EL MICHELS AFFAIR LOOSE CHANGE This 10” picture sleeve EP is being released in conjunction with the deluxe CD reissue of the album. Loose Change is a trip to the T&S vaults, we dusted o the reels to some alternate mixes and previously unreleased songs from the SOTC sessions, including a little “interlude” featuring the one & only Lee Fields. This is a limited edition 1000 piece pressing, and for those that have been asking, yes there are two new El Michels records in the works. 10 years ago, Truth & Soul released it’s rst full-length record, Sounding Out The City. It was also Leon Michels’ rst full-length record under the moniker El Michels Aair. ARTIST : EL MICHELS AFFAIR At the time, the budding retro soul scene consisted mostly of organ quartets a la The Meters and of course, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings were in the early days of their ascent to world domination. TITLE : LOOSE CHANGE Leon Michels, who was 19 when recording Sounding Out The City began, had just CATALOG: TS057-10 released Thunder Chicken, the rst record by his high school band The Mighty Impe- rials. At the time of SOTC, Michels was just discovering early rocksteady, afrobeat, and 60s garage rock, which inevitably crept its way into the songwriting. He purchased a LABEL : TRUTH & SOUL Tascam 388, an 80s 1/4” reel to reel 8 track intended for home recordings, and began recording music in a 10x10 box with no windows that also doubled as his childhood bedroom. Along with fellow Mighty Imperials Nick Movshon, Homer Steinweiss, and STREET DATE : 10/07/14 Sean Solomon, as well as Michael Leonhard, Thomas Brenneck, and some of the musicians from The Dap Kings, Michels recorded the LP over a two-year period. FORMAT : 10” Michels has since gone on to produce and co-produce many of the Truth & Soul releases including the new Lee Fields record, Emma Jean. He shares songwriting credits with Adele, Jay-Z, Ghostface Killah, Aloe Blacc, and has played on records by Ray LaMontagne, Lana Del Ray, The Black Keys, and Dr. John. Loose Change is a glimpse into the early, early days of El Michels Aair. Enjoy! FOR SALES & INFO CONTACT : [email protected] TRUTH & SOUL RECORDS 117 Dobbin St. Suite 9 Brooklyn, NY 11222 718-599-1159 www.truthandsoulrecords.com.