Paul Randolph is the most upcoming Detroit artist. His career as a professional bass player and vocalist got him to record with Detroits finest. . He has written, performed, and recorded with Mad Mike Banks of Underground Resistance, 430 West, Carl Craig "Innerzone Orchestra" ("People Make the World go Round", "Galaxy", "Blackula"). Randolph also released "This Is What It Is" on Mahogani Music in 2004 and is also featured on 2 tracks on John Arnold's album released on Ubiquity last year.

Most recently his composition "This Mean That" made with Kevin Saunderson was made available on Su Su Records and OHM Record's "House Of OHM" compilation. His first collaboration for Still Music was the now worldwide hit On My Heart with Isoul8 that recently was remixed by Phil Asher. As a session musician he played with P-Funk, War, Brian Setzer, Zap Mama, Johnny Johnson, John Hiatt, Hugh Masekela, Robin Tower, Buddy Guy, Robert Cray, Fred Wesley, Maceo Parker, Ash, Kanye West, PJ Harvey, Ben Harper, Jr. Wells, Josh White Jr., Odetta, Jack Ramsey, and Eric Burdon to name a few.

Randolph also toured worldwide with his friend Amp Fiddler playing bass and singing background for the support of Amps first album on Genuine. This year, Paul cooked a stunning second full length for Still Music! His album titled LONELY EDEN - is a mindblowing demonstration of Pauls talents as a musician, vocalist and songwriter and features collaborations with Waajeed, Stephanie McKay, Dj Dez-Andres (of Slum Village fame) and Amp Fiddler.

This 12 is the second is the follow up to Believer (including a stunning Jazzanova Rmx) that already is doing the rounds with Gilles Peterson, Patrick Forge, Dixon, Jazzanova .. Earth 2 God show a different side of Paul Randolphs limitless talent. Truly influenced by the likes of TIM BUCKLEY, Paul shares with us his vision of spiritual acoustic soul music. Inspirational, Earth 2 God still maintains a fantastic hook reminiscent of the best from MARVIN GAYE & STEVIE WONDER. On the B side, we are blessed to present a remix from one of Detroits masters: MIKE MAD MIKE BANKs New school Detroit techno mainstay "Mad" Mike Banks has been an indelible force in the Motor City underground for nearly two decades.

As a founding member of Underground Resistance, he's contributed to the '90s renaissance of Detroit techno that has rebuilt the stripped-down hardness of the music from its historic roots (and shuttled artists such as Kenny Larkin, Drexciya, and Jeff Mills to acclaim in the process). He's also reunited American urban dance music with an element of political immediacy and social commentary unseen since the early days of hip-hop, and previously never a big part of techno in anything other than an implicit sense. Forming UR in the late '80s as an uncompromisingly independent outlet for music imbued with a critical, at times oppositional edge, Banks, together with partners Jeff Mills and Robert Hood (both of whom, together with Banks, defined the early UR catalog), built UR into an internationally recognized and respected name.

Although Mills and Hood left UR in 1992 to pursue DJ and production opportunities elsewhere, while Banks has stuck it out with UR, rebuilding the roster with artists such as Drexciya and Sean Deason and continuing to record solo under the UR name. Musically, Banks' roots lie in the early Detroit techno and Chicago house of the mid-'80s, particularly artists such as Derrick May, Juan Atkins, and Marshall Jefferson, as well as the experimental synth-pop of Kraftwerk, Gary Numan, and Yellow Magic Orchestra. Banks was a part of the vocal house/garage crew Members of the House, and produced a series of 12-inches with the group before defecting in the late '80s to form UR with Mills (who he met through the latter's radio show) and Hood

. Through that connection, Banks' music took on shades of acid and industrial, with a harder, more driving feel. More recently, Banks' style has gotten darker and more syncopated, with some releases recalling the early electro of Cybotron and Channel One tracks like "Clear" and "Technicolor. Earth 2 God Mike Banks remix is a journey to the roots of Detroit House and Techno. It carries all the elements that made UR a worldwide influential force and still conveys a true soulfulness that only Mike Banks knows how to create. It will ravish any Detroit fan as well as any soulful house lover. This is a club tune from Detroit and therefore deserves to be played loud anytime.

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If the music wasn't so tight...then the lyrics...poetic...strong...listen you!!!!
I am so hooked! This is definately gonna be my travelin' music from now on!!!
Dag Man..this ain't legal by NO means how hooked I am to your commentaries! *terrible!!*

I find that I love your feedback just as much as I love them icons! *I should be flogged* LOL
I am too much for my own self! I should be doing other stuff and am I?? Noooo, I'm in here acting like a Randolph
Moodymann junkie! LOL!!!

Thanks L*

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