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End Of The Deal

from Live At CBGB'S by Illtet

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This was a ground-breaking song for us and had been in the repertoire for a few years by the time of this recording. Banjo had been Boo's first instrument as a child and this piece represented a mile marker in deepening the mark of his unique abilities on the Illtet sound. Could this be the first example of live Banjo used in a hip-hop song?

The vocal scream sample was the result of experimenting with the Akai S-1000 sampler's time stretching and sample combining features. It morphs between an extremely time-stretched sample of our childhood friend Nazz (a philosopher) into a reversed sample of a Parliament Funkadelic vocal. You can also hear the unique banshee sound of a Diamanda Galas sample in the arsenal Claudio is working with.

The bass guitar was tuned down almost to the point of being non-tonal. In the lyrics, Zef openly explores mystical interests, celebrating Death and the veils of the dark goddess Kali, and in a Euro-Christian sense refers to a "deal" that ends with the death of the body.

-Mike iLL

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from Live At CBGB'S, released January 12, 2013
Boo Reiners: Guitar, Vocals, Banjo
Claudio "killaudio" DiZefalo: Samples, Percussion, Vocal
Mike Mitolo A.K.A. "Pervis": Drums
Mike Ill: Electric Bass, Vocal
Emilio "ZefNoise" China: Lead Vocal, Electric Violin, Guitar

Basics recorded at CBGB'S, NYC, Friday night 6/9/95
Engineer: Joe Marno
Assistant: Hank Fury
Crew: Evan Wolf, Jonathan Ballard

Overdubs; Water Music, Hoboken, NJ
Engineer: John Sowle

Mix: Sound On Sound, NYC
Mixed by John Siket
Assistant: Susie Hollander

Mastered by Scott Anthony at The Viewing Room

Cover Art: Seth Tobocman
Design: Deborah Allen

Produced by Mark Wilson and Calvin Gaines
Additional production: Mike Ill and Zef Noi$e
Executive producers: Boo Reiners, Zef Noi$e, Mike Ill

Special Thanks to Hilly Kristal and Louise Parnassa

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