Bobby Oroza & El Michels Affair
Whatcha Know b/w Losing It 7" [ Big Crown / 7in - released 23/Jun/2023 ] Bobby's 2019 tour ended in New York City and he had two days off before flying home to Finland. Leon invited him to the Diamond Mine to record some music. Bobby had been talking about wanting to stretch out lyrically and write about more esoteric... |
El Michels Affair
Return to the 37th Chamber [ Big Crown / CD - released 21/Apr/2017 ] Return To The 37th Chamber is El Michels Affair's highly anticipated follow up to 2009's underground cult classic Enter the 37th Chamber. This time, in addition to re-interpreting the Wu compositions for a live band, EMA pays homage to the... |
El Michels Affair
The Abominable (Limited 12") [ Big Crown / 12in - released 26/Nov/2021 ] El Michels Affair follows up the massive success of their full length Yeti Season with The Abominable EP. A collection of unreleased tracks, alternate takes, and instrumentals from the Yeti Season recording sessions. EMA's blending their signature... |
El Michels Affair
The Abominable EP (12") [ Big Crown / 12in - released 26/Nov/2021 ] |
El Michels Affair
Enter The 37th Chamber [ CD - released 29/Apr/2009 ] |
El Michels Affair
Murkit Gem b/w Cham Cham Feat. Piya Malik [ Big Crown / 7in - released 12/Mar/2021 ] El Michels Affair is back with another two-sider picture sleeve 7". The A side, Murkit Gem, taken from the upcoming album, Yeti Season, is another pairing of El Michels Affair's unpredictable brand of soul and the lilting vocals of Piya Malik.... |
El Michels Affair
Stack The Deck b/w Things Done Changed (7") [ Big Crown / 7in - released 10/Dec/2021 ] Big Crown Records is proud to present this rock solid two-sider from El Michels Affair. To go with this project, El Michels teamed up again with Bobby Oroza for the A side tune which plays along with the collab theme called "Stack The Deck". These... |
El Michels Affair & Black Thought
Glorious Game [ Big Crown / CD - released 14/Apr/2023 ] When Leon Michels and El Michels Affair released their first record, Sounding Out The City, in 2005, it was hard to guess what was next for Michels and his then-introduced, now-patented "cinematic soul" sound. Now, four EMA studio albums and scores... |
El Michels Affair & Black Thought
Glorious Game (Limited Edition LP) [ Big Crown / LP - released 14/Apr/2023 ] When Leon Michels and El Michels Affair released their first record, Sounding Out The City, in 2005, it was hard to guess what was next for Michels and his then-introduced, now-patented "cinematic soul" sound. Now, four EMA studio albums and scores... |
El Michels Affair & Black Thought
Hollow Way b/w I'm Still Somehow (7") [ Big Crown / 7in - released 18/Aug/2023 ] Following up on the incredible success of El Michels & Black Thought's Glorious Game album the duo treat us to another 7" with two of the standouts from the album. The A Side "Hollow Way" is a testament to the chemistry between Leon & Thought. EMA... |
El Michels Affair Meets Liam Bailey
Ekundayo Inversions [ Big Crown / CD - released 13/Aug/2021 ] There has always been a Reggae influence in the music of El Michels Affair. From their cover of "Hung Up On My Baby" done in a Reggae style, to the general sound and approach that permeates Leon's production style. While recording Bailey's 2020... |
El Michels Affair Meets Liam Bailey
Ekundayo Inversions (Limited Edition Red Vinyl LP) [ Big Crown / LP - released 13/Aug/2021 ] There has always been a Reggae influence in the music of El Michels Affair. From their cover of "Hung Up On My Baby" done in a Reggae style, to the general sound and approach that permeates Leon's production style. While recording Bailey's 2020... |
El Michels Affair
Adult Themes [ Big Crown / CD - released 5/Jun/2020 ] Adult Themes takes the band's "Cinematic Soul" aesthetic literally and sends the listener on a journey through a whirlwind of moods and energies. With their 2005 debut album Sounding Out The City, EMA spearheaded an instrumental funk / soul movement... |
El Michels Affair
Sounding Out In The City (LP) [ Big Crown / LP - released 22/Jul/2016 ] Over 10 years ago, Leon Michels released his first full length record, Sounding Out The City. It was Michels' first full length record under the moniker El Michels Affair. At the time, the budding retro soul scene consisted of mostly organ quartets a... |
El Michels Affair
Yeti Season [ Big Crown / CD - released 26/Mar/2021 ] Fresh off their 2020 offering Adult Themes, El Michels Affair is back with a new full-length release. Titled Yeti Season, this newest album has everything we've come to expect from EMA's patented cinematic style of instrumental soul music. Where... |
El Michels Affair & Black Thought
Glorious Game b/w Grateful (7") [ Big Crown / 7in ] The A side features the album's title track "Glorious Game", a bouncy, in the pocket tune that lands somewhere between G Funk and Outkast's Spottieottie- dopealicious. Black Thought raps about trials of fame and respect but also being the best... |
El Michels Affair & Black Thought
Glorious Game (LP) [ Big Crown / LP - released 14/Apr/2023 ] When Leon Michels and El Michels Affair released their first record, Sounding Out The City, in 2005, it was hard to guess what was next for Michels and his then-introduced, now-patented "cinematic soul" sound. Now, four EMA studio albums and scores... |
El Michels Affair
Adult Themes (LP) [ Big Crown / LP - released 5/Jun/2020 ] Adult Themes takes the band's "Cinematic Soul" aesthetic literally and sends the listener on a journey through a whirlwind of moods and energies. With their 2005 debut album Sounding Out The City, EMA spearheaded an instrumental funk / soul movement... |
El Michels Affair
Enter The 37th Chamber (LP) [ Fat Beats / LP - released 1/Jan/2009 ] |
El Michels Affair
Return To The 37th Chamber (LP) [ Big Crown / LP - released 28/Feb/2020 ] The highly anticipated follow up to the 2009's cult classic 'Enter the 37th Chamber'. Featuring: Lee Shields, The Shacks, & Lady Wray. |