Soul survivor and godfather of hiphop Gil Scott-Heron is back after a long absence, and that´s good news. I saw the man, who came to fame with the immortal The Revolution Will Not Be Televised in the early seventies, perform live one time in a small club in the late eighties and that made quite an impression. Although attendance was poor to say the least, Gil gave it his all and simply sang his heart out for two hours.
On his new album, the ironically titled I´m New Here, he deliciously modernizes blues legend Robert Johnson´s Me And The Devil Blues. Heavy stuff, inna surprising triphop stylee. Do yourself a favor and compare the two below, and in chronological order if you please. "Hello Satan, I believe it´s time to go..."
Robert Johnson - Me And The Devil Blues MP3
Gil Scott-Heron - Me And The Devil MP3
The title track of I´m New Here brings another surprise. Who could ever have thought Scott-Heron would one day cover a song by Bill Callahan of lofi heroes Smog? Cool choice, and Gil obviously has fun with it.
"Met a woman in a bar, I told her I was hard to get to know, and near impossible to forget...
She said I had an ego on me the size of Texas...
Well I´m new here, and I forget, does that mean big or small?"
Gil Scott-Heron - I´m New Here MP3
Smog - I´m New Here MP3
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