Towelie Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 XSCAPE: New Album Coming May 13th March 31, 2014 It was announced today that on May 13th Epic Records, in conjunction with the Estate of Michael Jackson, will release XSCAPE, an album of new music by the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. XSCAPE is executive produced by Epic Records Chairman and CEO L.A. Reid. After mining by the Estate of Jacksons archives, Reid was granted unlimited access to the treasures spanning four decades of material on which Jackson had completed his vocals. Reid then teamed up top producers to contemporize the songs while retaining Jacksons essence and integrity, creating the best music youve never heard. The list of producers include global hitmakers Timbaland, Rodney Jerkins, Stargate and John McClain. The new album will feature eight brand new recordings. A Deluxe Edition of XSCAPE will include a selection of the recordings in their original form. Both the standard and Deluxe Editions are available April 1st for pre-order on iTunes (Smarturl.it/xscape) and elsewhere. The title of this album honors Michaels album naming process. He always chose a song from the album to name his projects and, beginning with THRILLER, used only one word titles, each with an edgy quality to them. This is true of the new project. John Branca and John McClain, co-executors of the Estate of Michael Jackson said, Michael was always on the cutting edge and was constantly reaching out to new producers, looking for new sounds. He was always relevant and current. These tracks, in many ways, capture that spirit. We thank L.A. Reid for his vision. Full press release below and more news about Michael Jacksons upcoming album will be revealed in the coming weeks. Keep visiting www.michaeljackson.com for new details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazey Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 April 1st eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Interesting. I wonder if they will release any of the recordings featuring Freddie Mercury from the Thriller sessions.Those have been talked about for years but still to be officially released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towelie Posted March 31, 2014 Author Share Posted March 31, 2014 April 1st eh? We're talking about a posthumous MJ album, not a new GNR album.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thin White Duke Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 I will always find amusing how they always have new material to release even if the artist has been dead for 5, 10 or 50 years. Because money keeps moving the world.That said, looking forward to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Bond Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 It's pretty sad when Michael Jackson is putting out an album after he's dead sooner than the next Guns N' Roses album. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmapelian Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 April 1st eh?MJ's vault for the thriller album is probably bigger than GnR's vault - I read there were over 200+ songs finished that never saw the light of day for thriller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maynard Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Pretty cool. I like MJ's old albums. Will defintely check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabbath Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Hopefully these are actually MJ vocals and not an impersonator. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nulla Lex Ink. Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Wonder how many people will start spouting off more conspiracy theories because of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bacardimayne Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Xscape is an awful song if it's the same one that's been floating around forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardNixon Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 I liked his work from the 70s to 90s. Wasn't crazy about his later-day work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Len B'stard Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 If they are releasing it i hope it's shit that he actually signed off on and put together and...y'know, like it's his artistic vision and not just some old vocal take of his they found that some clueless dickhead put a beat to like they did with, well, every fuckin' Tupac album post R U Still Down? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Michael was, alright. The Thriller song was best which is no coincidence. I think the producers should have concentrated on putting out one excellent posthumous album rather than splitting the best of the unreleased material over loads of albums and filling out the album with a load of crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Len B'stard Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Michael was, alright. The Thriller song was best which is no coincidence. I think the producers should have concentrated on putting out one excellent posthumous album rather than splitting the best of the unreleased material over loads of albums and filling out the album with a load of crap.Profit margins say otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bacardimayne Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 I liked more on Michael than I expected to, even if some of it probably isn't even him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumble's Bridge Pickup Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 The original versions shouldn't be only in a deluxe edition lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tater Totts Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 April 1st eh?MJ's vault for the thriller album is probably bigger than GnR's vault - I read there were over 200+ songs finished that never saw the light of day for thrillerEh, GN'R probably have more songs but who wants to listen to 70+ different mixes of TIL? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haters Gonna Hate Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabbath Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 In all fairness, they aren't churning out these albums as fast as I thought they would. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lithium Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Posthumous albums are almost always crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron MikeyJ Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Why do they havev him looking like lady gaga on the cover. As if he wasn't freaky enough looking.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Len B'stard Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Posthumous albums are almost always crap.Well to be fair as handicaps go being dead is a bit of a bastard so we tend to give them a bit of a break Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Drama Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Ain't buying it. They can shove the CD up their fuckin arse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickzark Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 cant wait for it.Great News ,hope soon i will hear about and a GNR album.Although it is possible to hear sooner for another Michael Jackson album Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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