{"product_id":"livy-ekemezie-friday-night-odion-livingstone","title":"Livy Ekemezie - Friday Night [Odion Livingstone]","description":"\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 400px; height: 373px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=993193149\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/odionlivingstone.bandcamp.com\/album\/friday-night\"\u003eFriday Night by Livy Ekemezie\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLivy Ekemezie’s Friday Night is widely recognized by DJs and afro-funk aficionados as a cult “UFO” (Unidentified Flying Object) record. It is one of those rare dance music albums that sounds like a product of its time but also possesses a timeless quality that makes every listen an immensely gratifying experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDriven by youthful élan, every track is impactful, leaving little to no room for skipping a single song. The song concepts revolve around sweaty, nocturnal excursions to the clubs of Aba, Port Harcourt, and Lagos. But they could just as easily have been the soundtrack to Basquiat and Grace Jones dancing to DJ Larry Levan at Studio 54.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDigital multi-track production combined with 80s synths and keyboards ushered in a new era. But what made this album different was the bombastic, yet never excessive, mix of funky bass lines, cutting synths, and crazy, carefree vocals, which contribute to an intensely dance-oriented musical experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLivy and his friend Franklin Izuora partnered with Jules Elong, an experienced keyboardist, to create the LP in 1982. Franklin, a student in the US, already had the experience of producing an album (Be Nice To The People, 1977, EMI) with sound master Odion Iruoje in the afro-rock band Question Mark. This gave Livy the confidence to leave much of the creative direction to him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLivy had finished high school and hoped to attend university. Jules Elong’s role was to make the record sound professional. The influence of Quincy Jones created a benchmark, and Goddy Oku’s studio, Godiac, was the mothership for this 80s dance music masterpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tenampa Record Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45653249786019,"sku":"","price":900.0,"currency_code":"MXN","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/1239\/2867\/files\/image_3fc8c1e2-1c16-4983-8f58-b6c1bb3bb31c.jpg?v=1741033496","url":"https:\/\/tenampa.mx\/en\/products\/livy-ekemezie-friday-night-odion-livingstone","provider":"Tenampa","version":"1.0","type":"link"}