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“A Reflection of Hip-Hop” appeared on Representin’ 4 Life EP by               Adrian H. Molina aka Mo Brown (2007), CHiTT Productions

I’ve been using this acapella piece as a crowd pleaser since 2005.  I spit the rhyme for the first time at an open mic night at Coal Creek Coffee House in Laramie, WY.  I recorded this track in 2006 with Will Ross of CHiTT Productions.  We recorded in my bedroom, turned the room upside down and inside out: makeshift studio, mattresses pushed up against the windows and the walls.  Borrowed mic, laptop setup, homemade pop filter. 

We were very meticulous about the details.  Everything had to be right.  Unplugged the refrigerator and the other appliances in the kitchen even though they were all the way down the hall.  We didn’t want the reverberation of the machines’ lull fuckin’ with our energy or our soundwaves.  We paused when trucks drove by and scrapped the takes when we felt that minor noises outside might cloud the sound quality of the recording.  

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“Da Indies”, Shine Flow EP — Molina Soleil & Aju w/ DJ Icewater (2009)

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“I strut, I flow, my style I’m all mine / I shine my truth / I chop, mash up time / you work, you grind, you climb with no interlude / your push, your pull, you rise high, it’s all you…”

…the first words heard from my first collaboration with Aju and DJ Icewater.  It was a big shift in style and presentation from the more gritty Up Before the Sunrise album.

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http://www.ColoradoMusicBuzz.com/Index.asp?LinkTo=A266

“Wow. A few other words to describe this experimental Spoken-Word/Jazz Fusion album would be: passionate, seductive, insightful and motivational. This album is definitely progressive, to say the least. The horn arrangements will call to your soul; the percussion stimulates your senses. Aside from superb musicianship, the message being shared by these two protégés reflects a zeal and wisdom that belies their years. Some jewels that I particularly enjoyed on this album are “Rise Mantra,” “City Night Speak,” and the title track, “Sacred Paths.” The LP is set to drop on September 20, 2009. You can pick up a copy at any CDBaby, iTunes or at the website: SoulAju.com.”

- Charlotte D. Abberant, Colorado Music Buzz, October 1st edition 2009