12 Reasons to Die: The Brown Tape was packaged as an actual cassette tape to go with the initial release of 12 Reasons to Die on vinyl back in April. The bar is very high here for Detroit Producer Apollo Brown, who was tapped to remix this behemoth. The entire production features live instmentation by Adrian Younge and his Venice Dawn band. Inspired by 70’s R&B and Italian soundtracks from the same era, 12 Reasons to Die was meticulously recorded in Younge’s all-analog, vintage studio.
The original is an absolute juggernaut sonically, and the instrumental version is a classic in its own right. This is a dark one about an immortal crime boss by the name of Ghostface Killah.
First of all, the source material is a concept album, so any good remix will have to retain the story and tone. It’s a daunting project if you think about it. At this point, Apollo Brown already deserves a ton of credit for even thinking of remixing 12 Reasons to Die, one of the most impressive underground releases in recent memory. 12 Reasons to Die: The Brown Tape is advertised as an “alternate version” of the original album produced by Adrian Younge.
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