Have You Lost Your Mind Yet?

by Fantastic Negrito

Overview

Have You Lost Your Mind Yet? is a title suitable for the madness of 2020 and its timeliness is further proof that Fantastic Negrito is the rare modern blues musician whose eye is keenly upon the present, not the past. His insistence on grappling with the realities of now also meant that he never resigned himself to playing traditional chord changes, preferring to rely as heavily on funk, hip-hop, soul, and rock as the blues themselves. Such eclecticism gels into a recognizable signature on Have You Lost Your Mind Yet?, the third album Xavier Amin Dphrepaulezz has released as Fantastic Negrito since 2016. Here, Fantastic Negrito leans heavily on Prince for both his kinetic funk workouts and slow jams, so much so that the album can sometimes seem like a sideways tribute to the Purple One. He dips into paisley-flavored rock in the vein of Sly Stone on "Platypus Dipster" and reels in E-40 for an interpolation of the Bay Area rapper's classic "Captain Save a Hoe," but these are accents on an album that's so firmly grounded in funk, it only seems to hint at the blues. This will only be a problem for purists, as Have You Lost Your Mind Yet? crackles with energy, wit, and passion, attributes that are worthwhile effective compensation for Fantastic Negrito's relatively streamlined attack here. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	08/14/2020
Label:	Cooking Vinyl
UPC:	0711297527018
Rank:	62823

Tracks

1. Chocolate Samurai
2. I'm So Happy I Cry
3. How Long?
4. Shigamabu Blues
5. Searching For Captain Save-a-Hoe
6. Your Sex Is Overrated
7. These Are My Friends
8. All Up In My Space
9. Justice In America
10. King Frustration
11. Platypus Dipster

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Fantastic Negrito   Primary Artist
Tank   Featured Artist
E-40   Featured Artist
Cornelius Mims   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Jamie Gamble   Drums
Lionel Holoman   Piano
Masa Kohama   Guitar,Featured Artist,Guitar (Rhythm)
Xavier Dphrepaulezz   Organ,Piano,Vocals,Keyboards,Percussion,Tambourine,Handclapping,Fender Rhodes,Guitar (Rhythm),Vocals (Background)
Madeline Tasquin   Vocals (Background)
Tarriona 'Tank' Ball   Featured Artist
Bomanie Mosley   Percussion,Handclapping

Technical Credits

Dave McNair   Mastering
Roy Alfred   Track Engineer
Lyle Owerko   Photography
Xavier Dphrepaulezz   Composer,Producer,Track Engineer,Drum Programming
Nahuel Bronzini   Mixing
Trevor Orriss   Engineer,Track Engineer
Alexandro Maloles   Track Engineer,Drum Programming
Rachel Wolfe-Goldsmith   Design,Artwork
Zollie Fears   Track Engineer,Drum Programming
Triana Mayshack   Design,Artwork