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Consisting of rapper/singer/songwriter Phonte and producer Nicolay, The Foreign Exchange came together via the online hip-hop community Okayplayer.com in 2002. After trading files through Instant Messenger for over a year, Nicolay (living in his native Holland at the time) and Phonte (a Raleigh, NC resident) completed their debut album before they ever met each other in person. The album, "Connected," was released in 2004 to positive reviews, and was praised by legendary DJ's such as Jazzy Jeff, King Britt, and DJ Spinna for its inventive mix of hip-hop, R&B, and electronica.
Their sophomore album, "Leave It All Behind" (2008) found The Foreign Exchange much closer in geography (Nicolay becoming a resident of Wilmington, NC), but located much further from their hip-hop origins. On the strength of their exhilarating live show and several nationally programmed music videos, "Leave It All Behind" became the group's most successful album to date, culminating in a Grammy-nomination for the album's first single, "Daykeeper".
"Authenticity," released on October 12, 2010 on +FE Music, is The Foreign Exchange’s third album.
The Foreign Exchange is celebrating 10 years making music together. To help commemorate their anniversary, the pair is releasing their fifth album “Love In Flying Colors.” Set to drop on September 24th, “Love In Flying Colors” features 10 tracks. It’s the follow-up to the 2011 project, “Dear Friends: An Evening With The Foreign Exchange.”
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Official video for "Better"
Tracklisting
01. Angels on Hayworth St.
02. Sweet Love
03. Happy Days Cafe
04. The Hard Way
05. Tear Soup
06. Long Way Home
07. All Is Not Lost
08. Round and Round Again
09. The Kiss
10. Good Man
One sign of a great album is when its last track is as stimulating as its first track. "Body Rock" ends Lorenzo Ferguson's second album for the Foreign Exchange label with eight minutes of heavenly, faultlessly crafted quiet storm. Thirty-eight minutes earlier, at the beginning, there's the deeply contrasting "The Train," a blissful machine-soul jam where Ferguson displays mastery of the synthetic and the organic. Those highlights feature two of Sy Smith's sweetest and best vocal performances, and they surround a high quantity of strong songs. Make that stronger songs: while ManMade has much in common with 2010's fine SunStorm, this particular set of relaxed and mature R&B is a little more complex and nuanced, yet the instant appeal remains. As with Ferguson's previous album, the moods here are predominantly romantic and relentlessly positive, even when it briefly confronts the pressures expressed by Phonte in "Out in the World." ManMade features some of the same collaborators, including not just Smith and frequent background and foreground presence Phonte, but also Carlitta Durand and Eric Roberson, the latter of whom leads the sophisticated twilight funk of "We Are on the Move." Whether the leads are supplied by labelmate Jeanne Jolly, the higher profile Anthony David, up-and-comers Gwen Bunn and 1-O.A.K., or underexposed veterans like Choklate and Carmen Rodgers, the album maintains an easy elegance and never derails. For all the help he receives, this is Ferguson's show. On each track, he's credited with either "all instruments" or "all other instruments," which means that he played everything but some flute, horns, and percussion. ManMade is a complete work -- his best creation yet.
01. Dance in the Reign feat. Sy Smith Produced by Swiff D
02. The Good Fight Produced by 9th Wonder
03. Everything Is Falling Down feat. Jeanne Jolly Produced by Khrysis
04. Not Here Anymore feat. Elzhi Produced by 9th Wonder
05. Eternally feat. Median Produced by 9th Wonder
06. Sendin My Love Produced by Stro Elliott
07. Ball and Chain Produced by Swiff D
08. To Be Yours Produced by Zo! and Phonte
09. Gonna Be A Beautiful Night feat. Carlitta Durand Produced by S1 and Caleb
10. We Go Off feat. Pharoahe Monch Produced by Fatin "10" Horton
11. The Life of Kings feat. Evidence and Big K.R.I.T. Produced by 9th Wonder
12. Who Loves You More feat. Eric Roberson Produced by E. Jones
1. The Train feat. Sy Smith
2. Count To Five feat. Gwen Bunn
3. New In Town (Happy) feat. 1-O.A.K. & Carlitta Durand
4. Making Time feat. Phonte & Choklate
5. Tell Me Something New feat. Jeanne Jolly
6. ManMade feat. Phonte
7. We Are On The Move feat. Eric Roberson
8. Show Me The Way feat. Anthony David & Carmen Rodgers
9. For Tina
10. Out In The World feat. Choklate & Phonte
11. Body Rock feat. Sy Smith - See more at:
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ZO! - ManMade
The Foreign Exchange - Love in Flying Color
Album Out September 24th 2013
01. If I Knew Then feat. Carmen Rodgers
02. Right After Midnight feat. Sy Smith
03. Better feat. Shana Tucker & Eric Roberson
04. On A Day Like Today
05. Listen To The Rain
06. Call It Home
07. The Moment
08. Can't Turn Around feat. Gwen Bunn
09. Dreams Are Made For Two feat. Carlitta Durand
10. When I Feel Love feat. Jeanne Jolly
The Foreign Exchange Presents "The Reworks"
Diverse, original, and refreshing: three words that flawlessly describe the vibe one will receive when listening to +FE Music: The Reworks. The album features two discs of remixes of some of the highlights of not just The Foreign Exchange’s discography, but also the tracks of other artists on their label, including production artist Zo! and singer/songwriter Jeanne Jolly. For listeners who are not familiar with +FE’s associated artists, +FE Music: The Reworks delivers a stimulating taste of each artist’s individual sounds to newcomers while still highlighting the high production quality that is spotlighted throughout the project.
Tracklisting
Disc 01:
01. The Foreign Exchange- So What If It Is
02. The Foreign Exchange- The Last Fall (Focus... +FE Experience Remix)
03. Zo! feat. Phonte- Flight of the Blackbyrd (4hero Remix)
04. The Foreign Exchange- Fight For Love (Nicky Mendes and Brasil '66 Remix)
05. Deborah Bond- Say It (Nicolay Remix)
06. The Foreign Exchange feat. Paris & Amber Strother of KING- All The Kisses (Ahmed Sirour Remix)
07. The Foreign Exchange feat. YahZarah- If She Breaks Your Heart (The Randy Watson Experience Remix)
08. The Foreign Exchange feat. Darien Brockington & Median- Maybe She'll Dream of Me (Pure P's Sky Hygh Remix)
09. The Foreign Exchange feat. YahZarah- If This Is Love (Nicky Buckingham's Fleetwood Remix)
10. Vikter Duplaix- Electric Love (Nicolay Remix)
11. Zo! feat. Chantae Cann- All Is Well With Love (Pirahnahead Remix)
Disc 02:
01. Phonte feat. Focus... & Sy Smith- Love Songs
02. The Foreign Exchange feat. Darien Brockington- All or Nothing/Coming Home To You (Pure P's Midsommarkransen Night's Dream Remix)
03. RJD2 feat. Kenna- Games You Can Win (Nicolay Remix)
04. Phonte feat. Carlitta Durand- Gonna Be A Beautiful Night (Zo's Legendary Story of a Star Remix)
05. Jeanne Jolly- Sweet Love (Nicolay Remix)
06. The Foreign Exchange- Don’t Let It Be So
07. Zo! feat. Eric Roberson, Darien Brockington & Phonte- This Could Be The Night (Tall Black Guy Remix)
08. Sy Smith- The Art Of You (Nicolay Remix)
09. Phonte- Ball and Chain (Sheldon Williams Remix)
10. The Hot At Nights- ACSlater (Nicolay Remix)
Jeanne Jolly - Angels
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"Angels" is the debut full-length from Raleigh, NC-based singer/songwriter Jeanne Jolly. The 10 song, Chris Boerner produced LP features the single "Sweet Love" and contributions from Hot at Nights drummer Nick Baglio and pedal steel guitarist Allyn Love.
Phonte - Charity starts at home
Best known for his work with Little Brother and the cross-continental collabo project The Foreign Exchange, North Carolina emcee Phonte is a superstar in the underground despite never breaking through to the mainstream rap universe. While he's built a deep resume over the past 10 years, Charity Starts at Home is his first solo album, and it's a winner. As is his usual M.O., the lyrics focus on real-life, everyman issues, rejecting played-out gangster clichés and highlife fantasies in favor of more relatable tales. Simple but strong drums, thick bass lines, and nicely chopped loops make up the bulk of the production, with four tracks provided by his old LB running buddy 9th Wonder. "To Be Yours" and "Gonna Be a Beautiful Night" showcase his impressive crooning skills, "The Good Fight" addresses the economy and the working stiff’s daily grind, and "Ball and Chain" is a dedication to his wife. Guest spots are limited and high-quality, with strong features coming from Elzi (on the single "Not Here Anymore") and Pharoahe Monch ("We Go Off"), plus Evidence and Big K.R.I.T. on "The Life of Kings."
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Review of the excellent album from Allmusic.com here
This new album entered the Billboard 200 at #115.
The album is also the #22 in Independent Albums,
#12 in R&B Albums and #1 in Heatseeker Albums
01. Milk And Honey feat. Shana Tucker
02. Work It To The Top
03. Truce feat. Tamisha Waden
04. Disappear feat. Carlitta Durand
05. Sevenths And Ninths
06. Asking For A Friend
07. Body
08. As Fast As You Can feat. Carmen Rodgers
09. Face In The Reflection
10. Until The Dawn (Milk And Honey Pt. 2)
The Foreign Exchange
Tales From The Land of Milk And Honey
New Album Out August 21th 2015
Review of the excellent new album from Allmusic.com here