The real triumph of We’re New Here is that it doesn’t feel like an album-length remix.
‘We’re New Here’ is a psychedelic atlas with which we can all sonically voyage upon. A great way to start the year.
Scott-Heron's raspy vocals anchor Smith's spectral diddlings; the results on We're New Here are pleasantly moody.
If I'm New Here was a triumph for Russell and Scott-Heron, We're New Here reveals a maverick production talent in Jamie Smith that his band's records have only hinted at.
He accomplishes a difficult task in successfully (re)presenting Scott-Heron's music -- integrity intact -- in the present tense to a fickle yet discerning groove-centric culture without kitsch or excess.
We’re New Here succeeds because it manages to seamlessly reconcile the different traditions from which it draws.
It's that rare thing--a properly fine remix album.
While Smith uses this album as an outlet to explore a variety of different styles, importantly he never loses sight of the source material.
There's a go-for-it quality to Smith's production that suggests fearlessness over reverence.
While it may not attain the dizzy heights of I'm New Here, Smith's deftness ensures that We're New Here is far more than just a vanity project
Strength meets strength on this unusual album-length remix, as Smith's skittering beats and ghostly soul divas put Scott-Heron right where he belongs: in the future.
‘We’re New Here’ isn’t exactly groundbreaking, but it showcases a producer so in love with the music of now that he not only preserves the power of his source material, but makes it more relevant.
There are moments—quite a few of them—on We’re New Here that are gaspingly pretty and deep, but as a companion piece to the original, there’s an unsettling weirdness.
When i got the option to review this album I was so excited. This is my 1st Gil Scott Heron record and I am so impressed!,
This whole album is such a mix of genres that makes it really interesting like Jazz,Rap,Garage just to name a few. This album is so mind bendily beautiful and such an easy listening experience for the ears. Gil scott is on another level on this album!, His bars are fucking insane and blends so well with the instruments which also bring a certain flare and feel to this ... read more
A fun and vibrant album where both artists compliment each others sound quite well.
Best Track: I'll Take Care Of U
Worst Track: Piano Player
The appropriation of Gil Scott-Heron's vocals in this context shines the spotlight on sonic timbres that may have initially gone overlooked, and sees Jamie xx engaged in his own personal struggle with the timeless themes Heron first illuminated on I'm New Here.
When I think of song remixes, the main thing that comes to mind is ‘take the melody or chord progression of a song and change up the timbres or tones slightly’, but for this remix of the final album by the poetic great Gil Scott-Heron, Jamie xx switches up the production in extremely fascinating ways. The way he shifted the relaxed jazziness of “I’ll Take Care of You” to a more chilled piano beat was especially a highlight. Even as someone who doesn't listen to a ... read more
When i got the option to review this album I was so excited. This is my 1st Gil Scott Heron record and I am so impressed!,
This whole album is such a mix of genres that makes it really interesting like Jazz,Rap,Garage just to name a few. This album is so mind bendily beautiful and such an easy listening experience for the ears. Gil scott is on another level on this album!, His bars are fucking insane and blends so well with the instruments which also bring a certain flare and feel to this ... read more
1 | I'm New Here 3:26 | 87 |
2 | Home 3:11 | 83 |
3 | I've Been Me (Interlude) 0:27 | 38 |
4 | Running 3:31 | 82 |
5 | My Cloud 4:27 | 89 |
6 | Certain Things (Interlude) 0:09 | 30 |
7 | The Crutch 3:09 | 89 |
8 | Ur Soul and Mine 4:17 | 85 |
9 | Parents (Interlude) 0:28 | 33 |
10 | Piano Player 1:16 | 79 |
11 | NY Is Killing Me 5:43 | 86 |
12 | Jazz (Interlude) 0:49 | 38 |
13 | I'll Take Care of U 4:42 | 94 |
#15 | / | BBC |
#15 | / | DIY |
#19 | / | Bigger Than The Sound |
#19 | / | musicOMH |
#19 | / | No Ripcord |
#20 | / | Treble |
#23 | / | FACT Magazine |
#27 | / | Pretty Much Amazing |
#30 | / | Gigwise |
#30 | / | The Guardian |