We're very excited at all the support, play & charting that has been circulating around Black Rhapsody. We'd like to thank the following for their encouragement!

Chris Fortier (Fade, EQ)
“Hollis shows his complete depth and grasp of a real groove here. i like it alot.”

Noah Pred (Thoughtless Music | Toronto)
“Haunting deepness once agian from the de'fchild camp.  'I Wept For You' is the one for me!”

Rob Paine (Worship Recordings, Solomonic Sound | Philadelphia)
“Feeling 'black rhapsody' and the beautiful Izi (Ruoho Rework) the most.
i really like where you have taken your sound. its still you but very current.”

DJ Stryke (Adrenalin, Ovum)
“Very cool ep and message. Thanks!”

Erwin Keleman (Plastic Lounge @ Radio FDS)
“Beautyfull EP, Let´s Rock!”

Android Cartel (Viva Music, Mija)
“We are digging the second track, "I wept for you." Very cool.”

Leigh Morgan (Urban Torque)
“Black Rhapsody was the one mate, although all good, but that was my fav”

Hernan Cattaneo (Perfecto)
“good stuff!”

Finn Johannsen (RA)
“this is a very interesting release. Thanks for sharing!”

Robert Dietz:
“my favorite is your own track 'the beautiful izi'. super nice atmosphere in there, will play it for sure.“

also supported by:
- Tyree Cooper (DJ International Records, Underground)
- Chris Brann aka The Ananda Project (Strictly Rhythm, PeaceFrog, Yoshitoshi)
- Astrid Suryanto (Saw Recording, Project Recording)
- DJ new.com (DubExMachina | Zurich, comfortnoise)

We are proud to present a new 12" split-EP by Hollis P. Monroe & Ruoho Ruotsi. The record entitled Black Rhapsody is out now on vinyl in finer shops everywhere, distributed by Crosstalk International (Chicago). For sounds & more information on the record, check out the release page.

This 12" record came about in the most fascinating way. In September 2008, while digging through crates at Jerry's Records in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, Ruoho Ruotsi stumbled upon Black Rhapsody, an epic spoken word LP from 1970 by famed African-American historian & educator, Dr. Ed Robinson.

Touched by Dr. Robinson's words & moved by his deep & sonorous voice, Ruoho Ruotsi enlisted the talents of legendary house producer Hollis P. Monroe to collaborate with on interpreting this arresting spoken word as music. The results are “I Wept For You”, a Hollis P. Monroe signature deep house classic and “Black Rhapsody”, a left-field techno oeuvre by Ruoho Ruotsi, both tracks breathed to life by Dr. Robinson's powerful presence.

This EP is completed by another Hollis P. Monroe original “The Beautiful Izi”, with Ruoho Ruotsi on the remix detail. You can read about and see more of the actual Beautiful Izi on this Hollis facebook Note.

The release is also available on all your favourite online outlets:

Beatport
Zero Inch
Dancetracks Digital
iTunes
Juno

*Clicky* below for hi-rez photos of the original and new artwork: