{"id":1442,"date":"2011-03-07T00:01:45","date_gmt":"2011-03-07T08:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deepblakmusic.com\/db2\/?p=1442"},"modified":"2026-05-17T18:51:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T16:51:51","slug":"dbr-d029-afrikan-sciences-means-and-ways-lp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deepblakmusic.com\/db2\/?p=1442","title":{"rendered":"[DBR-D029] Afrikan Sciences \u2013 Means and Ways LP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 700px; height: 1136px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1690725447\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=63b2cc\/transparent=true\/\" seamless><a href=\"http:\/\/deepblakmusic.bandcamp.com\/album\/afrikan-sciences-means-and-ways-dbr-v006\">Afrikan Sciences &#8211; Means and Ways [DBR-V006] by Afrikan Sciences<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We are proud to play host to the mighty <strong>Afrikan Sciences<\/strong> debut album \u201c<strong>Means and Ways<\/strong>\u201d. After producing some of the most cosmic soul juggling tracks of the last decade Afrikan Sciences has finally woven together a full length. Already receiving early run from likes of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/b00y1yhw#synopsis\" target=\"_blank\">Gilles Peterson<\/a><\/strong> Means and Ways is a watermark of rhythmic freedom. True to previous Afrikan Sciences escapades rhythmic rules are re-programmed, and tuned to cosmic frequencies. These are sounds that you need not attempt to control. Ease yourself open your mind, and let the imagination take the wheel. We hope you <strong><em>Enjoy<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2113\" title=\"Afrikan Sciences - Means and Ways EP (DBR-V008)\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/deepblakmusic.com\/db2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/319002_10150306052118297_650253296_7903129_1309567522_n-300x294.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deepblakmusic.com\/db2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/319002_10150306052118297_650253296_7903129_1309567522_n-300x294.jpg 300w, https:\/\/deepblakmusic.com\/db2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/319002_10150306052118297_650253296_7903129_1309567522_n-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/deepblakmusic.com\/db2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/319002_10150306052118297_650253296_7903129_1309567522_n.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.juno.co.uk\/ppps\/products\/430619-01.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Vinyl 12&#8243; EP<\/a> &#8211; DBR-V008 <\/strong>]<\/p>\n<p>*Written and produced by <strong>Eric Porter<\/strong> (ASCAP) for Deepblak Music.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-817\" title=\"divider\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/deepblakmusic.com\/db2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/divider.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"14\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deepblakmusic.com\/db2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/divider.png 600w, https:\/\/deepblakmusic.com\/db2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/divider-300x7.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1828 alignleft\" style=\"margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 4px;\" title=\"Simbad\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/deepblakmusic.com\/db2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/m.jpg\" width=\"122\" height=\"138\" \/>What a disgussssssstingly good release !!!! People arent ready 4 this 1 LOL !!!! FCKIN SICK been waitin 4 some Afrikan Sciences to hit my box 4 nearly a decade !!! WELLL DONE<br \/>\n~ <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/djsimbad.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Simbad<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-817\" title=\"divider\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/deepblakmusic.com\/db2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/divider.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"14\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deepblakmusic.com\/db2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/divider.png 600w, https:\/\/deepblakmusic.com\/db2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/divider-300x7.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1830 alignleft\" style=\"margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 4px;\" title=\"ra\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/deepblakmusic.com\/db2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/ra-150x150.jpg\" width=\"122\" height=\"122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deepblakmusic.com\/db2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/ra-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/deepblakmusic.com\/db2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/ra-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/deepblakmusic.com\/db2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/ra-115x115.jpg 115w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 122px) 100vw, 122px\" \/>Douglass&#8217; preoccupation with rhythm, however, fixates on the oddities\u2014the mutations, the dualities and instances of bare collision. His hoarded beats are gleaned from a whirlwind of origins\u2014west London broken beat, the east coast&#8217;s &#8217;90s house, &#8217;40s jazz, indigenous African and Latin rhythms\u2014but they&#8217;re deployed concurrently and unexpectedly, with cross-beats and displacement used as accents in his own pidgin dialect. ~ <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.residentadvisor.net\/review-view.aspx?id=9433\" target=\"_blank\">Resident Advisor<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-817\" title=\"divider\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/deepblakmusic.com\/db2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/divider.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"14\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deepblakmusic.com\/db2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/divider.png 600w, https:\/\/deepblakmusic.com\/db2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/divider-300x7.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/20314633\">Afrikan Sciences &#8211; NanoRock SKANK<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/deepblak\">Deepblak<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1476\" title=\"DBR-D029\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/deepblakmusic.com\/db2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/DBRD029-300.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deepblakmusic.com\/db2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/DBRD029-300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/deepblakmusic.com\/db2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/DBRD029-300-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/deepblakmusic.com\/db2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/DBRD029-300-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/deepblakmusic.com\/db2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/DBRD029-300-115x115.jpg 115w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Afrikan Sciences &#8211; Means and Ways [DBR-V006] by Afrikan Sciences We are proud to play host to the mighty Afrikan Sciences debut album \u201cMeans and Ways\u201d. After producing some of the most cosmic soul juggling tracks of the last decade Afrikan Sciences has finally woven together a full length. 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