{"product_id":"pre-order-erykah-badu-the-alchemist-before-the-world-blows-the-abi-and-alan-experiment-orange-lp","title":"[Pre Order] Erykah Badu \u0026 The Alchemist - Before The World Blows: The Abi and Alan Experiment - Orange LP *","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eRelease Date: December 11, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIndie retail exclusive 2LP on orange vinyl — Erykah Badu's first project in eleven years, made with The Alchemist.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the eleven years since her last project, Erykah Badu has gathered not conclusions but a series of existential insights. \u003cem\u003eBefore the World Blows: The Abi and Alan Experiment\u003c\/em\u003e exists within the tension between introspection and growth. Abi is Badu. Alan is The Alchemist. Recorded over 18 months in Dallas and Los Angeles, it is the collision of two iconoclasts — hypnotic, funny, blunt and deeply personal. The album unfolds in four movements, charting the progression of self through the prisms of love, art and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlchemist sent Badu a collection of instrumental beats, which she deconstructed and sculpted into tracks that felt uniquely hers, looping his warm, punchy samples with instruments from soft kalimba notes to immersive chords and drums. The result moves fluidly between soul, blues, funk, rock, jazz and underground hip-hop, yet belongs entirely to none of them. From 2024 to 2025 the pair road-tested the whole album live in intimate, phone-free settings with Badu's digital collective The Cannabinoids, and Alchemist on the MPC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrange vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndie retail exclusive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2LP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabel: Young\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eTrack Listing\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe track listing for this edition has not yet been published.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Redeye","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48360795209934,"sku":"889030051509","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0558\/5027\/0926\/files\/4536970-3703953.jpg?v=1789192712","url":"https:\/\/www.theingroove.com\/de\/products\/pre-order-erykah-badu-the-alchemist-before-the-world-blows-the-abi-and-alan-experiment-orange-lp","provider":"The 'In' Groove","version":"1.0","type":"link"}