THE LOST TAPES VOL. 1 by SEVEN DAVIS JR.

The second release on Kutmah�s Izwid imprint is a rare collection of bugged out electronic soul from the Los Angeles-based vocalist, producer and poet, Seven Davis Jr. Handprinted jacket by Hit and Run, Los Angeles. TIP!!!�The Lost Tapes Vol. 1� spans 12 years of experimental, cosmic out-of-body-and-mind music, of mostly four and eight track recordings once lost in storage via a lengthly hiatus due to drug addiction and depression. Resurfacing in 2012, Seven Davis Jr.�s �Thanks� appeared on Kutmah�s much lauded �Worldwide Family Vol. 2� compilation on Brownswood Recordings, after which the kaleidoscopic artist released the clattering funked beats of �Lo-Fi Vintage� and house-inspired �One� EP. For IZWID, �The Lost Tapes Vol. 1� is a creative blueprint for Davis Jr.�s brilliantly unorthodox approach with his beautifully raw drums and psychotropic harmonies. �I made a lot of this music many years ago and other labels and artists hated on me for it,� says Davis Jr. of the lost tapes. �They said it was too weird, too different, sounded like drug music (it was) and they told me I was going to hell, for �Pornostar�. Years later; new life, new city, new day and age. I found the music again, which I never stopped loving and decided to send it all to Kutmah.� Celebrating the deep sonic connections between Los Angeles, London and beyond, Kutmah is one of the worldwide music community�s most mercurial creatives, unveiling his signature curation of underground music and art with the launch of Izwid.