spinning/multi-instrumentalist Eric Poline, known as OpenOptics, teamed up after their collaboration on Chavez’ past electronic project, Mechanical Cats. Chavez was first inspired to learn to play the guitar at the age of fifteen after seeing his father “shred” on stage with a classic rock band, and became deeply involved with studying guitar and music theory, and with writing songs.
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chillpill4ya wrote:
damn..i love this group. remind me a lot of Grandaddy at points..then Gorillaz, zero 7, and I hear Dj shadow a lot in the mix... and it just impossible to label them.
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Styrofoam_Jones wrote:
We All Want to Fly is something special from beginning to end. Vocals fall flat on a few tracks, but dope as fuck nonetheless.
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Degreaz0r wrote:
so nice!
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Ipsascientia wrote:
Does an inturmental verson of We All Want To Fly exist? I love the beats but hate their attempts at vocals.
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sombrero825 wrote:
dont sleep on Through Sight and Sound EP!! parasympathetic and back in the day are incredible songs
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denemigen wrote:
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ptck_ wrote:
So underrated! Let's change that! :)
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preachelements wrote:
love
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Whisperness wrote:
Come to Russia!
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jkgerhat wrote:
kinda got an RJD2 vibe in there, + lyrics
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Nikralx wrote:
Is there any other artists that are actually similar? (ie. Have inspirational lyrics and kinda electronic?) Cause the artists that Last.fm are nothing even close to being as good as these guys!
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jkgerhat wrote:
yeah! cant wait to see you guys at Lightning in a Bottle ! ;)
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Giggysan wrote:
So chilled, so amazing :)
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checkeredPast wrote:
An Ocean of Great Whites is so good it gives me chills. Best $1 i ever spent.
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CrazyFool925 wrote:
"Its the Chemicals" is the ish!
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peedroohee wrote:
amazing!
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Trautkidd wrote:
never heard of them until i saw them live. dope shit
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Narco_ wrote:
it's amazing how they can surprise you in all of their songs , you get all genres , instruments and feelings.
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_caribou wrote:
this is OOOOOH MYYYYYYY GOOOOOOOD [2]
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a-Rog wrote:
Amazing album!!!
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iF featured on new Eligh and Amp Live album
9 Nov 2011 | from www.inspiredflightmusic.com/blog
On 11/15/11 there will be a new album released by two very
strong forces in hip-hop. Eligh of Living Legends crew, and Amp
Live of Zion I, have teamed up together to make an album, Therapy
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Playing with Thievery Corporation
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Throwback Pop
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The Long and Winding Chode…I mean…Road
6 Sep 2011 | from www.inspiredflightmusic.com/blog
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JuliahahaxP, fentonmc, sunshineshawna and 3 other people added Inspired Flight to their libraries. 12 days ago
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AniMonne tagged Inspired Flight with indie, instrumental hip-hop and downtempo. December 2011
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vadim_leemur tagged Inspired Flight with trip-hop, hip hop, dub and 4 other tags. November 2011
- Inspired Flight posted a news item ‘iF featured on new Eligh and Amp Live album’. November 2011
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- Inspired Flight posted a news item ‘Playing with Thievery Corporation’. September 2011
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