Los Angeles, California emcee/producer Blu has had a busy 2011. The Sire Records artist released three independent works, Amnesia, Her Favorite Colo(u)r, and J e s u s (coming later this month). All three of those works, previously offered for free download, have been mixed, mastered and formally released by Brooklyn, New York’s Nature Sounds imprint. Nature Sounds has now announced that Blu has a fourth work planned, Open.

Open is Blu’s first production concept album, featuring 14 tracks, which are accompanied by various emcees, including Fresh Daily and longtime collaborator Sene. In 2009, Blu produced Sene’s ADayLateAndADollarShortalbum, which was released under both artists’ names.

Blu is presently working on his major label debut, No York, planned for later this year.

[August 23]

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UPDATE: The tracklist has been revealed for the upcoming project, due September 27th.

1. Point Blank featuring JustLee (Produced By : GODleeBarnes (aka Blu))
2. Good Gracious featuring Da1 (Produced By : GODleeBarnes (aka Blu))
3. Steel Remains (Raw) (Produced By : GODleeBarnes (aka Blu))
4. Gotta Be Free featuring Aaron Smartz (Produced By : GODleeBarnes (aka Blu))
5. Taking The Day Off featuring ScienZe & Versis (Produced By : GODleeBarnes (aka Blu))
6. Part Time Suckas featuring Chop & Fresh Daily (Produced By : GODleeBarnes (aka Blu))
7. Avenge Of The Cheap Ass featuring Sene (Produced By : GODleeBarnes (aka Blu))
8. Remember Me featuring D Tail & Definite (Produced By : GODleeBarnes (aka Blu))
9. The Dance featuring Tribe Of Levi (Produced By : GODleeBarnes (aka Blu))
10. Ooh Child featuring Ms Guiterrez (Produced By : GODleeBarnes (aka Blu))
11. The Bottom featuring Micah (Produced By : GODleeBarnes (aka Blu))
12. Brown Sucre featuring Esmeralda Starlett (Produced By : GODleeBarnes (aka Blu))
13. The End (Produced By : GODleeBarnes (aka Blu)) (Instrumental)
14. Twenty Seven featuring SouthBroad (Produced By : GODleeBarnes (aka Blu))