Artist: Rae Davis
Album: Positive Thinking!
Label: Exponential
Catalog: EXP-11
Release Date: May 27th, 2008

BIO
Rae Davis, a 24yr old mexican native of Texas who grew up on the streets of San Antonio, found much refuge in basketball, movies and music. Growing up to the sound of oldies, soul, tejano, and lots, and lots, and lots of Rap. Rae started his career as a musician in high school, learning piano and guitar, and soon after started dabbling in music production. His musical resume is vast, citing everything from indie rock bands to film scores to jazz bands to, of course, hip hop projects. Rae recently begin working on his album that is due out this spring. "Positive Thinking" a record that is heavily influenced by jazz, r&b and soul, yet stills draws on the driving beat of hip hop. His other influences range from Allen Iverson to Nas, to Terrence Malick and J Dilla. While he is currently enjoying writing his own music; Rae's dreams are to score films and be able to dunk a basketball

Rae Davis "Positive Thinking!" CD:EXP-11 - Media Preview for Review only. Feel free to take a track as your own to offer to your bad ass readers! When downloading, Right Click on download and select Save As. Questions should be directed to ernestgonzales@gmail.com

Positive Thinking! Tracklist
01. Yesterday's History [stream] [download]
02. Pyramids [stream]
03. I Could Write A Book [stream]
04. Old Pianos [stream]
05. This I Dig Of You [stream] [download]
06. Shook [stream]
07. Triple Double [stream]
08. Positive Thinking [stream]
09. This I Dig Of You (Textual Remix) [stream]

Press Quotes
"delicious downtempo" - Barcode Magazine
"tinges the ambient pulse... with a smooth jazz touch" - Austin Sound
"Rae Davis warms the soulful, late-night click-hop of “Pyramids” with a flute spotlight and a pulsating bass line" - Textura


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