Patterns of War

about this album

Don’t call it a comeback! Okay, it’s a comeback. Back in ’99, Dr. Israel was in the midst of his first west-coast tour in support of his new album Inna City Pressure. He was the toast of the music press, receiving great coverage in Rolling Stone, Vibe, LA Times & The Village Voice, among others. Inna City Pressure had sold over 10,000 copies and Doc was, as they say in the Biz, “on his way.” Unbeknownst to Doc, the label had closed its doors for good midway through the tour, leaving Doc 3000 miles away from his home in Brooklyn supporting an album that no longer had a label. “They stopped returning my calls. Then all of a sudden their phones were shut off. We basically said, ‘Alright, what’s next?’ ” says Doc. Next for Doc was to go underground, where his dismay with the music business fueled his creativity. Doc quietly released two albums on indies and collaborated with all sorts of folk, from Sepultura to Skiz Fernando of Wordsound. He also opened a multi-studio complex in Williamsburg, Brooklyn which houses Doc’s own studio, Revolution Sound, as well as the studios where TV On The Radio and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs record (not coincidentally, members of TV On The Radio appear in the music video for “Tetze” from Patterns…). It was during this period that Doc began experimenting in his studio with two friends. One was a young vocalist with loads of raw talent and little professional experience whose dynamic vocals (think Sade playing w/ fire) deeply impressed Doc. She is Lady K

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