DJ HARRISON HazyMoods

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• Two videos by Ross Harris (NxWorries, Aloe Blacc, Tuxedo) • Member of Butcher Brown • Latest release in Stones Throw’s instrumental hip-hop series (, , Karriem Riggins, Knxwledge)

DESCRIPTION ARTIST: DJ Harrison DJ Harrison is Richmond, VA-based producer and multi- TITLE: HazyMoods instrumentalist Devonne Harris. The son of a radio DJ who CATALOG: l-STH2386 introduced him to the world of record collecting, Harris grew up LABEL: Stones Throw with music, progressing from violin, to high school drum-line, to the GENRE: Hip-Hop/Instrumental BARCODE: 659457238612 Studies program at Virginia Commonwealth University. Despite FORMAT: LP his concentration on drumming, he also continued working with HOME MARKET: Richmond, Virginia other instruments and developed an interest in sampling. Without a RELEASE: 7/28/2017 computer or sampler, he learned to replay samples on the drums, LIST PRICE: $17.98 / CH piano, bass or guitar.

TRACKLISTING (Click Tracks In Blue To Preview Audio) DJ Harrison finds himself inspired by local musicians in the

1. PianoJazz Richmond scene that’s as diverse and nonexclusive as they come. 2. PartyLife Amongst the likes of rappers, producers, punks and bluegrass 3. ClavCrunch bands, he falls within reach of an expansive pool of musicians to 4. CandleLit befriend and collaborate with. He lives and works in Jellowstone, a 5. JazzHaze house turned recording compound occupied by his bandmates in 6. RidinSpokes Butcher Brown, a “garage punk jazz funk” group. HazyMoods —DJ 7. ProcessFresh Harrison’s Stones Throw debut — was recorded there, where the 8. RollSkate living room functions as a communal recording studio. 9. KalimbaTale 10. Drunk808 11. BedSong 12. BonusLevel 13. GameRestart 14. SpaceModulator

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• Kool Keith is on tour (2017/2018) as Dr. Octagon • Press, TV, Radio, Web includes Rolling Stones, Village Voice, L.A Weekly, Complex, Noisey, Viceland, Adult Swim, B-Real TV, The Source, Vlad TV • Very limited edition including exclusive remixes by Kutmasta Kurt & CVLTVR • Skateboards, wheels and apparel coming out on Junkadelic Skateboards

DESCRIPTION ARTIST: Kool Keith The Majestic Mic Marauder known as Kool Keith shape shifts TITLE: Tashan Dorrsett - The Preacher into a new persona as he blesses his cosmic congregation with CATALOG: l-JM82 intergalactic gems on a brand new sonic document called “Tashan LABEL: Junkadelic Music Dorrsett/The Preacher.” Audio Adventurer, Junkaz Lou, supplies the GENRE: Hip-Hop/Rap BARCODE: 659123085014 sci-fi musical backdrop for this new chapter in the life of hip-hop’s FORMAT: LP Picture Disc funky extraterrestrial, so you already know you’re in good hands. HOME MARKET: New York, New York Now prepare to project your soul into the astral plane and always RELEASE: 7/28/2017 remember…”Beyonce’s mom, She’s the bomb!” LIST PRICE: $24.98 / CT

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1. Let Me Breath 2. Spanked 3. Do You Wanna Ride? 4. V.I.P 5. The Preacher 6. Touch Her 7. Basquiat ft. Big Sche, Mic Handz & Dane Uno 8. Referee ft. Dane Uno 9. Basquiat (KutMasta Kurt Remix) 10. The Preacher (Genesis Remix) 11. V.I.P (CVLTVRE Remix) 12. Basquiat (KutMasta Kurt Remix) Instrumental 13. The Preacher (Genesis Remix) Instrumental 14. V.I.P (CVLTVRE Remix) Instrumental

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• Debut release on Street Corner Music from the CT based producer • A dope collection of instrumentals, “Laid back vibes with a punch.”

DESCRIPTION ARTIST: Foisey “Foisey’s music got into my hands through Mutant Academy. I TITLE: Byrds became aware of these RVA kids last year and told them to send a CATALOG: l-SCM124 / c-SCM124 pack. What initially stood out was the beats from Foisey, a young cat LABEL: Street Corner Music from Connecticut. He kept sending packs and I put together a dope GENRE: Hip-Hop/Instrumental BARCODE: 659123084413 / N/A SCM124 collection of his instrumentals. Laid back vibes with a punch. You FORMAT: LP / Cassette won’t be disappointed.” HOME MARKET: Norwich, Connecticut RELEASE: 7/28/2017 LIST PRICE: $16.98 / CQ / $9.9 / AH

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1. bak.hohm 2. [urMy] SpecialTheng 3. BetweenUs 4. NoGains 5. dirtiwrk 6. feeling 7. 1love 8. Bikini 9. Raspberri 10. byrds 11. latch 12. silhouette 13. HaveYew 14. DntSayGoodnite 15. highmemore 16. YewrPresnce 1 7. feathr 18. ShwEm.86 19. xtacee.musik 20. -<33333333

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• Repress/Re-solicitation of the heralded archival soul compilation from Now Again Records • Made available thirty three years after they were recorded, these songs are funk arranged with dangerous complexity and performed with precision

DESCRIPTION ARTIST: Amnesty Fans of the exquisite, often never-before-released funk championed TITLE: Free Your Mind: The 700 West Sessions by Now Again Records are no stranger to Amnesty. Based in CATALOG: l-NA5027 Indianapolis in the early 1970s, the group released only two obscure LABEL: Now Again Records 45s in their recording career. Birthed from the same scene as the GENRE: Funk/Soul Ebony Rhythm Band, Amnesty had a political edge similar to LA BARCODE: 659457502713 Carnival and the hardest brass section since The Kashmere Stage FORMAT: 2XLP HOME MARKET: Indianapolis, Indiana Band. RELEASE: 7/28/2017 LIST PRICE: $23.98 / FI In 1973 Amnesty recorded five hard, vocal funk numbers alongside some ballads and a handful of demos based around nothing more TRACKLISTING than guitar accompaniment. Only two songs were ever released;

1. Can I Help You? Amnesty’s biting, difficult-to-categorize prog/rock/soul/funk stretched 2. Love Fades far beyond Indianpolis’s bounds and the band didn’t have a label 3. Mister President to take them to the next level. Finally made available thirty three 4. Free Your Mind years after they were recorded, these songs are funk arranged with 5. We Have Love dangerous complexity and performed with precision – arguably the 6. Lord Help Me most unique funk to originate from Naptown, and some of the best 7. Three Cheers For My Baby music of its kind. 8. Trouble Will Remain 9. We’ve Come A Long Way 10. Liberty

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• Produced by New Orleans own Professor Shorthair • Limited release • Fourth release in the highly sought after NOLA Breaks 45rpm series

DESCRIPTION ARTIST: Professor Shorthair FUNK YEAH! The Professor’s back with another double dose of TITLE: NOLA Breaks (Jean Knight / The Meters) boom bap re-works from the Crescent City. Jean Knight’s “Do CATALOG: f-SJ109 Me” gets treated to added breaks and vocal samples to achieve LABEL: Superjock Records maximum funkyness! On the flip, The Meters “Find Yourself” will GENRE: Funk/Hip-Hop BARCODE: 659123089319 have your head nodding along with the heavy drums and clean cuts FORMAT: 7" Orange Vinyl (we see you, Naughty By Nature). This sureshot 45rpm is pressed HOME MARKET: New Orleans, Louisiana up on orange colored vinyl. RELEASE: 7/28/2017 LIST PRICE: $10.98 / CI

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A. Jean Knight - Do Me

B. The Meters - Find Yourself

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• Los Angeles native Benedek’s catalog includes collaborations with Dam-Funk, Delroy Edwards and Tom Noble • Benedek is a producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and DJ whose compositions bridge the nebulous territories of house, boogie, hip-hop, jazz-fusion and experimental new age

DESCRIPTION ARTIST: Benedek Get 2 know Nicky Benedek: a producer, songwriter, multi- TITLE: Bene's World instrumentalist and DJ. His compositions bridge the nebulous CATALOG: l-LR090 territories of house, boogie, hip-hop, jazz-fusion and experimental LABEL: Leaving Records new age. GENRE: Funk/Electronic BARCODE: 659457520410 FORMAT: LP Born and bred in Los Angeles, Benedek began pulling inspiration HOME MARKET: Los Angeles, from the city’s structural and visual dichotomies at a young age. He RELEASE: 7/28/2017 picked up a guitar at 9 years-old, taking note of any and all sonic LIST PRICE: $16.98 / CQ surroundings, from prevalent West Coast G-funk to the synthesized sound effects in video games to a Herbie Hancock record pulled TRACKLISTING (Click Tracks In Blue To Preview Audio) from his dad’s collection. Amongst a complex set of influences, funk

1. On My Way took a hold on his heart by high school. 2. Westin’ 3. Big Nite City (Sax Mix) Bene’s World is Benedek’s second Leaving Records release, 4. Castle 2 Castle following last year’s Coolin’ EP as well as a full-length debut on 5. Ocean Park (Ft. Just Tony) the influential Peoples Potential Unlimited label. His catalogue also 6. Tuff Luv includes collaborations with Dam-Funk, Delroy Edwards and Tom 7. Afterglo Noble. Recorded between his Koreatown studio and the West LA 8. Sonatine home he grew up in, Bene’s World captures the characteristically-LA mingling of urban action and canyon seclusion.

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• All female outfit with a heavy dance floor version of Nina Simone’s “See Line Woman”, done in Afrobeat style • Co-written by Tom Brenneck (of The Dapkings, The Budos Band and The Menahan Street Band) • Engineered by Sydney Mills of Steel Pulse • Unreleased music from the vaults

DESCRIPTION ARTIST: Toli & The Femm Nameless Led by Trombonist Toli Nameless (who recorded with Antibalas on TITLE: See Line their classic version of Willie Colon’s Che Che Colé), The Femm CATALOG: t-KOO003 Nameless picked up where the Godfather of Afro beat, Fela LABEL: Kooyman Records Anikulapo Kuti left off, just after meeting Sandra Izsadore. They were GENRE: Afrobeat/Dub an 8-piece band, comprised ENTIRELY of women, with a powerful BARCODE: 659123091510 and un-mistakable energy that could only come from a woman, or in FORMAT: 10" this case, eight women. HOME MARKET: New York, New York

RELEASE: 7/28/2017 LIST PRICE: $16.98 / CQ Unless you were in Brooklyn in 2003, you may have never heard of the Femm Nameless, let alone these three recordings that we are TRACKLISTING proud to bring to you today. Long defunct, the group disbanded after

A. some active years of performing live and recording an incredible See Line demo that never saw the light of day - until now.

B. We dug into the vaults, mastered and unearthed these jams from Talk Da Shit Toli & The Femm Nameless the proper way, on a heavy weight piece Deaf Ears (Instrumental Dub) of 10” vinyl! The release includes a dance floor monster- a cover of Nina Simone’s See Line Woman, flipped upside down in fine Afro Beat fashion!

The ideas on the record were put together by Toli, along with Tom Brenneck (of The Dapkings, The Budos Band and The Menahan Street Band) and Ernesto Abreau (of Antibalas) . The record was recorded and engineered in East Flatbush, Brooklyn by Sydney Mills (of Steel Pulse).

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• “The Hierotrope Series” is a collection of 7” 45 singles with 2-sided on-record phonotropic artwork that comes to life when viewed in a camera/phone in direct light • The music for the series will be a variety of unreleased songs from the Hiero vault and featured singles from upcoming projects released bi-monthly • All design/animation of the series is created by Unjust via Elevation Nation, long-time Hieroglyphics collaborator • Promo video of the record in action

DESCRIPTION ARTIST: First Light (Opio + Pep Love) Hieroglyphics Imperium and Elevation Nation present “The TITLE: Livin' the Life b/w FU2 Hierotrope Series”; A collection of 7” 45 singles with 2 sided on- CATALOG: f-HIERO1701 record phonotropic artwork that comes to life, animating when LABEL: Hieroglyphics Imperium/Elevation Nation viewed in a camera/phone in direct light. The music for the series will GENRE: Hip-Hop/Rap be a variety of unreleased songs from the Hiero vault, and featured BARCODE: 000071117010 singles from upcoming projects released bi-monthly. FORMAT: 7" Picture Disc

HOME MAKET: Oakland, California All design/animation of the series is created by Unjust via Elevation RELEASE: 7/28/2017 LIST PRICE: $16.98 / CQ Nation, long-time Hieroglyphics collaborator. Keeping in tradition with Hieroglyphics’ tradition of innovation, landmark creative quality, TRACKLISTING and independent ideology, this series gives its listeners/viewers a

A. truly unique bonus value, adding an extra layer of visual stimuli to Livin’ the Life the beloved physical act of playing a record. Marrying art, music, and technology, The Hierotrope Series promises to be on-going treat for

B. Hip-Hop heads, vinyl heads, and tech-heads alike. FU2 This single in the series is First Light (Opio + Pep Love), “Livin’ the Life” b/w “FU2”, 2 previously unreleased songs that were cut from The “Fallacy Fantasy” album, produced by Unjust.

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• Features remixes from Nick Catchdubs, Treasure Fingers, Madeaux, and High Klassified

DESCRIPTION ARTIST: Moby Moby is a true electronic music pioneer. He redefined rave on TITLE: Black Lacquer singles like 1990s “Go,” then slowed down to explore its aftermath CATALOG: e-FGR181 on the multiplatinum Play LP. Decades later, the man is still firing LABEL: Fool's Gold GENRE: Electronic off pointed, personal salvos and dance music curveballs from his BARCODE: 852878007557 LA studio—and, in a most fitting partnership, he’s enlisted Fool’s FORMAT: EP Gold to remix his iconic catalog on the diverse new Black Lacquer HOME MARKET: New York, New York EP. Treasure Fingers, Madeaux, High Klassified, and FG co-founder RELEASE: 7/28/2017 Nick Catchdubs each put their own spin on Moby hits like “Natural LIST PRICE: $15.98 / CP Blues” and “Porcelain,” bouncing from industrial experiments and futuristic techno workouts to late-night house and zooted club bass. TRACKLISTING (Click Tracks In Blue To Preview Audio) Black Lacquer isn’t the Moby you’ve heard before, but a surprising

1. Go (Treasure Fingers Remix) collection that keeps his trailblazing spirit alive. Sleeve by Wax 2. Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad? (Madeaux Remix) Studios. 3. Natural Blues (High Klassified Remix) 4. Porcelain (Nick Catchdubs Kaleidoscopic Mind Mix)

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• Limited to 300 Units. • Collaboration between veteran hip-hop artists from NJ. • K-Def will be on tour in Japan during mid July • Artifacts frequently tour US & Europe

DESCRIPTION ARTIST: K-Def feat. The Artifacts Back with a surprise release, The Artifacts are well intact with their TITLE: Left In My Dust latest single, “Left In My Dust”. In true New Jersey fashion, the CATALOG: f-RDF119 dynamite MC duo of Tame One and El Da Sensei have joined forces LABEL: Redefinition Records with fellow Jersey vet, K-Def handling production. With a collective GENRE: Hip-Hop/Rap BARCODE: N/A RDF119 back catalog of hip-hop gems dating back to the early 90s, the FORMAT: 7" trio comfortably rejuvenates the spirit of the past in this 7” single. HOME MARKET: Newark, New Jersey Thanks to the vintage 90s era production by K-Def, this is certain to RELEASE: 7/28/2017 delight fans of Artifacts’ earlier work. The title itself, “Left In My Dust” LIST PRICE: $8.98 / CF samples one of the group’s staples, “C’mon the Git Down” and this is as authentic as it gets for 2017. Instrumental on the b-side. Limited TRACKLISTING pressing.

A. Left in My Dust (Vocal)

B. Left In My Dust (Instrumental)

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• Repress on pink vinyl • Limited to 300 • 7th pressing - all other pressings have sold out

DESCRIPTION ARTIST: Marlena Shaw Going one above today’s current wild wild west landscape of digital TITLE: Woman of the Ghetto (Akshin Alizadeh Mixes) sampling and officially licensing a legendary ‘60s-era song that’s CATALOG: f-CB17 made its rounds in the golden era of sample based hip-hop. Akshin LABEL: Cold Busted GENRE: Hip-Hop/Remix Alizadeh, the man from Azerbaijan, is the lucky one tapped from the BARCODE: 702334207024 label’s roster to remix Marlena Shaw’s “Woman of the Ghetto.” FORMAT: 7” HOME MARKET: Baku, Azerbaijan The producer’s strong funk and nu-jazz influences, as well as his RELEASE: 7/28/2017 ability to combine funky grooves with punchy hip-hop beats, are on LIST PRICE: $8.98 / CF full display once again. Rightfully dramatic orchestral strings give way to bluesy rhythmic wah-wah guitar plucking, slightly cabaret-ish TRACKLISTING (Click Tracks In Blue To Preview Audio) piano, pitch bending keys, and a totally sultry sax. The percussion

A. sounds like signature Alizadeh with a flickering hat pattern, well Woman Of The Ghetto (Akshin Alizadeh Remix) placed snare rolls, and punchy interplay with the kick. For the DJs needing to spice things up, an instrumental is included.

B. Woman Of The Ghetto (Akshin Alizadeh Instrumental Mix)

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• Features the hit singles Check Me Out, Face The World & U See Us • Upon its initial release Nipsey put out the album for free on all mixtape sites and then released a 1000 CDs at $100 each, selling them all out in the first week • Limited to 500 copies worldwide 180gm vinyl - side A/B on red vinyl, side C/D on white vinyl

DESCRIPTION ARTIST: Nipsey Hussle Cult West Coast rapper Nipsey Hussle has released a slew of TITLE: Crenshaw mixtapes since 2005, earning co-signs from Drake and CATALOG: l-OMINC013 along the way. 2013s Crenshaw, hosted by DJ Drama, featured the LABEL: Omerta Inc. hit singles Check Me Out, Face The World & U See Us. Upon its GENRE: Hip-Hop/Rap BARCODE: 827565062140 initial release Nipsey put out the album for free on all mixtape sites FORMAT: 2XLP Red & White Vinyl and then released a 1000 CDs at $100 each, selling them all out in HOME MARKET: Los Angeles, California the first week. RELEASE: 7/28/2017 LIST PRICE: $29.98 / CU Omerta Inc. will be bringing Nipsey to vinyl for the first time ever, with a deluxe release of his seminal 2013 tape - Crenshaw. Limited TRACKLISTING to 500 copies worldwide, on 2 x 180gm vinyl - side a/b on red vinyl,

1. Crenshaw Blvd side c/d on white vinyl. 2. U See Us 3. Checc Me Out (feat. Cobby Supreme & ) 4. The Weather (feat. & Cuzzy Capone) 5. All Get Right (feat. J. Stone) 6. More or Less 7. 4 In The Mornin’ 8. Don’t Take Days Off (feat. Dubb & Tai Phillips) 9. H-Town (feat. Cobby Supreme & Dom Kennedy) 10. Drop Coupes 11. Face The World 12. Blessings 13. Summertime in that Cutless 14. Change Nothing 15. If You Were Mine (feat. Sade & James Fauntleroy 16. Come Over (feat. James Fauntleroy) 1 7. Hate It Or Love It (feat. Teeflii) 18. 1 of 1 (feat. BH) 19. Go Long (feat. Slim Thug & Z-R0) 20. No Regrets (feat. Zeke) 2 1. Crenshaw Slauson (True Story)

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• First edition special vinyl and CD pressing • For fans of 100% sample based instrumental hip-hop. • Latest release from Los Angeles based beatmaker Dday One • Limited quantities worldwide • Six previously unreleased tracks • Remastered by Bruce Leighton, known for his work with Public Enemy and The Coup • Original cover art photography by Dday one

DESCRIPTION ARTIST: Dday One Dday One revisits Journal with a ten track extended version entitled TITLE: Journal | Extended Journal | Extended. The release features remastered versions of the CATALOG: l-CNT1030 / cd-CNT1030 original four tracks accompanied by six previously unreleased cuts. LABEL: The Content Label GENRE: Instrumental/Hip-Hop BARCODE: 647732 574159 / 191091409350 The tracks on Journal | Extended date from the same period, as FORMAT: LP / CD the prolific Dday One was realizing a spectrum of sample-based HOME MARKET: Los Angeles, California experiments. Influenced by personal entries from Dday One’s RELEASE: 7/28/2017 studio journals (one of which is pictured in the cover art), the music LIST PRICE: $19.98 / CR / $13.98 / AM shows the producer constructing new musical possibilities within his unique style. Flipped beats and layered samples abound, placed in TRACKLISTING (Click Tracks In Blue To Preview Audio) compelling arrangements that affirm Dday One’s pensive attention

1. Drum In The Day, To Sing At Night to detail. Tracks like “Heiwa”, evoking the melancholia of a traveler’s 2. Heiwa search for inner truth, “Meaning”, characterized by otherworldly tones 3. Mouth 2 Mouth and textures, and “Rhythm Section”, with its playful introduction to 4. Contaminated Energy the cut’s instrumentation elements, are just a few highlights of this 5. Take One, Take Two skillful selection. 6. Cielo Azul 7. Meaning Journal | Extended was remastered by legendary Bay Area engineer 8. Rhythm Section Bruce Leighton, known for his work with Public Enemy and The 9. Everyday Coup. The project also features photography by Dday One, including 10. Can I Get A Witness images of notes, ideas, and sketches from his studio journals. These photos provide an intimate look into the producer’s creative process.

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• Second release from Love Cryme following their 2013 debut • Tim Tucker of Love Cryme recently released a sought after 7” with Brian Ellis under the name Birdbone Unlimited, and has upcoming solo projects as well as a collaboration with Boogie legend Alfonzo • Club-friendly 45rpm cut with vocal & instrumental of both tracks

DESCRIPTION ARTIST: Love Cryme Love Cryme is back with another club-ready pressing of their TITLE: Electric Lady b/w Under The N Fluence signature Sacramento based boogie funk sound. This is the much CATALOG: EPP006 anticipated follow up to their sought after 2013 debut on RysQue’ LABEL: Eddie Pendergrass Presents Records, and is Eddie Pendergrass Present’s first 12” offering. GENRE: Soul/Funk/R&B “Electric Lady” is a smooth, soulful scorcher while “Under The N BARCODE: 708744706119 Fluence” has a New Jack Swing influenced party vibe. FORMAT: 12" RELEASE: 7/28/2017 LIST PRICE: $14.98 / CN

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A. Electric Lady Electric Lady (Instrumental)

B. Under The N Fluence Under The N Fluence (Instrumental)

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• Eliot Lipp’s follow up to his 2016 album “Come To Life,” featuring a remix from Emancipator and collaborations with Cherub and Gibbz • Press and radio promo for the album will be handled by Terrorbird • With influences from sci-fi soundtracks and 70s and 80s funk, he channels a collection of weird, high-definition, melodic beats

DESCRIPTION ARTIST: Eliot Lipp Austin-based musician Eliot Lipp delivers “Skywave”; an album Lipp TITLE: Skywave has been working on for the past several months. With influences from CATALOG: l-YL1743 sci-fi soundtracks and 70s and 80s funk, he channels a collection of LABEL: Young Heavy Souls weird, high-definition, melodic beats. In these nine songs Lipp feels GENRE: Electronic he “might have everything I want to say in one moment.” Recreating BARCODE: 711583238352 key musical moments in a current and relatable way was the goal FORMAT: LP in producing Skywave and giving himself permission to take some HOME MARKET: Tacoma, Washington risks as well. RELEASE: 7/28/2017 LIST PRICE: $22.98 / CS With a versatile approach, Lipp has created opportunities to connect with some of the artists he first looked up to, playing in cities across TRACKLISTING (Click Tracks In Blue To Preview Audio) America and abroad always returning to his hometown in the Pacific Northwest. 1. I Told Ya Collaboration plays a role in all his albums. He’s been a fan of 2. Sun Comes Out Emancipator for a years now and was beyond excited to get his “Not 3. Not Quite Awake (Emancipator Remix) Quite Awake” remix. He asked DMC champ Chris Karns to scratch 4. Joyride on ‘Joyride’. In addition to doing cuts, Chris ended up playing live 5. Reflection drums and layering unique vocal samples. 6. Tides ‘Reflection’ came from a jam session with Gibbz and Cherub in their 7. Spiders Nashville studio.

8. Advance One of Lipp’s biggest musical influences last year came from a group 9. Rise Fall Rise of producers from Seattle that call themselves Fish Tank Friends. Most of them had a hand in the early stages of ‘Spiders’.

With monthly trips planned from Texas back to Washington, he anticipates more evenings surrounded by friends, fans, and new listeners where he brings everyone together through the touch of a button.

“Skywave” is released by label on Young Heavy Souls. Available on vinyl, CD and cassette.

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• Limited to 500 copies • Blue colored vinyl • For the first time on a 45rpm, this single features two tracks off of Rebirth’s Grammy-Award winning album “Rebirth of New Orleans”

DESCRIPTION ARTIST: Rebirth Brass Band New Orleans Brass Funk! For the first time on a 45rpm, this single TITLE: I Like It Like That b/w Do It Again features two tracks off of Rebirth’s Grammy-Award winning album CATALOG: f-SJ108 “Rebirth of New Orleans.” Hailed by the New York Times as “a LABEL: Superjock Records New Orleans institution,” the Rebirth Brass Band have been at the GENRE: Hip-Hop/Funk BARCODE: 720260166017 forefront of the brass band revival that they helped kick off over FORMAT: 7” Blue Vinyl 30 years ago. While committed to upholding the tradition of brass HOME MARKET: New Orleans, Louisiana bands, they’ve also extended themselves into the realms of Funk RELEASE: 7/28/2017 and Hip-Hop to create their own signature sound. LIST PRICE: $10.98 / CI “I Like It Like That” starts off with a sousaphone horn line that’s as TRACKLISTING muddy as the Mississippi River. When the drums and horns kick in,

A. you’ll wanna jump up and party like it’s Mardi Gras! I Like It Like That “Do It Again” is an infectious party anthem (Geaux Saints!) that’ll stir

B. your Soul and make you wanna lose your drawers at the same time! Do It Again In the words of Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist, Flea, “Hard as hell, free as a ray of light, there is not a band on earth that is better. Stunning.”

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• Limited to 400 copies worldwide • Recorded to analog 4-track tape • Former member of The Great Revivers • The Vicious Seeds from Saint Petersburg, Russia

DESCRIPTION ARTIST: The Vicious Seeds Formed in late-2016, Saint Petersburg, Russia’s “The Vicious Seeds” TITLE: Sneaker Collector b/w African Spy got to work, bringing their heavy, guitar-driven funk to the people. For CATALOG: f-LBR4508 music lovers and dancers alike, this guitar/bass/drums/percussion LABEL: Lugnut Brand unit ditched their punk past and dove headfirst into the sounds of GENRE: Funk BARCODE: 720260569115 1970’s Library Music (Music owned by labels and created specifically FORMAT: 7” to place as background tracks for TV, radio, and film projects). What HOME MARKET: Saint Petersburg, Russia came out of their studies was some hard-driving funk with catchy RELEASE: 7/28/2017 hooks that’ll keep you coming back for more. LIST PRICE: $7.98 / CE During the 2017 New Year holiday, The Vicious Seeds hunkered TRACKLISTING down in an underground recording studio to lay down their brand

A. new, old-school sound onto 4-track tape. Here, from Lugnut Brand Sneaker Collector Records is their debut recording. Sneaker Collector b/w African Spy, is sure to delight the hardcore funk-heads as well as the DJ set.

B. Cratediggers be warned! This set is fire! African Spy

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• Limited to 150 copies world-wide • Members of Joe Baer Magnant Group

DESCRIPTION ARTIST: Capriccio, Magnant & Associates Capriccio, Magnant & Associates has been providing The Bay TITLE: Local Government Victory b/w Gavel Strike Area and surrounding communities with a wide range of quality CATALOG: f-LBR4507 musical services since 2016. With more than 56 years of combined LABEL: Lugnut Brand experience, rest assured that our skilled musicians can provide GENRE: Jazz/Funk BARCODE: 720260569122 efficient and comprehensive harmonic solutions. We handle matters FORMAT: 7” involving beats and feels, chords, melodies and more. When you are HOME MARKET: Pittsburg, California (Label) in need of reliable musical services, you can count on us to help you RELEASE: 7/28/2017 navigate some of the most complex musical matters. LIST PRICE: $7.98 / CE

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A. Local Government Victory

B. Gavel Strike

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• E-blasts to 27,000+ newsletter subscribers • Fan engagement, interactions via social media • Adwords

DESCRIPTION ARTIST: Es-K & Loupo Transmitting crucial beats from Burlington, the Vermont-based TITLE: Symbiosis producers Es-K and Loupo have crafted a smooth, introspective CATALOG: t-CB68 long-player for the Cold Busted label titled Symbiosis. Holland-born LABEL: Cold Busted Es-K (Essential Knowledge) is known for his monthly Spontaneous GENRE: Instrumental/Hip-Hop BARCODE: 702334207529 Grooves series (where a collection of tracks are created in one FORMAT: 10" sitting) and his vital 2016 album Passages. Fellow VT rhythm- HOME MARKET: Burlington, Vermont wrangler Loupo is also on the rise, with a recent album on the RELEASE: 7/28/2017 Melody Soul label named Good Company. This new collaborative LIST PRICE: $19.98 / CR release, Symbiosis, is a brilliant meeting-of-the-minds, blending the styles of these two talents over the course of ten tracks. The result TRACKLISTING is deep and meaningful as well as groovy and ‘headz approved,’

1. Agua showcasing the duo’s penchant for envelope pushing in terms of 2. Valerian Root atmosphere, melody, and rhythm. 3. Nitelites 4. Road To From the opening chords of “Aqua” – reminiscent of expansive works 5. Gavel from the likes of Lonnie Linston Smith – Symbiosis sets itself apart in 6. Virtuality the realm of beat-conscious production projects. Sparkling Rhodes 7. TwoTone piano, a winding jazz bass line, and an overall pensive vibe lead 8. Shut midway into a funky drum part, which almost seems curiously added 9. CooLit as an afterthought. The fusion-istic instrumentation and understated, 10. April downbeat rhythm flavor continue throughout Symbiosis, shining on cool cuts like “Road To”, the tough, slow motion stepper “Gavel”, “TwoTone” with its jerky beats and film noir attitude, and “CooLit”s cosmic quiet storm meditation. Es-K and Loupo are onto something unique and special, and Symbiosis lays out their fruit of their sonic exploration for all to enjoy.

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• ‘Moving On’ invites us to dive deep into the great sounds of and music • You can enjoy eight covers and two original songs on this album that the artists have carefully selected for your listening pleasure • This independent label has been tirelessly devoted to Jamaican sounds, putting out original recordings of great artists such as , Dave Barker, Dennis Alcaponne, Laurel Aitken, The Skatalites, Roy Ellis or

DESCRIPTION ARTIST: Roy & Yvonne Two summers ago, Roy and Yvonne got together on a stage again TITLE: Moving On after 45 years dedicated to their personal lives away from their artistic CATALOG: l-LQ069 / cd-LQ069 careers. Promoter and producer Mark Morales and Wally Caro, from Los Angeles, were responsible for bringing Roy and Yvonne back to LABEL: Liquidator Music where they belong, the stage, at an intimate and emotional concert GENRE: Rocksteady/Ska/Soul/ enjoyed by about a hundred people. During the following months BARCODE: 8435008882228 / 8435008882235 and until today, Roy and Yvonne continued what destiny had written FORMAT: LP / CD out for them since the day they were born: continue their musical legacy worldwide. Roy and Yvonne have consolidated themselves HOME MARKET: as generational musicians, able to adapt to changing times without RELEASE: 7/28/2017 forgetting or their music. They continue to please their LIST PRICE: $17.98 / CH / $10.98 / AJ audiences here and there, often more committed and respectful than their fellow islanders. No one is a prophet in his own land.

TRACKLISTING Speaking of the album, ‘Moving On’ invites us to dive deep into the great sounds of Ska and Rocksteady music. For this occasion, Roy 1. Surely I Love You and Yvonne worked with some fabulous studio musicians under the direction of Teddy Garcia in Washington DC. Mixed by the renowned 2. My Baby producer Mike Mariconda, you can enjoy eight covers and two 3. Ohh La La original songs on this album that the artists have carefully selected for your listening pleasure. The songs stand out for their intriguing 4. My Jealous Eyes composition and arrangements adapted to Jamaican rhythms. Our 5. Someday time travel commences with the first sounds in the album. The opener 6. You Brought Me Back to Life shuffle ‘Surely I Love You’ is followed by ‘My Baby’ and ‘Ooh La La’. ‘My Jealous Eyes’ gives way to the lovely rocksteady ‘Someday’. ‘You 7. I’m In Love With A Girl Brought Me Back To Life’ is another great Rocksteady track sung by 8. Moving On Yvonne Harrison. The two original songs ‘Moving On’ and ‘You Say No’ deserve a special mention, with the former being the name giver 9. You Say No to the album. After this journey through different grooves, Mr. Panton 10. I Dig You Baby waves goodbye with the fearless reggae rhythm ‘I Dig You Baby’, he did not have much opportunity to highlight this style in his career, but it shows once again the courage, passion and dedication with which he continues to exceed his fans’ expectations with new and danceable rhythms.

‘Moving On’ is a talisman that will surely bring more and new success to Roy and Yvonne. You hold in your hands the first studio album recorded by the duo throughout their career. And from this day, it has already become a classic and a collector’s item.

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• The band became legendary, backing all the developing artists of the day, such as Toots and The Maytals, and “The Wailing Wailers” featuring Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer • Hugely popular groups, like The Police, The Clash, The Specials, The English Beat, Sublime and No Doubt, all have their roots firmly planted in the music of The Skatalites

DESCRIPTION ARTIST: The Skatalites “We hope you enjoy listening to our music as much as we enjoy TITLE: Walk With Me performing it for you!” That’s how Tommy McCook used to greet CATALOG: l-LQ064 / cd-LQ064 to the audience by at every performance of The Skatalites that he LABEL: Liquidator Music hosted. GENRE: Ska/Jazz BARCODE: 4250137202068 / 4250137202051 Since reforming after an almost 20 year hiatus in 1983, and beginning FORMAT: LP / CD regular touring as a unit in 1989, they have not stopped thrilling HOME MARKET: Jamaica audiences in every corner of the globe. Even after 48 years, and RELEASE: 7/28/2017 various lineup changes as members leave one stage for another, the LIST PRICE: $17.98 / CH / $10.98 / AJ band continues to perform and record new music in the inimitable Jamaican style, like only they can. The road has been long and hard, TRACKLISTING and sadly, seen most of the original members pass on. Often asked “when will you stop?” and “how do you keep doing it after all these 1. Desert Ska years?”, the answer is simple: never - It’s the love of the music and the way our fans respond that keep us going Forward! 2. Lalibela

3. Hot Flash Featuring original alto sax man Lester “Ska” Sterling and vocalist 4. The Leader Doreen Shaffer, along with the current lineup of outstanding 5. Love Is The Way musicians they have chosen to accompany them, the band proudly 6. Walk With Me presents Walk With Me -their long-awaited collection of newly 7. Piece For Peace recorded classics and brand new compositions. This new release features some of the last tracks ever recorded by founding member 8. Song For My Father and legendary drummer Lloyd Knibb, who not only perfected the ska 9. Little Theresa beat but paved the way for nearly every single reggae drummer after 10. King Solomon him. “Love Is The Way” was the last song he recorded. RIP. 11. Dub Lalibela We are forever indebted to the inspiration and talent of , Lloyd Brevett, Don Drummond, Jerome “jah jerry” Haynes, Lloyd Knibb, Tommy McCook, Donat “Jackie” Mittoo, John “Dizzy Johnny” Moore, and , collectively known as The Skatalites.

Thanks to all who gave so much of themselves to make this project possible and pleasurable.

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• Arguably the most active original Jamaican singer of the last 50 years • A founding member of The Skatalites since 1963, she has toured the world countless times, taking the legacy of Ska, Rocksteady and Reggae music

DESCRIPTION ARTIST: Doreen Shaffer Monika Johnson, better known as Doreen Shaffer, is arguably TITLE: First Lady of Ska the most active original Jamaican singer of the last 50 years. A CATALOG: f-LQ099 founding member of The Skatalites since 1963, she has toured the LABEL: Liquidator Music world countless times, taking the legacy of Ska, Rocksteady and GENRE: Ska/Rocksteady BARCODE: 8435008885847 Reggae music to the most remote parts of the planet, from the most FORMAT: 7” underground venues to the most important festivals. HOME MARKET: Jamaica RELEASE: 7/28/2017 Her work at the head of The Skatalites is probably the one that will LIST PRICE: $8.98 / CF consecrate her and for which she will be remembered for centuries, however, her brief solo work, like this single which we are presenting TRACKLISTING today, endorses her as one of the best Jamaican singers of all time.

A. Smile The independence of Jamaica in 1962 brought a musical creativity of which not only the island still profits today. The Steadytones, from B. southern Germany, recreate that golden age, making it tangible, I Can’t Give you Anything But Love (Baby) audible and perceptible. A perfect band for backing the ‘First Lady of Ska’.

Great interpreters of the variety of styles that emerged in the 1960s, especially in Jamaica, but also in other corners of the world, The Steadytones take their “explosive reggay” sound far beyond the borders of their native Germany. Their work with renowned and influential artists as Stranger Cole, Keith & Tex or Doreen Shaffer, endorse them as one of the most appreciated bands nowadays.

The chemistry produced when Doreen met The Steadytones was registered in the studio and pressed in this single of exquisite production in which you can find two standards from the last century, taking them to their field and giving them a complete new dimension for our enjoyment, an indispensable release In the discography of any good music lover.

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• Roy Ellis ever first recordings, 50 years after being originally released, never before had been repressed in any format • The recording was produced by Sonny Burke in 1963 and came out in 1964 under the English label Ember Records • Remastered for pressing a deluxe 7” single, with previously unseen pictures and liner notes written by Roy Ellis himself

DESCRIPTION ARTIST: Roy Ellis In 1964 Roy Ellis, a Jamaican teenager, released two of his first TITLE: The Beginning compositions backed by the best talents from Jamaican music: CATALOG: f-LQ082 Ernest Ranglin on guitar, Georgie Fame on organ, Tony Washington LABEL: Liquidator Music on piano, Eddie ‘Tan Tan’ Thornton playing trumpet, Rico on GENRE: Ska/Blue Beat/R&B BARCODE: 8435008884109 trombone, Sonny Burke on sax, among some others who Roy Ellis FORMAT: 7” can’t properly remember now, after half a century. HOME MARKET: Jamaica RELEASE: 7/28/2017 Roy Ellis recalls: “I met a guy called Sonny Burke, he was a singer, LIST PRICE: $8.98 / CF saxophone player and producer. He was always looking for young talent at that time, so I went to him to introduce myself. I remember TRACKLISTING this time very clearly... Well I tried to write some songs. I came with

A. three titles that I wrote: ‘I Don’t Want You Anymore’ (aka ‘Another Mr. Wang Man’), ‘Everyday You Got Me Crying Girl’, ‘Mr. Wang’. He liked all three of them, but he only recorded two. In the studio, at that time,

B. playing rhythm Guitar on the record, was the master Ernest Ranglin, Another Man on the organ was Georgie Fame, on the piano was Tony Washington, on Trumpet was Eddy Tantan, who much later became a member of Georgie Fame & the Blue Fame Band. So we recorded the songs ‘Another Man’ and ‘Mr. Wang’.

Then Roy Ellis met his colleagues with whom formed The Bees, Pyramids, Symarip, etc. and sold millions of records, and the rest is history… until nowadays, when Roy Ellis is one of the most prolific and recognized Jamaican talents, having released over 50 records and played live all over the world.

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• A must have album for all Jamaican music lovers, DJs and collectors • Originally released on blank in 1969 • Produced by Boris Gardiner • B side repressed for the first time • The original blank release is valued in hundreds of dollars in the collector’s market

DESCRIPTION ARTIST: Roy Panton Produced by Boris Gardiner, originally was released on Bronco label TITLE: Endless Memory b/w Tell Me as a strictly limited single, released as a ‘blank’ record. Producers CATALOG: f-LQ085 and sound system owners used to release this kind of 7” with a LABEL: Liquidator Music blank label so that the other sound systems couldn’t know the artist GENRE: Rocksteady/Ska BARCODE: 8435008884505 performing and get a copy for their dances. There was a big rivality FORMAT: 7” among the sound systems for getting the records with the most HOME MARKET: Jamaica enthusiastic response from the audience at the dance floors, that’s RELEASE: 7/28/2017 the reason why they wanted to hide the credits. LIST PRICE: $8.98 / CF Roy Panton recalls: “We recorded these two songs at the Federal TRACKLISTING Studio in 1969, at that time the studio had just expanded in size and

A. tracks, I don’t remember exactly how many tracks, but I’m sure it was Endless Memory more than 2. That was my first time recording on more than 2 tracks. I also remember Leslie Butler played Organ and Patrick McDonald

B. on Guitar, Boris Gardiner on Bass. After we finished the recording Tell Me Boris went back to the studio and dubbed in the chimes with the Hammond Organ. It was first released on a blank label by Boris. That’s what I remember.”

‘Endless Memory’ was reissued in his successful compilation entitled ‘Roy Panton & Yvonne Harrison and Friends - Studio Recordings 1961-1970’ (Liquidator Music 2012). On the flip side there is ‘Tell Me’, a great rocksteady track which has not been repressed never again in any format.

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• Tour in EU coming up • Limited edition gold cassette with download code • Features include Kamasi Washington, Bilal, Georgia Anne Muldrow, , and Miguel Atwood-Ferguson • Worked on , credited under the LoveDragon moniker with Terrace Martin • Collaborative resume consists of production, writing and feature credits with Snoop Dogg, , , Shafiq Husayn, Funkadelic, Freestyle Fellowship, Dr. Dre, , King Tee, , Saafir and Busdriver

DESCRIPTION ARTIST: Josef Leimberg Now available on limited edition gold cassette: Trumpeter and TITLE: Astral Progressions composer Josef Leimberg launches his debut full-length Astral CATALOG: c-WG002 Progressions. Hitting vinyl prints and digital formats with the Alpha LABEL: Alpha Pup Pup Records jazz imprint World Galaxy, Astral Progressions is a GENRE: Jazz powerful record in the canon of 21st century music. It also continues BARCODE: 669158533046 the momentum Leimberg achieved on the Grammy FORMAT: Gold Cassette Award-winning album To Pimp A Butterfly. A hybrid state of jazz HOME MARKET: Los Angeles, California fusion, world music, R&B and golden era instrumentalism. RELEASE: 7/28/2017 Josef Leimberg has created a rich tapestry of sound that fits right in LIST PRICE: $9.98 / AH with the resurgence of progressive music in the 2010’s, launching out on his own terms after an impressive career of guest work. TRACKLISTING Leimberg gained a unique level of traction with his work on the 1. Spirits of the Ancestors multiple Grammy Award-winning Kendrick Lamar LP To Pimp A Butterfly. Credited under the LoveDragon moniker with Terrace 2. Interstellar Universe Martin, his time with To Pimp A Butterfly only represents a small 3. As I Think Of You fragment of his accomplishments. His collaborative resume over 4. The Awakening the decades is astounding, consisting of production, writing and 5. Between Us 2 feature credits with Snoop Dogg, Erykah Badu, Robin Thicke, 6. Celestial Visions Shafiq Husayn, Funkadelic, Freestyle Fellowship, Dr. Dre, Murs, 7. Astral Progressions King Tee, Suga Free, Saafir and Busdriver. These connections have undoubtedly spread life all over Astral Progressions. 8. Lonely Fire

9. Echoes Of One Leimberg’s debut album features an array of innovators and game 10. Psychedelic Sonia changers in modern progressive music. Kamasi Washington, Bilal, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Kurupt, Terrace Martin and Miguel Atwood- Ferguson are just a small list of the brilliant minds that make the Astral Progressions outing special. Many of the featured artists became involved with the LP through world renowned creator Shafiq Husayn. Leimberg would connect with various musicians associated to his camp through studio recordings, gigging and rehearsals, building on his compositions in a very organic and social way.

Kurupt connects with Astral Progression’s cosmic message unlike anything else he’s done before, lending his verbal talents over a cosmic west coast flavor.

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• Every song was created on the beach with only an MPC60 • L-One has a considerable discography as a producer including projects such as ATP’s “C’est La Vie Or What?” (2016 on Bumm Clack) as well as Weltuntergäng’s “Dogmatikers Elfen” (2014 on Tieftonkultur)

DESCRIPTION ARTIST: L-One L-One is a young Munich hip-hop beat smith and a lover of drum TITLE: Farska computers. At only 24-years-old, he already has a considerable CATALOG: l-BAD003 discography as a producer including projects such as ATP’s “C’est LABEL: Beat Art Department La Vie Or What?” (2016 on Bumm Clack) as well as Weltuntergäng’s GENRE: Hip-Hop BARCODE: 673799470318 “Dogmatikers Elfen” (2014 on Tieftonkultur). As a part of Akere and FORMAT: LP Manufaktur, he also ventured into new genres in the recent years HOME MARKET: Munich, Germany and provided new approaches to TripHop and Dubstep. RELEASE: 7/28/2017 LIST PRICE: $20.98 / CW On the Farska LP, L-One processes his impressions of his vacation in Croatia in 2015 and 2016. Every song was created on the beach TRACKLISTING with only an MPC60, which carries its title either of the meal (2015)

1. Napoli or the drink (2016) of the previous evening. 2. Cevapcici 3. Kaffee Far away from civilization and the daily grind: a calm bay on the 4. Gulasch southside of a small Croatian island. No one around, just a few 5. Rucola cabins. The sound of the sea blending in with the chirping of the 6. Bolognese crickets, melted candle wax between spilled olive oil and empty 7. Bruschetta matchboxes. A magical place, where you automatically start to think 8. Tortellini differently – where you find peace – and focus on the essentials: 9. Rum nature, food and creativity. Fresh ingredients, a few samples, a field 10. Portwein recorder, lots of atmosphere and a drum computer. This way, new 11. Jamnica impressions are immediately processed and organic instrumentals 12. Gin Fizz come into being almost by themselves while the swimsuits are 13. Karlovacko drying in the evening sun. The Farska LP is a collection of these 14. Tee sensations – a very special postcard. Calm audio waves inspired by 15. Espresso the vibe of the past two summer vacations. An album close to nature 16. Orahovica that wakens wanderlust.

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