Kanye West 808s and Heartbreak | CD

Personnel: Kadockadee Kwire, Kevin Dorley, Glenn Jordan, Jim Gilstrap, Phillip Ingram (vocals); Luca Mazzochi, Charles Parker , Igor Szwec, Emma Kummrow, Olga Konopelsky, Gregory Teperman (violin); Alexandra Leem, Davis A. Barnett (viola); James J. Cooper III, Jennie Lorenzo (cello); Jeff Bhasker (keyboards); Toni Williams (background vocals).Audio Mixer: Manny Marroquin.Recording information: Avex Recording Studio, Honolulu, HI; Glenwood Studios, Burbank, CA.Photographers: Willy Vanderperre; Danny Clinch.Following a 2008 of misfortune (the death of his mother, the dissolution of his engagement), hip-hop's enigmatic impresario Kanye West returns, a bit more somber, slightly more urgent, but still pushing boundaries, on his fourth record, 808S & HEARTBREAK. From the first track, the sprawling, drum-n-bass-propelled "Say You Will," and from the ubiquitous lead single, the propulsive "Love's Lockdown," it is clear that West is venturing further into the electronic sound he explored on