Released at the tail-end of 2018, there is much to revisit on Ritual Mystik, Zion I’s album of deep-soul bangers. Unfairly aligned with the West Coast’s hyphy movement, Zion I, in fact, has practiced a far more poised discipline in his work. Sourcing from material like the I Ching and philosophies like Sufism and Taoism, the LA-based rapper has explored his fair share of life’s more arcane matters in his proliferating rhymes. Best-known for his work with producer AmpLive for …
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On his latest effort, Seattle native Porter Ray turns up a deeper, darker sensuality of emotional violence. Emerging from the tutelage of Ishmael Butler (Digable Planets, Shabazz Palaces), Porter Ray secured his own niche in the ever-evolving folds of hip-hop. His smoky, opium-shrouded brand of hip-hop finds an unusual, though comfortable, counterpoint between softly sensual grooves and a bitter evincing of a hard-lived life. Ray’s 2017 Sub Pop debut, Watercolor (following his true debut, 2016’s Nightfall, on indie label Intratecque) …
Humancloud Abandonment dropped on January 22 and even prior to the release, people were pre-ordering the 7″. They were enjoying D.D.B. and the title track that came as an insta-download after purchasing the vinyl. To see the amount of people that copped the vinyl was incredible. Only 100 vinyl pieces are in existence. When they’re gone they’re gone and heads are continuing to support the project. A lot has been going on this past week. People have been reaching to …
The reissue of Humancloud Abandonment is out now. Watch and listen to the interview I did with Nasa of Uncommon Record and follow the links below to cop the 7″ vinyl and the digital full length. 7″ Vinylhttps://uncommonrecords.bandcamp.com/album/d-d-b-b-w-humancloud-abandonment-45rpm-7-single Digital Retail Link:https://orcd.co/tracyjones Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/album/4LRNTR9ndlgZ1ikRSyJpl7?si=rLFji2QuQ1-7FxTEB4HO8w Bandcamp:https://uncommonrecords.bandcamp.com/album/humancloud-abandonment Uncommon Records Announcement:https://www.uncommonnasa.com/nasanews/2021/1/21/tracy-jones-humancloud-abandonment-out-now …
From the reissue of my record, Humancloud Abandonment, pre-orders for the limited addition 7″ of the single D.D.B. are now available. The B-side is the title track. There will only be 100 copies of vinyl in existence. For more details, All the tracks are remastered by Uncommon Record‘s label head, rapper and producer, Nasa. “I’m gonna have a record on vinyl” is me letting it sink in. This record is almost 20 years old. Man, I’m hype to see this …
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