Banks & Steelz – Speedway Sonora [Audio]

RZA and Paul Banks have returned with the third single, “Speedway Sonora,” from their upcoming “Anything But Words” project. “I will say that’s the only song to me that reminds me of early Rage Against the Machine, and when I toured with Rage, Method Man introduced me to their music, and I fell in love with their whole style,” RZA told Pitchfork. “And I think that that’s the only song on this record that you could potentially say has any kind of rock/rap influence, and that’s because at that time when I was doing my lyrics, I kind of invoked the idea of my boy Zack.” Stream “Speedway Sonora” below.

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Paul Banks + RZA = Banks & Steelz [Video]

When artists truly ignore genre lines and reach out to each other out of pure respect, amazing things can happen. So when RZA (Wu-Tang Clan) and Paul Banks (Interpol) connected to work on a potential project, it’s no surprise that they spent hours talking about movies, music, and more at restaurants throughout the city. That organic friendship turned into studio sessions and now we’re about to hear what it sounds like when two musical giants step out of their comfort zone to simply see what they end up with. While they were in town, we took RZA and Paul Banks to a small tequila bar in Manhattan–a spot they frequented before. They share what they admire about each other’s creative process, how their energies meshed to become the musical equivalent of a hybrid BMW, and the significance of the title of their upcoming album, “Anything But Words”. Paul Banks expertly explained the last topic with, “Using words to describe music is like using dance to describe architecture.” “Anything But Words” will be released on August 26th. You can pre-order a copy on Apple Music.

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Banks & Steelz (RZA & Paul Banks) Talk New Album, Exclusive Preview Favorite Verse + More [Video]

Hard Knock Tv’s Nick Huff Barili sat down with Banks & Steelz – a musical collaboration between Wu Tang Clan’s RZA and Interpol’s Paul Banks for an in-depth interview. In part 1 of the conversation Rza and Paul announce that their upcoming debut album will be titled Anything But Words and share the story of how the collaboration was birthed from a night out at a tequila bar in NYC. RZA and Banks then began working on music together in 2013. In this interview the duo gives insight as to how they built their sound from jamming at Rza’a studio in LA and how RZA had to pay to sample his own voice from a previous Wu-Tang record. Before part 1 finishes, RZA gives us an exclusive preview of Paul’s favorite RZA verse on the album, share their appreciation for Leonard Cohen and More! The duo have also revealed the album’s track-listing (see below), plus special guest appearances by Florence Welch of Florence + The Machine, Kool Keith, and Wu Tan Clan’s Ghostface Killah, Method Man, and Masta Killa. The track-listing for Anything but Words is as follows: Giant Ana Electronic Sword In The Stone (Feat. Kool Keith) Speedway Sonora Wild Season (Feat. Florence Welch) Anything but Words Conceal Love and War (Feat. Ghostface Killah) Can’t Hardly Feel One by One Gonna Make It Point of View (Feat. Method Man and Masta Killa)

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TrackBlasters Radio: 23.05.16

Da More Fire Monday – The Correct Flava To Start Your Week Host: DJ P.R. Heavy hit after heavy hit! Enjoy. Record Of The Day: Havoc & The Alchemist – Impose My Will Playlist Drake – Views Kanye West feat. The Weeknd – FML ASAP Ferg feat. Future – New Level 1000volts (Redman & Jayceeoh) feat. Trae Tha Truth – I’m Gone **Record Of The Day** Havoc & The Alchemist – Impose My Will Havo & The Alchemist feat. Prodigy – The Gun Holds A Drum J Dilla feat. Nas – The Sickness J Dilla – So Far Beyonce feat. Kendrick Lamar – Freedom 50 Cent feat. Chris Brown – No Romeo, No Juliet Chisom feat. Burna Boy – Soke (Remix) T.I. feat. Marsha Ambrosius – Dope Aaliyah – Rock The Boat Big Sean & Jhene Aiko – Selfish Banks & Steelz (Paul Banks & RZA) feat. Ghostface Killah – Love + War Download here (right click and save as…)

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