1xLP, Standard Jacket, Printed Inner Sleeves, Black Vinyl, Marketing Sticker
Life Is Beautiful on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v61RhViqxCQ
Generation;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a75cbdaM4w
Bad Choices:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT7C9dEKpfw
Munyon Canyon;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x09EVRLXTDo
About:
A coast-to-coast celebration of luxury, lessons, and longevity, Life Is Beautiful unites three generational talents at the height of their crafts: Larry June, 2 Chainz, and The Alchemist. Over a collection of Alchemist's warm, soul-soaked loops and refined production, Larry and Chainz trade bars soaked in game, gratitude, and grown-man perspective. It's a record that marries the smooth polish of West Coast cruising with the Southern charm and swagger of Atlanta, all anchored by the smoky jazz textures and dusty drums that only Alchemist can deliver.
Each track feels like a snapshot of abundance-not just in wealth, but in wisdom. Larry coasts with his usual calm confidence, finding beauty in health, hustle, and high-grade habits, while 2 Chainz brings his trademark charisma and wit, dropping gems with the precision of a seasoned vet. Together, they offer a version of success that's intentional and introspective, as much about self-care and staying grounded as it is about stacking wins.
From introspective slow-burners to sunlit bangers, Life Is Beautiful is a rich, unhurried listen that reflects where these three icons are now: comfortable, focused, and fully in their bag. It's a toast to growth, guided by intention-and it sounds damn good on wax.
Key Marketing/Selling:
- Collaborative album between 3 nationally established mainstream Hip-Hop artists
- Spiritual successor to Larry June & The Alchemist's highly celebrated 2023 release, The Great Escape
- The Alchemist is a highly sought after physical artists, with virtually all of his pressings selling out and commanding high resale value
- Larry June is a strong physical mover in his own right
- Larry June, 2 Chainz & The Alchemist nominated for BET Award for Best Group
- Larry June, 2 Chainz & The Alchemist performed the title track, "Life Is Beautiful," on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon
- The single, "Life Is Beautiful" is currently being worked at Urban Radio
- The album received numerous playlisting covers from all major DSPs, including Out Of Home Billboard support from Spotify and YouTube
- The album marks 2 Chainz first major release since departing from Def Jam, after 2 decades with the label
- All tracks written and performed by Larry June, 2 Chainz & The Alchemist. All songs produced by The Alchemist
- The album debuted at number 89 on the Billboard 200 & number 15 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart
- Album was supported socially from several notable influential public figures including Lebron James, Tyler The Creator, & The Mayor of Atlanta
- The album cover was used by ESPN to celebrate Steph Curry, a key indicator at how influential and well known Larry June has become not only in his hometown of the Bay Area, but nationally as well
- Several album release events hosted during NBA All-Star Weekend in SF in February 2025
- Singles include "Bad Choices," & "I Been"
- Multiple music videos released
- 1xLP, Standard Jacket, Printed Inner Sleeves, Marketing Sticker
-
Tracklist:
A1/1. Munyon Canyon
A2/2. Colossal
A3/3. I Been
A4/4. LLC
A5/5. Bad Choices
A6/6. Life Is Beautiful
B1/7. Generation
B2/8. Any Day
B3/9. Epiphany
B4/10. Tru Organics
B5/11. Jean Prouvé
Socials:
Larry June
Twitter: 236.4k followers
IG: 953k followers
FB: 75k followers
YT: 401k subs / 493M+ views
Sicherheits- und Herstellerinformationen / safety and manufacturer info (GPSR)
WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH
Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
Contact: [email protected]More
Life Is Beautiful on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v61RhViqxCQ
Generation;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a75cbdaM4w
Bad Choices:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT7C9dEKpfw
Munyon Canyon;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x09EVRLXTDo
About:
A coast-to-coast celebration of luxury, lessons, and longevity, Life Is Beautiful unites three generational talents at the height of their crafts: Larry June, 2 Chainz, and The Alchemist. Over a collection of Alchemist's warm, soul-soaked loops and refined production, Larry and Chainz trade bars soaked in game, gratitude, and grown-man perspective. It's a record that marries the smooth polish of West Coast cruising with the Southern charm and swagger of Atlanta, all anchored by the smoky jazz textures and dusty drums that only Alchemist can deliver.
Each track feels like a snapshot of abundance-not just in wealth, but in wisdom. Larry coasts with his usual calm confidence, finding beauty in health, hustle, and high-grade habits, while 2 Chainz brings his trademark charisma and wit, dropping gems with the precision of a seasoned vet. Together, they offer a version of success that's intentional and introspective, as much about self-care and staying grounded as it is about stacking wins.
From introspective slow-burners to sunlit bangers, Life Is Beautiful is a rich, unhurried listen that reflects where these three icons are now: comfortable, focused, and fully in their bag. It's a toast to growth, guided by intention-and it sounds damn good on wax.
Key Marketing/Selling:
- Collaborative album between 3 nationally established mainstream Hip-Hop artists
- Spiritual successor to Larry June & The Alchemist's highly celebrated 2023 release, The Great Escape
- The Alchemist is a highly sought after physical artists, with virtually all of his pressings selling out and commanding high resale value
- Larry June is a strong physical mover in his own right
- Larry June, 2 Chainz & The Alchemist nominated for BET Award for Best Group
- Larry June, 2 Chainz & The Alchemist performed the title track, "Life Is Beautiful," on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon
- The single, "Life Is Beautiful" is currently being worked at Urban Radio
- The album received numerous playlisting covers from all major DSPs, including Out Of Home Billboard support from Spotify and YouTube
- The album marks 2 Chainz first major release since departing from Def Jam, after 2 decades with the label
- All tracks written and performed by Larry June, 2 Chainz & The Alchemist. All songs produced by The Alchemist
- The album debuted at number 89 on the Billboard 200 & number 15 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart
- Album was supported socially from several notable influential public figures including Lebron James, Tyler The Creator, & The Mayor of Atlanta
- The album cover was used by ESPN to celebrate Steph Curry, a key indicator at how influential and well known Larry June has become not only in his hometown of the Bay Area, but nationally as well
- Several album release events hosted during NBA All-Star Weekend in SF in February 2025
- Singles include "Bad Choices," & "I Been"
- Multiple music videos released
- 1xLP, Standard Jacket, Printed Inner Sleeves, Marketing Sticker
-
Tracklist:
A1/1. Munyon Canyon
A2/2. Colossal
A3/3. I Been
A4/4. LLC
A5/5. Bad Choices
A6/6. Life Is Beautiful
B1/7. Generation
B2/8. Any Day
B3/9. Epiphany
B4/10. Tru Organics
B5/11. Jean Prouvé
Socials:
Larry June
Twitter: 236.4k followers
IG: 953k followers
FB: 75k followers
YT: 401k subs / 493M+ views
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Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
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More records from Larry June, 2 Chainz & The Alchemist
1xLP, Standard Jacket, Printed Inner Sleeves, Black Vinyl, Marketing Sticker
Life Is Beautiful on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v61RhViqxCQ
Generation;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a75cbdaM4w
Bad Choices:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT7C9dEKpfw
Munyon Canyon;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x09EVRLXTDo
About:
A coast-to-coast celebration of luxury, lessons, and longevity, Life Is Beautiful unites three generational talents at the height of their crafts: Larry June, 2 Chainz, and The Alchemist. Over a collection of Alchemist's warm, soul-soaked loops and refined production, Larry and Chainz trade bars soaked in game, gratitude, and grown-man perspective. It's a record that marries the smooth polish of West Coast cruising with the Southern charm and swagger of Atlanta, all anchored by the smoky jazz textures and dusty drums that only Alchemist can deliver.
Each track feels like a snapshot of abundance-not just in wealth, but in wisdom. Larry coasts with his usual calm confidence, finding beauty in health, hustle, and high-grade habits, while 2 Chainz brings his trademark charisma and wit, dropping gems with the precision of a seasoned vet. Together, they offer a version of success that's intentional and introspective, as much about self-care and staying grounded as it is about stacking wins.
From introspective slow-burners to sunlit bangers, Life Is Beautiful is a rich, unhurried listen that reflects where these three icons are now: comfortable, focused, and fully in their bag. It's a toast to growth, guided by intention-and it sounds damn good on wax.
Key Marketing/Selling:
- Collaborative album between 3 nationally established mainstream Hip-Hop artists
- Spiritual successor to Larry June & The Alchemist's highly celebrated 2023 release, The Great Escape
- The Alchemist is a highly sought after physical artists, with virtually all of his pressings selling out and commanding high resale value
- Larry June is a strong physical mover in his own right
- Larry June, 2 Chainz & The Alchemist nominated for BET Award for Best Group
- Larry June, 2 Chainz & The Alchemist performed the title track, "Life Is Beautiful," on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon
- The single, "Life Is Beautiful" is currently being worked at Urban Radio
- The album received numerous playlisting covers from all major DSPs, including Out Of Home Billboard support from Spotify and YouTube
- The album marks 2 Chainz first major release since departing from Def Jam, after 2 decades with the label
- All tracks written and performed by Larry June, 2 Chainz & The Alchemist. All songs produced by The Alchemist
- The album debuted at number 89 on the Billboard 200 & number 15 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart
- Album was supported socially from several notable influential public figures including Lebron James, Tyler The Creator, & The Mayor of Atlanta
- The album cover was used by ESPN to celebrate Steph Curry, a key indicator at how influential and well known Larry June has become not only in his hometown of the Bay Area, but nationally as well
- Several album release events hosted during NBA All-Star Weekend in SF in February 2025
- Singles include "Bad Choices," & "I Been"
- Multiple music videos released
- 1xLP, Standard Jacket, Printed Inner Sleeves, Marketing Sticker
-
Tracklist:
A1/1. Munyon Canyon
A2/2. Colossal
A3/3. I Been
A4/4. LLC
A5/5. Bad Choices
A6/6. Life Is Beautiful
B1/7. Generation
B2/8. Any Day
B3/9. Epiphany
B4/10. Tru Organics
B5/11. Jean Prouvé
Socials:
Larry June
Twitter: 236.4k followers
IG: 953k followers
FB: 75k followers
YT: 401k subs / 493M+ views
Sicherheits- und Herstellerinformationen / safety and manufacturer info (GPSR)
WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH
Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
Contact: [email protected]More
Life Is Beautiful on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v61RhViqxCQ
Generation;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a75cbdaM4w
Bad Choices:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT7C9dEKpfw
Munyon Canyon;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x09EVRLXTDo
About:
A coast-to-coast celebration of luxury, lessons, and longevity, Life Is Beautiful unites three generational talents at the height of their crafts: Larry June, 2 Chainz, and The Alchemist. Over a collection of Alchemist's warm, soul-soaked loops and refined production, Larry and Chainz trade bars soaked in game, gratitude, and grown-man perspective. It's a record that marries the smooth polish of West Coast cruising with the Southern charm and swagger of Atlanta, all anchored by the smoky jazz textures and dusty drums that only Alchemist can deliver.
Each track feels like a snapshot of abundance-not just in wealth, but in wisdom. Larry coasts with his usual calm confidence, finding beauty in health, hustle, and high-grade habits, while 2 Chainz brings his trademark charisma and wit, dropping gems with the precision of a seasoned vet. Together, they offer a version of success that's intentional and introspective, as much about self-care and staying grounded as it is about stacking wins.
From introspective slow-burners to sunlit bangers, Life Is Beautiful is a rich, unhurried listen that reflects where these three icons are now: comfortable, focused, and fully in their bag. It's a toast to growth, guided by intention-and it sounds damn good on wax.
Key Marketing/Selling:
- Collaborative album between 3 nationally established mainstream Hip-Hop artists
- Spiritual successor to Larry June & The Alchemist's highly celebrated 2023 release, The Great Escape
- The Alchemist is a highly sought after physical artists, with virtually all of his pressings selling out and commanding high resale value
- Larry June is a strong physical mover in his own right
- Larry June, 2 Chainz & The Alchemist nominated for BET Award for Best Group
- Larry June, 2 Chainz & The Alchemist performed the title track, "Life Is Beautiful," on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon
- The single, "Life Is Beautiful" is currently being worked at Urban Radio
- The album received numerous playlisting covers from all major DSPs, including Out Of Home Billboard support from Spotify and YouTube
- The album marks 2 Chainz first major release since departing from Def Jam, after 2 decades with the label
- All tracks written and performed by Larry June, 2 Chainz & The Alchemist. All songs produced by The Alchemist
- The album debuted at number 89 on the Billboard 200 & number 15 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart
- Album was supported socially from several notable influential public figures including Lebron James, Tyler The Creator, & The Mayor of Atlanta
- The album cover was used by ESPN to celebrate Steph Curry, a key indicator at how influential and well known Larry June has become not only in his hometown of the Bay Area, but nationally as well
- Several album release events hosted during NBA All-Star Weekend in SF in February 2025
- Singles include "Bad Choices," & "I Been"
- Multiple music videos released
- 1xLP, Standard Jacket, Printed Inner Sleeves, Marketing Sticker
-
Tracklist:
A1/1. Munyon Canyon
A2/2. Colossal
A3/3. I Been
A4/4. LLC
A5/5. Bad Choices
A6/6. Life Is Beautiful
B1/7. Generation
B2/8. Any Day
B3/9. Epiphany
B4/10. Tru Organics
B5/11. Jean Prouvé
Socials:
Larry June
Twitter: 236.4k followers
IG: 953k followers
FB: 75k followers
YT: 401k subs / 493M+ views
Sicherheits- und Herstellerinformationen / safety and manufacturer info (GPSR)
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Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
Contact: [email protected]More
More records from The Freeminded Records / 2 Chainz / ALC
1xLP, Standard Jacket, Printed Inner Sleeves, Black Vinyl, Marketing Sticker
Life Is Beautiful on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v61RhViqxCQ
Generation;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a75cbdaM4w
Bad Choices:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT7C9dEKpfw
Munyon Canyon;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x09EVRLXTDo
About:
A coast-to-coast celebration of luxury, lessons, and longevity, Life Is Beautiful unites three generational talents at the height of their crafts: Larry June, 2 Chainz, and The Alchemist. Over a collection of Alchemist's warm, soul-soaked loops and refined production, Larry and Chainz trade bars soaked in game, gratitude, and grown-man perspective. It's a record that marries the smooth polish of West Coast cruising with the Southern charm and swagger of Atlanta, all anchored by the smoky jazz textures and dusty drums that only Alchemist can deliver.
Each track feels like a snapshot of abundance-not just in wealth, but in wisdom. Larry coasts with his usual calm confidence, finding beauty in health, hustle, and high-grade habits, while 2 Chainz brings his trademark charisma and wit, dropping gems with the precision of a seasoned vet. Together, they offer a version of success that's intentional and introspective, as much about self-care and staying grounded as it is about stacking wins.
From introspective slow-burners to sunlit bangers, Life Is Beautiful is a rich, unhurried listen that reflects where these three icons are now: comfortable, focused, and fully in their bag. It's a toast to growth, guided by intention-and it sounds damn good on wax.
Key Marketing/Selling:
- Collaborative album between 3 nationally established mainstream Hip-Hop artists
- Spiritual successor to Larry June & The Alchemist's highly celebrated 2023 release, The Great Escape
- The Alchemist is a highly sought after physical artists, with virtually all of his pressings selling out and commanding high resale value
- Larry June is a strong physical mover in his own right
- Larry June, 2 Chainz & The Alchemist nominated for BET Award for Best Group
- Larry June, 2 Chainz & The Alchemist performed the title track, "Life Is Beautiful," on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon
- The single, "Life Is Beautiful" is currently being worked at Urban Radio
- The album received numerous playlisting covers from all major DSPs, including Out Of Home Billboard support from Spotify and YouTube
- The album marks 2 Chainz first major release since departing from Def Jam, after 2 decades with the label
- All tracks written and performed by Larry June, 2 Chainz & The Alchemist. All songs produced by The Alchemist
- The album debuted at number 89 on the Billboard 200 & number 15 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart
- Album was supported socially from several notable influential public figures including Lebron James, Tyler The Creator, & The Mayor of Atlanta
- The album cover was used by ESPN to celebrate Steph Curry, a key indicator at how influential and well known Larry June has become not only in his hometown of the Bay Area, but nationally as well
- Several album release events hosted during NBA All-Star Weekend in SF in February 2025
- Singles include "Bad Choices," & "I Been"
- Multiple music videos released
- 1xLP, Standard Jacket, Printed Inner Sleeves, Marketing Sticker
-
Tracklist:
A1/1. Munyon Canyon
A2/2. Colossal
A3/3. I Been
A4/4. LLC
A5/5. Bad Choices
A6/6. Life Is Beautiful
B1/7. Generation
B2/8. Any Day
B3/9. Epiphany
B4/10. Tru Organics
B5/11. Jean Prouvé
Socials:
Larry June
Twitter: 236.4k followers
IG: 953k followers
FB: 75k followers
YT: 401k subs / 493M+ views
Sicherheits- und Herstellerinformationen / safety and manufacturer info (GPSR)
WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH
Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
Contact: [email protected]More
Life Is Beautiful on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v61RhViqxCQ
Generation;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a75cbdaM4w
Bad Choices:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT7C9dEKpfw
Munyon Canyon;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x09EVRLXTDo
About:
A coast-to-coast celebration of luxury, lessons, and longevity, Life Is Beautiful unites three generational talents at the height of their crafts: Larry June, 2 Chainz, and The Alchemist. Over a collection of Alchemist's warm, soul-soaked loops and refined production, Larry and Chainz trade bars soaked in game, gratitude, and grown-man perspective. It's a record that marries the smooth polish of West Coast cruising with the Southern charm and swagger of Atlanta, all anchored by the smoky jazz textures and dusty drums that only Alchemist can deliver.
Each track feels like a snapshot of abundance-not just in wealth, but in wisdom. Larry coasts with his usual calm confidence, finding beauty in health, hustle, and high-grade habits, while 2 Chainz brings his trademark charisma and wit, dropping gems with the precision of a seasoned vet. Together, they offer a version of success that's intentional and introspective, as much about self-care and staying grounded as it is about stacking wins.
From introspective slow-burners to sunlit bangers, Life Is Beautiful is a rich, unhurried listen that reflects where these three icons are now: comfortable, focused, and fully in their bag. It's a toast to growth, guided by intention-and it sounds damn good on wax.
Key Marketing/Selling:
- Collaborative album between 3 nationally established mainstream Hip-Hop artists
- Spiritual successor to Larry June & The Alchemist's highly celebrated 2023 release, The Great Escape
- The Alchemist is a highly sought after physical artists, with virtually all of his pressings selling out and commanding high resale value
- Larry June is a strong physical mover in his own right
- Larry June, 2 Chainz & The Alchemist nominated for BET Award for Best Group
- Larry June, 2 Chainz & The Alchemist performed the title track, "Life Is Beautiful," on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon
- The single, "Life Is Beautiful" is currently being worked at Urban Radio
- The album received numerous playlisting covers from all major DSPs, including Out Of Home Billboard support from Spotify and YouTube
- The album marks 2 Chainz first major release since departing from Def Jam, after 2 decades with the label
- All tracks written and performed by Larry June, 2 Chainz & The Alchemist. All songs produced by The Alchemist
- The album debuted at number 89 on the Billboard 200 & number 15 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart
- Album was supported socially from several notable influential public figures including Lebron James, Tyler The Creator, & The Mayor of Atlanta
- The album cover was used by ESPN to celebrate Steph Curry, a key indicator at how influential and well known Larry June has become not only in his hometown of the Bay Area, but nationally as well
- Several album release events hosted during NBA All-Star Weekend in SF in February 2025
- Singles include "Bad Choices," & "I Been"
- Multiple music videos released
- 1xLP, Standard Jacket, Printed Inner Sleeves, Marketing Sticker
-
Tracklist:
A1/1. Munyon Canyon
A2/2. Colossal
A3/3. I Been
A4/4. LLC
A5/5. Bad Choices
A6/6. Life Is Beautiful
B1/7. Generation
B2/8. Any Day
B3/9. Epiphany
B4/10. Tru Organics
B5/11. Jean Prouvé
Socials:
Larry June
Twitter: 236.4k followers
IG: 953k followers
FB: 75k followers
YT: 401k subs / 493M+ views
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04. Troddin Version
05. Mash Down Version
06. Hit You Version
07. Friend Version
08. History Version
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collection of all the instrumental versions of BMD-2. An essential dub album!
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01. King Version
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03. Jah Version
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06. Hit You Version
07. Friend Version
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Track list: 1. Chemical 2. The Regulator 3. Dub Lobotomy 4. Hot Wired 5. Thin Line 6. Second Thoughts 7. True to Life 8. Dub Battle 9. Soul Craft 10. Undone 11. Dub Simulation 12. Circles / Lines
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Track list: 1. Chemical 2. The Regulator 3. Dub Lobotomy 4. Hot Wired 5. Thin Line 6. Second Thoughts 7. True to Life 8. Dub Battle 9. Soul Craft 10. Undone 11. Dub Simulation 12. Circles / Lines
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Substance & Vainqueur - Libration
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Substance & Vainqueur - Resonance
Highly expected re-issue of wide, warmest, chordish Dub Techno bliss
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Substance & Vainqueur - Reverberation
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Substance & Vainqueur - Reverberate
Re-issue of warmest, chordish Dub Techno pearls
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Cassette, Orange
About:
The highly anticipated collaborative album, GOLDFISH, sees two of contemporary hip-hop's most revered and distinct production minds, Hit-Boy and The Alchemist, finally join forces for a full-length statement. Far from a simple beat-swap, this project is a masterclass in sonic cohesion, blurring the lines between their signature sounds to forge a new, golden-hued identity. Beyond production, the duo step from behind the boards to behind the mic to trade verses throughout the project, adding a personal layer to their creative vision.
GOLDFISH is a deeply immersive listen, perfectly balancing the West Coast muscle and polished, anthemic quality of Hit-Boy's work with the dusty, abstract texture and cinematic suspense that defines The Alchemist's aesthetic.
The result is a sound that feels both street-tested and museum-worthy. A collaborative manifesto, showcasing the infinite possibilities when two generational talents decide to link up, creating an instant classic in the canon of producer/MC albums.
Key Selling:
- Hit-Boy & The Alchemist are both individually celebrated hip-hop producers in their own right - this album sees them co-producing and rapping over tracks together
- GOLDFISH short film was created in tandem with the album, with film premiers happening across the country showcasing the film and album
- Potential tour happening next year
- The Alchemist is a highly sought after physical artist, with virtually all of his pressings selling out and commanding high resale value
- Features include Conway the Machine, Boldly James, Havoc, Jay Worthy, Big Hit & Johnathan Hulett
- Singles include "Business Merger" & "Celebration Moments (feat. Havoc)"
- GOLDFISH marks the first date for Hit-Boy since leaving his 18 year publishing deal
- GOLDFISH represents both freedom and reinvention for both producers
- Over 10M cumulative streams across DSPs since release - as of 11/19/25
Tracklist:
1. Doing My Best
2. Business Merger
3. Show Me The Way
4. Mick & Cooley (feat. Conway The Machine)
5. Ask For Me
6. Ricky
7. Groupie Love
8. Celebration Moments (feat. Havoc)
9. Home Improvement
10. Recent Memory
11. Walk In Faith
12. Not Much (feat. Boldy James)
13. Drawing Bridges (feat. Johnathan Hulett)
14. All Gas No Breaks (feat. Jay Worthy & Big Hit)
15. God is Great
Socials:
Hit Boy
Twitter: 261k followers
IG: 836k followers
FB: 415k followers
YT: 229k subs / 95M+ views
The Alchemist
Twitter: 542.5k followers
IG: 1.3M followers
FB: 41k followers
YT: 224k subs / 56M+ views
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About:
The highly anticipated collaborative album, GOLDFISH, sees two of contemporary hip-hop's most revered and distinct production minds, Hit-Boy and The Alchemist, finally join forces for a full-length statement. Far from a simple beat-swap, this project is a masterclass in sonic cohesion, blurring the lines between their signature sounds to forge a new, golden-hued identity. Beyond production, the duo step from behind the boards to behind the mic to trade verses throughout the project, adding a personal layer to their creative vision.
GOLDFISH is a deeply immersive listen, perfectly balancing the West Coast muscle and polished, anthemic quality of Hit-Boy's work with the dusty, abstract texture and cinematic suspense that defines The Alchemist's aesthetic.
The result is a sound that feels both street-tested and museum-worthy. A collaborative manifesto, showcasing the infinite possibilities when two generational talents decide to link up, creating an instant classic in the canon of producer/MC albums.
Key Selling:
- Hit-Boy & The Alchemist are both individually celebrated hip-hop producers in their own right - this album sees them co-producing and rapping over tracks together
- GOLDFISH short film was created in tandem with the album, with film premiers happening across the country showcasing the film and album
- Potential tour happening next year
- The Alchemist is a highly sought after physical artist, with virtually all of his pressings selling out and commanding high resale value
- Features include Conway the Machine, Boldly James, Havoc, Jay Worthy, Big Hit & Johnathan Hulett
- Singles include "Business Merger" & "Celebration Moments (feat. Havoc)"
- GOLDFISH marks the first date for Hit-Boy since leaving his 18 year publishing deal
- GOLDFISH represents both freedom and reinvention for both producers
- Over 10M cumulative streams across DSPs since release - as of 11/19/25
Tracklist:
1. Doing My Best
2. Business Merger
3. Show Me The Way
4. Mick & Cooley (feat. Conway The Machine)
5. Ask For Me
6. Ricky
7. Groupie Love
8. Celebration Moments (feat. Havoc)
9. Home Improvement
10. Recent Memory
11. Walk In Faith
12. Not Much (feat. Boldy James)
13. Drawing Bridges (feat. Johnathan Hulett)
14. All Gas No Breaks (feat. Jay Worthy & Big Hit)
15. God is Great
Socials:
Hit Boy
Twitter: 261k followers
IG: 836k followers
FB: 415k followers
YT: 229k subs / 95M+ views
The Alchemist
Twitter: 542.5k followers
IG: 1.3M followers
FB: 41k followers
YT: 224k subs / 56M+ views
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CD:
1. 1985
2. God Is Perfect
3. Scottie Beam ft. Rick Ross
4. Look At Me
5. Frank Lucas ft. Benny The Butcher
6. Something To Rap ft. Tyler, The Creator
7. Baby $hit
8. Babies & Fools ft. Conway The Machine
9. Skinny Suge
10. All Glass
Offered as a surprise release, Alfredo, the joint project from Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist. The project features Tyler, The Creator, Rick Ross, Benny, The Butcher and Conway The Machine and includes the single "1985" - releasing today with a Nick Walker-directed video creative directed by Ben "Lambo" Lambert. The project is their second collaboration together following their 2018 tape with Curren$y, Fetti, which Pitchfork called "an example of the good that can happen when seasoned vets link up."
Alfredo follows Freddie Gibbs's joint album with Madlib, Bandana, from last year, which was named one of the best albums of the year by Complex, Consequence of Sound, Hypebeast, NPR, SPIN, Stereogum, Vice, Vulture, and many more, their accompanying Bandana Instrumentals album, and their NPR Tiny Desk.
The project also arrives after an industrious 2019 for The Alchemist. He released his compilation album Yacht Rock 2, the fifth installment of his Rapper's Best Friend instrumental series, collaborations with Action Bronson (Lamb Over Rice) and Boldy James (The Price of Tea in China) and a joint EP with Conway The Machine (LULU) who features on Alfredo's eighth track "Babies & Fools."
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1. 1985
2. God Is Perfect
3. Scottie Beam ft. Rick Ross
4. Look At Me
5. Frank Lucas ft. Benny The Butcher
6. Something To Rap ft. Tyler, The Creator
7. Baby $hit
8. Babies & Fools ft. Conway The Machine
9. Skinny Suge
10. All Glass
Offered as a surprise release, Alfredo, the joint project from Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist. The project features Tyler, The Creator, Rick Ross, Benny, The Butcher and Conway The Machine and includes the single "1985" - releasing today with a Nick Walker-directed video creative directed by Ben "Lambo" Lambert. The project is their second collaboration together following their 2018 tape with Curren$y, Fetti, which Pitchfork called "an example of the good that can happen when seasoned vets link up."
Alfredo follows Freddie Gibbs's joint album with Madlib, Bandana, from last year, which was named one of the best albums of the year by Complex, Consequence of Sound, Hypebeast, NPR, SPIN, Stereogum, Vice, Vulture, and many more, their accompanying Bandana Instrumentals album, and their NPR Tiny Desk.
The project also arrives after an industrious 2019 for The Alchemist. He released his compilation album Yacht Rock 2, the fifth installment of his Rapper's Best Friend instrumental series, collaborations with Action Bronson (Lamb Over Rice) and Boldy James (The Price of Tea in China) and a joint EP with Conway The Machine (LULU) who features on Alfredo's eighth track "Babies & Fools."
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Drexciya - Fusion Flats (Octave One Remix)
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Drexciya - Fusion Flats (Original)
3
Drexciya - Fusion Flats (Kaotic Spacial Rhythms Remix)
4
Drexciya - Fusion Flats (043 Chaos Remix)
Territories: WORLD EXCLUDING UK
TRACKLIST
1. / A1 Fusion Flats (Octave One Remix) 07:12
2. / A2 Fusion Flats (Original) 02:46
3. / B1 Fusion Flats (Kaotic Spacial Rhythms Remix) 05:46
4. / B2 Fusion Flats (043 Chaos Remix) 05:09
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Tresor Records announces the first-ever reissue of Drexciya’s Fusion Flats 12” vinyl, including remixes from Detroit’s Octave One, Kaotic Spatial Rhythms and 043 Chaos.
Originally released in the wake of Drexciya’s seminal 1999 Tresor debut album 'Neptune’s Lair', this release marks its long-awaited return and first appearance on digital platforms. The remastered edition contains the original extended version of Fusion Flats and features new artwork by Detroit-based contemporary artist Matthew Angelo Harrison, whose reimagined covers continue to shape the Drexciya reissue series.
25 years later, Fusion Flats returns to the constellation of Drexciya’s Tresor works, connecting their debut full-length to further explorations that continue to inspire generations.
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1. / A1 Fusion Flats (Octave One Remix) 07:12
2. / A2 Fusion Flats (Original) 02:46
3. / B1 Fusion Flats (Kaotic Spacial Rhythms Remix) 05:46
4. / B2 Fusion Flats (043 Chaos Remix) 05:09
Info
Tresor Records announces the first-ever reissue of Drexciya’s Fusion Flats 12” vinyl, including remixes from Detroit’s Octave One, Kaotic Spatial Rhythms and 043 Chaos.
Originally released in the wake of Drexciya’s seminal 1999 Tresor debut album 'Neptune’s Lair', this release marks its long-awaited return and first appearance on digital platforms. The remastered edition contains the original extended version of Fusion Flats and features new artwork by Detroit-based contemporary artist Matthew Angelo Harrison, whose reimagined covers continue to shape the Drexciya reissue series.
25 years later, Fusion Flats returns to the constellation of Drexciya’s Tresor works, connecting their debut full-length to further explorations that continue to inspire generations.
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The Bug - Millitants
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Ghost Dubs - Into The Mystic
Split album from The Bug and Ghost Dubs, released on The Bug’s PRESSURE label.
Defines a new form of spectral dub: brutally minimal, hypnotic, and sub-quake heavy.
Features the original lead tracks from their recent "Imploded Versions" white-label single.
Mastered by Stefan Betke (POLE) at Scape Mastering for ultimate low-end clarity.
Fusing dub, techno, and doom into a sacred, narcotic whole.
CD version features 4 bonus tracks.
Description:
When Chuck D proclaimed "Bass, how low can you go?" on Public Enemy's anthemic 'Bring the Noise,' maybe he was pre-empting or inciting the 10,000 fathoms-deep, spine-bending basslines and sub-quake tremors of 'Implosion.'
Implosion is a crushing split album, appropriately released on The Bug's own PRESSURE label. Mapping out a new form of spectral dub, the sound is deliberately immersive, introverted, and yes, definitely implosive. In pursuit of heavy lids, blurred vision, and merciless bass bin punishment, it’s one part meditation, two parts low-end theory, and essentially a confession of devoted sound system addiction.
As expected from a tag team featuring British soundlab explorer and 'London Zoo' composer Kevin Martin, aka The Bug, and Michael Fiedler, aka Jah Schulz—a long-time graduate of Germany's new school of sound system reggae culture—the duo approaches their target differently yet share the goal of keeping their sound "raw" (Fiedler) and "brutally minimal" (Martin). This proves that opposites can attract, even if their tools are different and their methods sometimes diverge.
From such a disparate combo, hailing from different geographical and aesthetic backgrounds, contrasts are certainly on display, even within each artist's own contributions. From the melancholia and transcendence of 'Alien Virus (West Indian Centre, Leeds),' to the duality of ascension and descension on 'Hope,' or the Sunn 0))) in dub, visceral drone of 'Dread (The End, London),' to the tripped-out repetitions of 'Midnight,' which reinvents Chain Reaction for post-millennials, the result is both sacred and narcotic. Each track illuminates the emotional impact and atmospheric pressure being explored across this deceptively sparse album—a mastery of tone and texture.
This collection might be as reduced, minimal, and deep as The Bug has ever gone, perhaps echoing the solemnity of his recent Kevin Richard Martin Black release and invoking the futurist steppas self-pioneered on his previous Pressure album. Alternatively, Fiedler‘s Ghost Dubs project ventures into his most heavyweight direction yet, which is no mean feat considering his previous, the critically acclaimed album Damaged, was a monstrously massive triumph of analogue weight and enviable sound design.
Implosion is ice-cool, a stark contrast to the warmth and sociability of traditional Jamaican roots and the current trends in digi-dub. Instead, the mood is soaked in tension and intense dread, finding an unexpected melting point where classic dub's stark rhythm attack, isolationist ambience's eerie drift, dub techno's floatation strategies, and even the relentless riffs of doom metal collide. As the bass-obsessed pair drop what is arguably the heaviest ambient dub album to emerge from any electronic sector—a moody counterpoint to The Orb's fluffy clouds, etc, Martin has cited The Roots Radics, Black Jade, and On U Sound's Pounding System as heavily influencing his approach to the album, while Fiedler has expressed his admiration for Adrian Sherwood's productions and Rhythm & Sound's enchanting soundscape. Yet, the super heavyweight pulsations, emotive resonances, and bone-rattling vibrations detonated here effortlessly go far beyond these influences.
Shadowy and elusive, there’s a mysteriousness at this record's core. A haunting moodiness oscillating between nostalgia and future shock. Despite the deadly fixation with SLOW and HEAVY, the album maintains a totally hypnotic swing throughout. Implosion and its lead single 'Imploded Versions' are testaments to being enveloped in bass, seduced by bass, submerged in bass, and utterly crushed by bass, as The Bug and Ghost Dubs seek to craft a new form of dub for zonal headz and Babylon seekers.
Mastered by Stefan Betke (a.k.a. POLE) at Scape Mastering studio, this record is heavy as f-ck without resorting to continuous distortion. It’s low-end worship taken to an absolute extreme, yet remains highly listenable and definitely danceable, albeit at the slowest of paces. Sacred and narcotic, this is low-end worship amplified to the max. Dive in if you dare.
Tracklisting:
01. THE BUG – Hooked (Hyams Gym, Leytonstone)
02. GHOST DUBS – In The Zone
03. THE BUG – Believers (Imperial Gardens, Camberwell)
04. GHOST DUBS – Hope
05. THE BUG – Burial Skank (Arches, Vauxhall)
06. GHOST DUBS – Dub Remote
07. THE BUG – Alien Virus (West Indian Centre, Leeds)
08. GHOST DUBS – Down
09. THE BUG – Militants (The Rocket, Holloway)
10. GHOST DUBS – Into The Mystic
11. THE BUG – Dread (Mass Brixton)
12. GHOST DUBS – Midnight
https://soundcloud.com/the-bug-vs-ghost-dubs/sets/the-bug-vs-ghost-dubs/s-ZAkhMCyRUFs?mc_cid=92ab01d063&mc_eid=38fffc39d4
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Defines a new form of spectral dub: brutally minimal, hypnotic, and sub-quake heavy.
Features the original lead tracks from their recent "Imploded Versions" white-label single.
Mastered by Stefan Betke (POLE) at Scape Mastering for ultimate low-end clarity.
Fusing dub, techno, and doom into a sacred, narcotic whole.
CD version features 4 bonus tracks.
Description:
When Chuck D proclaimed "Bass, how low can you go?" on Public Enemy's anthemic 'Bring the Noise,' maybe he was pre-empting or inciting the 10,000 fathoms-deep, spine-bending basslines and sub-quake tremors of 'Implosion.'
Implosion is a crushing split album, appropriately released on The Bug's own PRESSURE label. Mapping out a new form of spectral dub, the sound is deliberately immersive, introverted, and yes, definitely implosive. In pursuit of heavy lids, blurred vision, and merciless bass bin punishment, it’s one part meditation, two parts low-end theory, and essentially a confession of devoted sound system addiction.
As expected from a tag team featuring British soundlab explorer and 'London Zoo' composer Kevin Martin, aka The Bug, and Michael Fiedler, aka Jah Schulz—a long-time graduate of Germany's new school of sound system reggae culture—the duo approaches their target differently yet share the goal of keeping their sound "raw" (Fiedler) and "brutally minimal" (Martin). This proves that opposites can attract, even if their tools are different and their methods sometimes diverge.
From such a disparate combo, hailing from different geographical and aesthetic backgrounds, contrasts are certainly on display, even within each artist's own contributions. From the melancholia and transcendence of 'Alien Virus (West Indian Centre, Leeds),' to the duality of ascension and descension on 'Hope,' or the Sunn 0))) in dub, visceral drone of 'Dread (The End, London),' to the tripped-out repetitions of 'Midnight,' which reinvents Chain Reaction for post-millennials, the result is both sacred and narcotic. Each track illuminates the emotional impact and atmospheric pressure being explored across this deceptively sparse album—a mastery of tone and texture.
This collection might be as reduced, minimal, and deep as The Bug has ever gone, perhaps echoing the solemnity of his recent Kevin Richard Martin Black release and invoking the futurist steppas self-pioneered on his previous Pressure album. Alternatively, Fiedler‘s Ghost Dubs project ventures into his most heavyweight direction yet, which is no mean feat considering his previous, the critically acclaimed album Damaged, was a monstrously massive triumph of analogue weight and enviable sound design.
Implosion is ice-cool, a stark contrast to the warmth and sociability of traditional Jamaican roots and the current trends in digi-dub. Instead, the mood is soaked in tension and intense dread, finding an unexpected melting point where classic dub's stark rhythm attack, isolationist ambience's eerie drift, dub techno's floatation strategies, and even the relentless riffs of doom metal collide. As the bass-obsessed pair drop what is arguably the heaviest ambient dub album to emerge from any electronic sector—a moody counterpoint to The Orb's fluffy clouds, etc, Martin has cited The Roots Radics, Black Jade, and On U Sound's Pounding System as heavily influencing his approach to the album, while Fiedler has expressed his admiration for Adrian Sherwood's productions and Rhythm & Sound's enchanting soundscape. Yet, the super heavyweight pulsations, emotive resonances, and bone-rattling vibrations detonated here effortlessly go far beyond these influences.
Shadowy and elusive, there’s a mysteriousness at this record's core. A haunting moodiness oscillating between nostalgia and future shock. Despite the deadly fixation with SLOW and HEAVY, the album maintains a totally hypnotic swing throughout. Implosion and its lead single 'Imploded Versions' are testaments to being enveloped in bass, seduced by bass, submerged in bass, and utterly crushed by bass, as The Bug and Ghost Dubs seek to craft a new form of dub for zonal headz and Babylon seekers.
Mastered by Stefan Betke (a.k.a. POLE) at Scape Mastering studio, this record is heavy as f-ck without resorting to continuous distortion. It’s low-end worship taken to an absolute extreme, yet remains highly listenable and definitely danceable, albeit at the slowest of paces. Sacred and narcotic, this is low-end worship amplified to the max. Dive in if you dare.
Tracklisting:
01. THE BUG – Hooked (Hyams Gym, Leytonstone)
02. GHOST DUBS – In The Zone
03. THE BUG – Believers (Imperial Gardens, Camberwell)
04. GHOST DUBS – Hope
05. THE BUG – Burial Skank (Arches, Vauxhall)
06. GHOST DUBS – Dub Remote
07. THE BUG – Alien Virus (West Indian Centre, Leeds)
08. GHOST DUBS – Down
09. THE BUG – Militants (The Rocket, Holloway)
10. GHOST DUBS – Into The Mystic
11. THE BUG – Dread (Mass Brixton)
12. GHOST DUBS – Midnight
https://soundcloud.com/the-bug-vs-ghost-dubs/sets/the-bug-vs-ghost-dubs/s-ZAkhMCyRUFs?mc_cid=92ab01d063&mc_eid=38fffc39d4
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Fireground - The Way
2
Fireground - Elisir
3
Fireground - Activate
4
Fireground - Family Trees
5
Fireground - Fixed In Flux (Digital Bonus)
Territories: World excl. UK
FORMAT 12" vinyl, dl card incl. digital bonus
TRACKLIST
1. / A1 The Way 05:31
2. / A2 Elisir 05:03
3. / B1 Activate 05:15
4. / B2 Family Trees 05:01
5. / DX Fixed In Flux (Digital Bonus)
On April 3rd, 2026, Fireground returns to Tresor Records with Refreshing Part 2.
As with the band’s 2023 release of the same name, Refreshing Part 2 is a decisive and fierce collection of percussive techno that nonetheless travels its path with a heightened level of funkiness.
The Italian duo describe the concept behind this collection as being “not about resetting, but about balancing. Refreshing means reconnecting with the present and with the future…focusing on one’s own way in order to prevent the flow from becoming automatic, uncontrolled, and
without orientation. It is more a direction than a path.”
The four tracks on the 12” are hypnotic dives into a full spectrum of club music: the rhythms and sound design guiding the subconscious into visions of past, present and future intermingled, a reminder that all moments co-exist simultaneously.
Side A passes from the stripped-down intensity of The Way through to Elisir (Elixir), which manages to pull off a trick of feeling light and floaty while maintaining the power of its predecessor. The flip side opens with the forceful drive of Activate before making way to the
percussive elasticity of Family Tree, a track which closes out the EP by recalling, in both name and sound, how that which came before deeply affects the now, though often in ways only subliminally perceived.
Digital-only track Fixed in Flux continues this concept, and the overall themes of Refreshing Part 2, with further evocations of intent and movement; remaining present in change, without resisting it, yet without dissolving into it.
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FORMAT 12" vinyl, dl card incl. digital bonus
TRACKLIST
1. / A1 The Way 05:31
2. / A2 Elisir 05:03
3. / B1 Activate 05:15
4. / B2 Family Trees 05:01
5. / DX Fixed In Flux (Digital Bonus)
On April 3rd, 2026, Fireground returns to Tresor Records with Refreshing Part 2.
As with the band’s 2023 release of the same name, Refreshing Part 2 is a decisive and fierce collection of percussive techno that nonetheless travels its path with a heightened level of funkiness.
The Italian duo describe the concept behind this collection as being “not about resetting, but about balancing. Refreshing means reconnecting with the present and with the future…focusing on one’s own way in order to prevent the flow from becoming automatic, uncontrolled, and
without orientation. It is more a direction than a path.”
The four tracks on the 12” are hypnotic dives into a full spectrum of club music: the rhythms and sound design guiding the subconscious into visions of past, present and future intermingled, a reminder that all moments co-exist simultaneously.
Side A passes from the stripped-down intensity of The Way through to Elisir (Elixir), which manages to pull off a trick of feeling light and floaty while maintaining the power of its predecessor. The flip side opens with the forceful drive of Activate before making way to the
percussive elasticity of Family Tree, a track which closes out the EP by recalling, in both name and sound, how that which came before deeply affects the now, though often in ways only subliminally perceived.
Digital-only track Fixed in Flux continues this concept, and the overall themes of Refreshing Part 2, with further evocations of intent and movement; remaining present in change, without resisting it, yet without dissolving into it.
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Drexciya - Intro: Temple Of Dos De Agua 01:00
2
Drexciya - Andreaen Sand Dunes 06:15
3
Drexciya - Running Out Of Space 01:54
4
Drexciya - Universal Element 01:55
5
Drexciya - Habitat 'O' Negative 05:16
6
Drexciya - Funk Release Valve 03:06
7
Drexciya - Organic Hydropoly Spores 02:07
8
Drexciya - Draining Of The Tanks 02:43
9
Drexciya - Surface Terrestrial Colonization 06:56
10
Drexciya - Oxyplasmic Gyration Beam 04:17
11
Drexciya - Triangular Hydrogen Strain 03:55
12
Drexciya - Bottom Feeders 03:25
13
Drexciya - C To The Power Of X + C To The Power Of X=MM=Unknown 02:35
2025 Repress
Territories: World excl. UK
FORMAT FORMAT 2LP, 180g vinyl, silverpantone printed sleeve w/ UV spot varnish, incl. download code with digital bonus tracks
Tracklist 2LP:
A1 Intro: Temple Of Dos De Agua 01:00
A2 Andreaen Sand Dunes 06:15
A3 Running Out Of Space 01:54
A4 Universal Element 01:55
B1 Habitat 'O' Negative 05:16
B2 Funk Release Valve 03:06
B3 Organic Hydropoly Spores 02:07
B4 Draining Of The Tanks 02:43
C1 Surface Terrestrial Colonization 06:56
C2 Oxyplasmic Gyration Beam 04:17
D1 Triangular Hydrogen Strain 03:55
D2 Bottom Feeders 03:25
D3 C To The Power Of X + C To The Power Of X=MM=Unknown 02:35
Release Info:
Tresor Records is proud to announce forthcoming special editions of its entire catalogue of Drexciya and related projects. 2022 marks the 20th anniversary of the passing of James Stinson and the releases of the Transllusion and Shifted Phases albums. In recognition, the rightsholders, their families, and the label have commissioned Detroit-based contemporary artist Matthew Angelo Harrison to re-conceptualize the covers of Tresor's Drexciya-related catalogue. These editions will be released sequentially, bimonthly, starting early-September 2022.
The series starts with Neptune's Lair, first released in 1999, with the Hydro Doorways single arriving shortly after. In November, Harnessed The Storm and Digital Tsunami are coming. In 2023 comes the release of Transllusion in February. The series is completed by the long-awaited re-release of Shifted Phases - The Cosmic Memoirs Of The Late Great Rupert J. Rosinthrope - at the end of March.
These records, individually and as a catalogue, represent some of the most crucial moments in the Tresor label history, with the sound and mythic world of Drexciya undoubtedly inspiring generations.
Sicherheits- und Herstellerinformationen / safety and manufacturer info (GPSR)
WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH
Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
Contact: [email protected]More
Territories: World excl. UK
FORMAT FORMAT 2LP, 180g vinyl, silverpantone printed sleeve w/ UV spot varnish, incl. download code with digital bonus tracks
Tracklist 2LP:
A1 Intro: Temple Of Dos De Agua 01:00
A2 Andreaen Sand Dunes 06:15
A3 Running Out Of Space 01:54
A4 Universal Element 01:55
B1 Habitat 'O' Negative 05:16
B2 Funk Release Valve 03:06
B3 Organic Hydropoly Spores 02:07
B4 Draining Of The Tanks 02:43
C1 Surface Terrestrial Colonization 06:56
C2 Oxyplasmic Gyration Beam 04:17
D1 Triangular Hydrogen Strain 03:55
D2 Bottom Feeders 03:25
D3 C To The Power Of X + C To The Power Of X=MM=Unknown 02:35
Release Info:
Tresor Records is proud to announce forthcoming special editions of its entire catalogue of Drexciya and related projects. 2022 marks the 20th anniversary of the passing of James Stinson and the releases of the Transllusion and Shifted Phases albums. In recognition, the rightsholders, their families, and the label have commissioned Detroit-based contemporary artist Matthew Angelo Harrison to re-conceptualize the covers of Tresor's Drexciya-related catalogue. These editions will be released sequentially, bimonthly, starting early-September 2022.
The series starts with Neptune's Lair, first released in 1999, with the Hydro Doorways single arriving shortly after. In November, Harnessed The Storm and Digital Tsunami are coming. In 2023 comes the release of Transllusion in February. The series is completed by the long-awaited re-release of Shifted Phases - The Cosmic Memoirs Of The Late Great Rupert J. Rosinthrope - at the end of March.
These records, individually and as a catalogue, represent some of the most crucial moments in the Tresor label history, with the sound and mythic world of Drexciya undoubtedly inspiring generations.
Sicherheits- und Herstellerinformationen / safety and manufacturer info (GPSR)
WAS - Word and Sound Medien GmbH
Liebigstrasse 2-20
DE - 22113 Hamburg
Germany
Contact: [email protected]More