Brooklyn hip-hop experimentalists Shabazz Palaces have shared both of their upcoming concept albums, Quazarz: Born On A Gangster Star and Quazarz vs. The Jealous Machines, ahead of their official release date on July 14. More
, Dinosaur Jr., Flying Lotus and Julian Casablanca & the Voidz are among the artists contributing music to Adult Swim’s 2017 Singles Series.
In previous years, one exclusive track would drop weekly over the course of one season. This year, for the first time, Adult Swim has lined up a year’s worth of talent – 52 artists for 52 weeks – for the 2017 series. Other artists include Shabazz Palaces, Wavves, a collaboration between MF Doom and…
On July 14th, star-stepping duo Shabazz Palaces will be releasing two albums, Quazarz: Born on a Gangster Star and Quazarz vs. The Jealous Machines. More
At the end of last month, underground-rap chameleons Shabazz Palaces announced a new album, Quazarz: Born on a Gangster Star, which is set to be released via Sub Pop on July 14, and shared its first single. More
Gonjasufi’s psychedelic blasts of bass and spiritual noise have always been disorienting–the kind of music that might impels you to check your headphone jack to make sure everything is plugged in correctly, or is it really supposed to sound like that? Now, he’s applying his off-kilter sensibility to release formats as well.
The Mandela Effect, released digitally today with little fanfare, is the followup to last year’s Callus. The easiest way to describe The Mandela Effect is as a remix album: It contains reworks of Callus tracks by artists who, like Gonjasufi, fuse Afrocentric mysticism and sci-fi with hip-hop and murky dub, like Shabazz Palaces (who remixes “Afrikan Spaceship”) and Massive Attack’s Daddy G (who puts his spin on “Your Maker”). But The Mandela Effect also has original music, including a collaboration with…