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Left-of-center R&B songwriter, singer, and multi-instrumentalist
Coultrain (born Aaron Michael Frison) is from St. Louis, Missouri. He appeared on releases from the likes of the One (via a
Waajeed remix) and
Nato Caliph prior to releasing his conceptual and cerebral first album, The Adventures of Seymour Liberty, in January 2008. Additional featured roles on material from
Gotta Be Karim,
I, Ced, PPP, and J-1 aka the Deer, along with full-length projects such as Mugpush and Hawthorne Headhunters, preceded his second album. That release, titled
Jungle Mumbo Jumbo, was issued on the Plug Research label -- home to Hawthorne Headhunters, as well as fellow soul-rooted, boundary-pushing artists
Shafiq Husayn,
Bilal, and
Anthony Valadez -- in April 2013. ~ Andy Kellman