The Smile Rays - A Toast / The Funk is Back / Trust

Tracklisting:

#	Sample	Title	Length
A1	MP3	A Toast	-
A2	MP3	The Funk is Back	-
A3	MP3	Trust	-
B1	-	A Toast - Instrumental	-
B2	-	Trust - Instrumental	-

Release Info:

The Smile Rays consist of: emcee Therapy (of Jacksonville`s AB`s, formerly known as Asamov and touring DJ for The Perceptionists) vocalist Daisey and beatsmith Batsauce. They have recently been picked for the Rawkus 50 list. The “A Toast” 12” is their first release.
Smile Rays sound like Digable Planets reunion meeting the sounds of contemporary jazzy Hip Hop. Their sound is best described as Jazz and Funk influenced Hip Hop that positively does not follow the stereotypes in current Hip Hop. A true-school sound, which will undoubtedly take you back to your roots and leave you smiling into the future.
You like Kero One, People Under The Stairs, Sound Providers, or the mid nineties Rap era? Well, we guess you’ll like the Smile Rays then.
“Ya gotta see `em. Ya gotta hear `em. Ya`ll smell this.”
– George Clinton
“They better not put out their debut album without me on it.”
– Akrobatik
“Hands down...best MUSIC I`ve heard since Buhloone Mindstate (De La Soul). Listen. Love it. Repeat.”
– Haji P, Brown Co.
Keep your eyes and ears open for other Jakarta Records releases this month e.g. a new Jakarta 45 by Promoe of Looptroop.