Eighteen years after its original release, J*Davey's landmark debut double album The Beauty in Distortion / The Land of the Lost is being pressed on vinyl for the first time.
The project marks a significant moment in the duo’s catalog, a record that quietly shaped the conversation around experimental R&B, alternative, new wave, and Avant-garde Black music in the mid-2000s and has never stopped circulating amount collectors, producers, and serious music heads since.
J*Davey is the Los Angeles-based duo of vocalist Jack Davey and producer D’LEAU, widely cited as pioneers of dark R&B and alternative, new wave R&B, whose 2008 double EP is frequently referenced as a foundational work in the development of progressive R&B, predating the genre’s mainstream recognition and influencing a generation of artists. The duo gained early recognition through MySpace in the mid-2000, reaching influential figures including Prince and BBC broadcaster Giles Peterson.
| The Beauty In Distortion |
| A1 | Division Of Joy |
| A2 | Mr. Mister |
| A3 | Everybody Touch It |
| A4 | Private Parts |
| A5 | No More |
| B1 | Camera (Gangsta) |
| B2 | Might As Well |
| B3 | Cowboys & Indians |
| B4 | Enterception |
| The Land Of The Lost |
| C1 | Hi Sun |
| C2 | sLAyers |
| C3 | Rock The Dancehall |
| C4 | Hi's & Lo's |
| C5 | Lil Big Heads |
| C6 | Thick (Interlude) |
| D1 | Valley Of Love |
| D2 | Just Because |
| D3 | Venus 2 Mars |
| D4 | Lalaland |
| D5 | Finer Things ("Boss'n Up") |
| D6 | Slooow |
