{"product_id":"the-beauty-in-distortion-the-land-of-the-lost-cd","title":"The Beauty in Distortion\/ The Land of the Lost (2xCD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreorders Ship Late August\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStreet Date: August 28th\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDOUBLE COMPACT DISC\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEighteen years after its original release, J*Davey's landmark debut double album The Beauty in Distortion \/ The Land of the Lost is being pressed on vinyl for the first time. \u003cbr\u003eThe project marks a significant moment in the duo’s catalog, a record that quietly shaped the conversation around experimental R\u0026amp;B, alternative, new wave, and Avant-garde Black music in the mid-2000s and has never stopped circulating among collectors, producers, and serious music heads since. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJ*Davey is the Los Angeles-based duo of vocalist Jack Davey and producer D’LEAU, widely cited as pioneers of dark R\u0026amp;B and alternative, new wave R\u0026amp;B, whose 2008 double EP is frequently referenced as a foundational work in the development of progressive R\u0026amp;B, predating the genre’s mainstream recognition and influencing a generation of artists.\u003c\/strong\u003e The duo gained early recognition through MySpace in the mid-2000, reaching influential figures including Prince and BBC broadcaster Giles Peterson. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePopMatters described the album’s approach as mixing genres also at once - “like having two or three songs playing simultaneously” - with the beauty described as abundant, anchored by standout tracks including “Divisions of Joy” and “Mr Mister”, which they called “the funkiest tune this side of Prince’s vault.” \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSPIN called D’LEAU’s production “undulating tunes that coax rather than grab” while Jack Davey was described as blowing “barbed-wire kisses with a post-coital sigh.” \u003cbr\u003erapReviews put it plainly J*Davey’s the truth. The group defines genres.” \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDisc 1: The Beauty In Distortion\u003cbr\u003eThe Beauty In Distortion \u003cbr\u003eDivisions Of Joy\u003cbr\u003eMr. Mister \u003cbr\u003eEverybody Touch It\u003cbr\u003ePrivate Parts (feat. Thundercat)\u003cbr\u003eNo More \u003cbr\u003eCamera (Gangsta) \u003cbr\u003eMight As Well (feat. Georgia Anne Muldrow) \u003cbr\u003eCowboys \u0026amp; Indians (feat. GB)\u003cbr\u003eEnterception\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDisc 2: The Land Of The Lost\u003cbr\u003eHi Sun (feat. Thundercat, Khari Farrari)\u003cbr\u003esLAyers (feat. Bleu Collar, Diz Gibran, Pacific Division)\u003cbr\u003eRock The Dancehall (feat. Kardinal Offishall)\u003cbr\u003eHi's \u0026amp; Lo's (feat. Niki, Georgia Anne Muldrow) \u003cbr\u003eLil Big Heads (feat. ?uestlove) \u003cbr\u003eThick (Interlude)\u003cbr\u003eValley Of Love (feat. Trackademicks) \u003cbr\u003eJust Because (feat. Phonte) \u003cbr\u003eVenus 2 Mars (feat. Khari Farrari)\u003cbr\u003eLalaland (feat. Elucid)\u003cbr\u003eFiner Things (\"Boss'n Up\") \u003cbr\u003eSlooow (feat. Thundercat)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"J*Davey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46328685560004,"sku":"TTE001-CD","price":18.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1741\/5543\/files\/JDaveyCD.png?v=1782960083","url":"https:\/\/getondown.com\/products\/the-beauty-in-distortion-the-land-of-the-lost-cd","provider":"Get On Down","version":"1.0","type":"link"}