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“Home in America,” the new single from Analog Players Society and Masta Ace is here!!!

benrubin — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 03:27:00 +0000

So excited to announce the release of “Home in America,” the new collaboration between Analog Players Society and legendary Brooklyn MC Masta Ace, produced and mixed by me! We’ve been doing a lot of press around the song so there will be lots of interviews and podcasts to follow.

Thanks so much to Okayplayer.com for hosting the premiere of our song. And thanks to Ropeadope TV for hosting a great Juneteenth discussion including myself, Masta Ace, Amon Drum, Louis Marks, Anu Sun and Fabian Brown.

Bklyner had our song in their Best New Brooklyn Music column and said that “Home in America” is one of those meetings of hip-hop and the music sometimes called “jazz,” that’s in the direct lineage of classics like Tribe Called Quest’s Low-End Theory, and Guru’s Jazzmatazz.”

Picking up on the song’s political themes, Atwood Magazine said in their Black Music Month Roundup: “Our fight is far from finished, and “Home in America” is a stirring reminder of why we have to keep pushing for systemic change for a safer, better future for all Americans.”

Billboard Magazine called the track “Thought-provoking Juneteenth rumination over a funky, slow-grinding sound that brings to mind the Soulquarians,” while naming it one of “10 Cool New Pop Songs to Get You Through the Wee k .”

The song has also landed on a lot of playlists including the cover of Tidal’s Grown Rap, The Woodie Guthrie Center’s Songs of Conscience, the Grammy Museum’s Songs of Conscience, Americana Highways and more on Spotify, Quboz, Pandora and more. Also getting airplay on KCRW and many other stations.

Check out the track below and buy it from Bandcamp.

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“Home in America” lands on Billboard Magazine’s “10 Cool New Pop Songs”

benrubin — Fri, 17 Sep 2021 14:59:00 +0000

Honored to have our track land at the vaunted Billboard Magazine’s “10 Cool New Pop Songs” column. Thanks, Billboard!

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Get a sneak peak of “Home in America” on the podcast “Reparations: the Big Payback”

benrubin — Thu, 27 May 2021 09:00:00 +0000

So honored to have the podcast Reparations: The Big Payback starring Erika Alexander & Whitney Dow use the new Analog Players Society x Masta Ace track “Home in America” as the closing song of the final episode, which is titled “Can Reparations Find a Home in America?“

Please take the time to listen to the whole series as it is really clear and well-done. But if you have limited time, stream the episode below as it will give you a recap of the whole series. Thanks for listening!

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Me and Amon Drum of Analog Players Society on the Songfacts.com podcast

benrubin — Fri, 17 Sep 2021 14:09:10 +0000

Check out me and Amon Drum of Analog Players Society on the SongFacts.com Podcast from early July 2021. Click here for a transcript.

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Great review of “Home in America” on Bklyner.com

benrubin — Fri, 17 Sep 2021 14:39:41 +0000

Thanks to Bklyner.com for running this great review in their column “Best New Brooklyn Music + Live Choices 6/25 – 7/1.”

“Analog Players Society + Masta Ace’s new single, “Home in America,” is one of those meetings of hip-hop and the music sometimes called “jazz,” that’s in the direct lineage of classics like Tribe Called Quest’s Low-End Theory, and Guru’s Jazzmatazz.”

Boom!

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Me and Amon Drum on the Mythaxis podcast

benrubin — Fri, 17 Sep 2021 14:33:58 +0000

Check out this video podcast of me and Amon Drum talking about Analog Players Society. Read a transcript here.

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Spring 2021 Jazziz Magazine article on me and Amon Drum and Analog Players Society

benrubin — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 19:41:00 +0000

Thanks very much to John F Moore for writing this story about me, Amon and Analog Players Society and the confluence of jazz and the boom-bap in the Spring 2021 issue of JAZZIZ MAGAZINE.

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My interview with PostGenre.org

benrubin — Thu, 03 Sep 2020 19:33:00 +0000

Thanks very much to Avery Logan and Postgenre.org for running this interview with me about the making of the two Analog Players Society records, TILTED, and Soundtrack for a Nonexistent Film.

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