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Illa J\", steadily building a loyal and supportive fanbase.Inspired by the legendary live performances of The Roots with Jay-Z and the 40 piece orchestral arrangements by Miguel-Atwood Ferguson of the work of J Dilla, classic arranging techniques underpin modern loop-based structures, breathing new life into familiar material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe band itself is based on the classic jazz big band instrumentation of saxes, trumpets and trombones and features the cream of the north of England's jazz scene who collectively have played with Jamiroquai, Corinne Bailey Rae, Mark Ronson, Martha Reeves, John Legend and the Roots, Roots Manuva and Amy Winehouse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMadvillain Vol. 1\u003c\/em\u003e takes the template of their debut LP \u003cem\u003eDilla\u003c\/em\u003e and applies the same approach to the collaboration of MF Doom and Madlib, aka \u003cem\u003eMadvillainn\u003c\/em\u003e and their albums \u003cem\u003eMadvillaiinny\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMadvillainn 2\u003c\/em\u003e. Sampling the likes of Sun Ra, Bill Evans, Freddie Hubbard, George Duke, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Quincy Jones and Stevie Wonder gave the albums a jazz oriented feel and ethos which in turn lend themselves perfectly to the deconstruction and re-imagining of Abstract Orchestra. 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Rob has worked with many artists during his busy career; The Haggis Horns, Rag 'n' Bone Man, Sharon Jones and the Dap–Kings, Brand New Heavies, and Slum Village, alongside many others but it was the orchestra's work he wanted to revisit. Seeing the pandemic as an opportunity to spend more time in the studio, Rob spent several months polishing his production skills before embarking on this remix project, he wanted to make sure he did it justice. Working under the moniker Ghost Life, a nod to the fabled anonymity of rapper MF DOOM, Rob has reworked the big band orchestration of Abstract, creating a beat led affair with greater dance floor appeal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Abstract Orchestra \u003ci\u003eMadvillain Remixes\u003c\/i\u003e, Ghost Life cherry picked ten tracks from Abstract's two-album project and plays with a higher BPM count within the hip hop aesthetic of the original. 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