{"product_id":"roads-to-roma","title":"Roads to Roma","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eElefant Traks presents the debut album from The Herd producer Unkle Ho\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom a smoke-filled coffee house somewhere years from here comes the debut solo album from \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.elefanttraks.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eThe Herd\u003c\/a\u003e producer \u003cstrong\u003eUnkle Ho\u003c\/strong\u003e titled \u003cem\u003eRoads to Roma\u003c\/em\u003e. This is a genuinely enchanting album of broken beats, drawing upon Unkle Ho’s panoptic approach to sampling and listening.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEastern European gypsy wails mingle with Arabic harmonies whilst dancehall and hip hop rhythms jostle with folk, dub and indie backdrops to create the unique spirit of Roads to Roma. Like any true herdsman, Unkle Ho carefully shepherds his musical species without succumbing to the recklessness of mashed up genre leftovers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGuesting on the album is fellow member of \u003cstrong\u003eThe Herd\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.urthboy.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eUrthboy\u003c\/a\u003e, recent \u003cstrong\u003eQuannum\u003c\/strong\u003e signings \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.apsci.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eApsci\u003c\/a\u003e, and live collaborator \u003cstrong\u003eSenator Jim\u003c\/strong\u003e (formerly of pioneering ‘90s Oz hip hop group \u003cstrong\u003eFathom\u003c\/strong\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnkle Ho designed all the artwork, the website and the addictive barrel jumping flash game that accompany this release – see \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.unkleho.com\/unkleho\/index.cfm?section=game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ewww.unkleho.com\u003c\/a\u003e. An eye-popping animated video clip has been created for the first single \u003cem\u003eGrace of the Guru\u003c\/em\u003e by Tom Spiers (\u003cem\u003e‘Love and Imitation’\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eInfusion\u003c\/strong\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.unkleho.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ewww.unkleho.com\u003c\/a\u003e","brand":"Unkle Ho","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32946496634957,"sku":"ACE018","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0242\/2666\/0429\/products\/ACE018-Roads-to-Roma-Digi-cover.jpg?v=1597739492","url":"https:\/\/elefant-traks-store.myshopify.com\/products\/roads-to-roma","provider":"Elefant Traks Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}