Cookbook of L.A. Symphony has released a new album for free on his myspace. Check out the hilarious promo track here.
Press release:
April 7, 2009--LOS ANGELES, CA --Cali-based emcee and producer CookBook of the southland collective LA Symphony is proud to announce his newest release and romp through the past, I Love the 80s. Jason Soto aka CookBook weaves movie references, synthesizers, techno dance sounds--all the greatest elements of the 80s--to create a celebration of a time known for aerobics and “The Breakfast Club.” “The truth is, I’m a total 80s pop music fanatic,” explains CookBook of how the concept came to him. “I had made a beat with an 80's sample about a year before I actually decided to make an album like this, and then I made one more and I just had them in my catalogue. I was listening to them one day, and I just thought it would be a dope idea if I were to do a whole album with these types of beats.”
Most people know CookBook as a member of the super rap collective LA Symphony. “Uno and I met Pigeon John at Project Blowed back in the mid 90s,” recalls CookBook of how LA Symphony formed. “He was already rapping with Flynn, Joey the Jerk, and Sharlok Poems. We had a similar vibe and decided to start a group." In 1999, the group’s critically acclaimed debut album, Composition No. 1, thrust them into the national spotlight. Since then, they’ve released five full-lengths, and two EPs. The last release they had was Unleashed in 2007. And though the group is still together, CookBook and fellow LAS member UNO Mas have been busy in the studio working on several projects of their own. Last year, they released The Overflow, a 14-track album that created a huge buzz on the Internet, resulting in 34,000 downloads in the first three months and 40,000 by the first five months.
What’s more, the video for L. A. Times, featuring DJ Rhettmatic, got 50,000 views in first week alone. The two are putting the finishing touches on their next record, C & U Music Factory, which will be released later this summer. The album features guest appearances by Evidence, Pigeon John, Scarub, and DJ Rhettmatic. Strap on your leg warmers and torn sweatshirts! I Love the 80s is in stores June 23, 2009. For more info please contact Nicole Balin at BALLIN' PR 323.651.1580 or nik@ballinpr.com. Otherwise, if you're getting this email, a CD is coming your way!"
Tracklist:
01. Cylon-tro02. Andre The Giant
03. Electric Youth
04. Reganomics
05. Ready For The World
06. Molly Ringwald
07. Growing Pains
08. Solid Gold
09. Inner Space
10. Vision Street Wear
11. LOST BOYS (Still Believe)
12. What's Happening Now
13. The Huxtables
14. Die Hard
15. 7up
16. Time Bandits
17. Never Ending Story
