{"product_id":"pre-order-darkest-light-vinyl","title":"PRE-ORDER: Darkest Light [Vinyl]","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"redeye-blurb\"\u003eStrut presents two classic tracks from the inimitable Lafayette Afro-Rock Band, finally available\u003cbr\u003e\ntogether on 7” vinyl: the endlessly sampled Darkest Light, backed with the quintessential Hihache.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe opening bars of Darkest Light are instantly recognisable to funk and hip-hop heads. Originally\u003cbr\u003e\nreleased on the Lafayette Afro-Rock Band’s Malik album, the track went on to become a defining hip-\u003cbr\u003e\nhop motif, sampled by Jay-Z, Public Enemy, Wreckx-N-Effect and many more.\u003cbr\u003e\nOn the flip, Hihache emerged as a firm favourite as hip-hop culture exploded in the 1980s. Taken\u003cbr\u003e\nfrom the group’s iconic Soul Makossa album, its larger-than-life drum break became a foundational\u003cbr\u003e\nsample, most famously appearing in Biz Markie’s Nobody Beats The Biz, among countless others.\u003cbr\u003e\nTwo essential cuts from a hugely influential group, now pressed in a strictly limited run of just 500\u003cbr\u003e\ncopies on black 7” vinyl.\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \u003cul\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lafayette Afro-Rock Band\u003c\/li\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e STRUT\u003c\/li\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat detail:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7\", Full color sleeve\u003c\/li\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRelease date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2026-12-04\u003c\/li\u003e\n        \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Paladin Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50705411211522,"sku":"4062548145557","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/9007\/7442\/files\/201375154738.jpg?v=1791651828","url":"https:\/\/soundbendrecords.co\/products\/pre-order-darkest-light-vinyl","provider":"Sound Bend Records ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}