El Michels Affair “Bring Da Ruckus” (Wu-Tang Clan cover)

A bunch of white guys recording a full length album of remixed Wu-Tang instrumentals. Sound awesome? Normally I would say hell no. However El Michels Affair hooked me early on when I discovered their excellent remix of Raekwon’s “Glaciers of Ice” a few years back. The group has cruised under the radar while collaborating with hugely popular acts like the Wu-Tang, Sharon Jones, and even Jay-Z. Now they are releasing their entire catalog of re-imagined Wu-instrumentals in the cheekily titled LP Enter the 37th Chamber. “Bring Da Ruckus” has been released prematurely to give listeners a taste of what is to come. Though the song lacks Ghostface Killah screaming “bring da motherfucking ruckus” throughout the chorus, it’s an interesting journey into fleshing out some of the jazz and soul influences that producer RZA originally drew from to architect his masterpiece.

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