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Rosebudd’s Revenge 2: The Bitter Dose LP COMING SOON

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• Pitchfork review (8.0) • : The Sauce & Corniche feat. • Features from Action Bronson & Knowledge The Pirate • Production from Animoss, Don Cee, E.L.E.M.N.T., and Roc Marciano himself

DESCRIPTION ARTIST: Roc Marciano We are presently in the post-Marcberg era of rap. After Roc Marciano TITLE: Rosebudd’s Revenge 2: The Bitter Dose released his solo opus in spring 2010, a new continuum began which CATALOG: CD-FB5187 gathered tremendous momentum in 2012 following the release of his Metal Clergy compatriot Ka’s Grief Pedigree and Roc’s amazingly LABEL: Marci Enterprises concise sophomore effort Reloaded. Subsequently, a divergent path GENRE: Hip-Hop/Rap opened in modern rap heavily influenced by the sonics, tone, and BARCODE: 659123518727 aesthetic of those three projects. Since then, Roc Marciano has released FORMAT: CD a critically acclaimed producer Marci Beaucoup, bookended by the release of his project The Pimpire Strikes Back in multiple formats. HOME MARKET: , In the years since this string of releases, a new crop of emcees and RELEASE: 4/13/2018 producers emerged heavily inspired and influenced by Roc’s oeuvre LIST PRICE: $11.98 / AK while many others’ careers have been left doing the running man in their wave. CASE QTY: 50/1 With multiple modern rap classics already under his Ferragamo belt, TRACKLISTING (Click Tracks In Blue To Preview Audio) last year Roc Marciano liberated the first half of his two part project titled Rosebudd’s Revenge. If the initial offering showcased Marc re- 1. Respected establishing himself as the innovator of the present rap wave then RR2 2. Tent City - the Bitter Dose will cement Roc Marciano’s status as its linchpin. From 3. Bohemian Grove (feat. Knowledge the Pirate) the opening bars of “Respected” to when “Power” finally fades out he 4. Corniche (feat. Action Bronson) fashions another top to bottom high end sonic experience that will be 5. C.V.S. both envied and emulated for years to come while he administers a double dose of pimpin’. 6. Saks Fifth 7. Major League (feat. Knowledge the Pirate) Production on RR2: The Bitter Dose is handled by Roc Marciano in 8. Bed Spring King addition to Animoss (Arch Druids) (on “Bohemian Grove” & “Happy 9. The Sauce Endings”), Don Cee (Arch Druids) (on “C.V.S” & “Major League”) and 10. Happy Endings Element) (on “Respected” & “67 Lobby”). Knowledge The Pirate appears 11. Kill You on both “Bohemian Grove” and “Major League” while Action Bronson contributes a verse to “Corniche.” Whether it comes to hard bars, slick 12. 67 Lobby talk or hustler wisdom, Roc Marciano is unmatched. The Bitter Dose is 13. Muse nothing more than an American master lecturing a captive audience. It’s 14. Pimp Smack Skit a guidebook on how to manipulate the English language and convey 15. Power ideas and concepts and visuals that will evoke a wide range of emotions in listeners. The wait is over. Thank God for Roc Marci.

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• Roc Marciano’s sophomore LP released on /Mass Appeal, back in print for the first time in 5 years • Includes guest production from , Q-Tip, Arch Druids and Ray West • Guest appearance from Ka

DESCRIPTION ARTIST: Roc Marciano For the first time in 5 years, Long Island rapper/producer/ex-Flipmode TITLE: Reloaded Squad member Roc Marciano’s sophomore full-length is back in print CATALOG: L-DCN168 on vinyl. LABEL: Mass Appeal GENRE: Hip-Hop/Rap The 15-track album is an ice-cold slice of New York rap grittiness from BARCODE: 850717003258 a dead-eyed master of the craft. Reloaded is largely self-produced FORMAT: 2XLP and thematically airtight. The album showcases Roc in his prime, not HOME MARKET: Long Island, New York so much flexing as effortlessly dismissing any question of his prowess RELEASE: 4/13/2018 as a producer and emcee. His masterful manipulation of stark loops is LIST PRICE: $24.98 / CT wildly refreshing, each utilitarian snare catching threatening syllables at a measured yet completely unravelled clip and spattering vivid imagery on each chilling instrumental. The album also includes guest production TRACKLISTING from The Alchemist, Q-Tip, Arch Druids, and Ray West, as well as guest appearances by Ka. 1. Tek To A Mack 2. Flash Gordon 3. Not Told 4. Pistolier 5. Thugs Prayer Pt. 2 6. 76 7. We Ill 8. Deeper 9. Death Parade 10. Peru 11. Thread Count 12. 20 Guns 13. Nine Spray 14. Emeralds 15. The Man

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KEY SELLING POINTS • Gods in the Spirit, Titans in the Flesh combines both previously released EPs from Blu and Nottz as one remixed and remastered, limited edition full length album • The LP comes equipped with a previously unreleased bonus track, “Yesterday” which features Blu’s frequent collaborator, Sene, with new album artwork, designed by renowned graphic illustrator, Dan Lish • Both previously released EPs were received with much acclaim, landing online support, features and reviews from the likes of Complex, NOISEY, Stereogum, SPIN, Okayplayer, HotNewHipHop, Mass Appeal, HipHopDX, Pitchfork and more • All previously released vinyl units for each title have sold out, and both EPs combined have surpassed two million streams, via Apple Music and Spotify • Blu is only the fifth emcee to have released a full body of work with Nottz, following , , Rapper Big Pooh, and most recently, Mickey Factz

ARTIST: Blu & Nottz DESCRIPTION TITLE: Gods in the Spirit, Titans in the Flesh Blu & Nottz’s epic two-part saga officially reaches its final form with Gods CATALOG: L-CM077 / CD-CM077 / C-CM077 In The Spirit, Titans In The Flesh, which combines the previously released LABEL: Coalmine Records EPs into a single project that upgrades everything about the original. GENRE: Hip-Hop There is a care and attention to detail to this project that goes well beyond BARCODE: 659123093910 / 659123093927 / N/A CM077 a standard reissue that clumps the previous projects together. GITS, TITF FORMAT: LP / CD / Cassette is a complete upgrade from the ground up with stunning new artwork HOME MARKET: Los Angeles / Virginia by Dan Lish, remixed and remastered audio (handled by Carl Roe and RELEASE: 4/13/2018 D-Sane, respectively), and a reimagined tracklist featuring an ethereal LIST PRICE: $21.98 / CX / $14.98 / AN / $10.98 / AJ new closing track (“Yesterday” feat. Sene & Elisa Meri). CASE QTY: LP 30 TRACKLISTING (Click Tracks In Blue To Preview Audio) All of these fine touches really make the project a treasure for diehard

LP: Rashad) fans, newcomers, and collectors alike. Blu personally wanted to 1. Atlantis 10. Heaven on Earth restructure the tracklist because he believes it flows better than before, a 2. Boyz II Men (feat. ) 11. God Shit (feat. Aloe Blacc, 3. Creme of the Crop (feat. Versis Cashus King & Definite Mass) sentiment that hits immediately when “Atlantis” kicks things off. And then & ScienZe) 12. Yesterday (feat. Sene, etc.) there’s the one-two punch of hearing “End Of The World” (feat. Rashad) 4. Crooks in Castles (feat. 13. Boyz II Men (Diamond D Anthm, , Remix) and “Heaven on Earth” back to back, which reveals the true nuances of Sene & Johaz) 14. End of the World (Remix) these songs. 5. To the East (feat. Definite Mass, Tristate, Mickey Factz Cassette: & Johaz) 1. Atlantis 6. Giant Steps (feat. Bishop 2. Boyz II Men (feat. Nitty Scott) “Being some of my greatest material to date and the strongest lyrical Lamont, & ) 3. Creme of the Crop (feat. Versis follow-up I’ve constructed since Below The Heavens,” Blu says, “I feel 7. The Man (feat. & Nottz) & ScienZe) 8. The Truth (feat. Shateish) 4. Crooks in Castles (feat. more than honored to have both EPs officially commemorated as an LP 9. End of the World (feat. Anthm, Homeboy Sandman, to stand out amongst a band of classic full lengths produced by Nottz, Rashad) Sene & Johaz) 10. Heaven on Earth 5. To the East (feat. Definite like Asher Roth, Kardinal Offishall, Rapper Big Pooh and so on.” 11. God Shit (feat. Aloe Blacc, Mass, Tristate, Mickey Factz Cashus King & Definite Mass) & Johaz) 12. Yesterday (feat. Sene, etc.) 6. Giant Steps (feat. Bishop For Nottz, it’s all about showcasing the hypothetical Hip-Hop beast Lamont, Torae & Skyzoo) dwelling beneath the surface of the previously released EPs. “Gods in CD: 7. Boyz II Men (Diamond D 1. Atlantis Remix) the Spirit was the beginning—an eye opener to the madness that me and 2. Boyz II Men (feat. Nitty Scott) 8. The Man (feat. Exile & Nottz) 3. Creme of the Crop (feat. Versis 9. The Truth (feat. Shateish) Blu were about to unleash,” he says, “While Titans in the Flesh unleashed & ScienZe) 10. End of the World (feat. the wrath.” 4. Crooks in Castles (feat. Rashad) Anthm, Homeboy Sandman, 11. Heaven on Earth Sene & Johaz) 12. God Shit (feat. Aloe Blacc, “With both EPs now combined, it’s a wrap—the kraken has officially been 5. To the East (feat. Definite Cashus King & Definite Mass) Mass, Tristate, Mickey Factz 13. Yesterday (feat. Sene, etc.) released with reckless abandon,” Nottz adds. & Johaz) 14. End of the World (Remix) 6. Giant Steps (feat. Bishop Lamont, Torae & Skyzoo) 7. The Man (feat. Exile & Nottz) 8. The Truth (feat. Shateish) 9. End of the World (feat.

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• One of the first physical releases from Westside Gunn, who is one of rap’s top young stars and recently signed to ’s • Westside Gunn has collaborated with countless A-list hip-hop artists including MF DOOM, Action Bronson, , Alchemist, Roc Marciano, , Smoke DZA, , Royce da 5’9”, and many more • Entirely produced by Mr. Green, an acclaimed hip-hop producer who has worked with Snoop Doog, A$AP Ferg, The Roots, Jedi Mind Tricks, , KRS-One, , R.A. The Rugged Man, Deniro Farrar, Raz Fresco, Pacewon, , and many more. • Mr. Green is also the host of the popular show “Live From The Streets” on VICE’s Noisey network DESCRIPTION ARTIST: Westside Gunn x Mr. Green Buffalo, NY rapper Westside Gunn is one of hip-hop’s most exciting TITLE: FLYGOD Is Good... All The Time new stars, attracting fans and acclaim for his unique voice, exquisitely CATALOG: CD-NSD174 gritty wordplay, and minimalist, soul-drenched production. Mr. Green LABEL: Nature Sounds is a renowned hip-hop producer who has crafted tracks for the likes of GENRE: Hip-Hop/Rap Jedi Mind Tricks, Snoop Doog, A$AP Ferg, The Roots, Freddie Gibbs, BARCODE: 822720717422 KRS-One, Bodega Bamz, R.A. The Rugged Man, Deniro Farrar, Raz FORMAT: CD Fresco, and many more. Now, the two artists are joining forces for a HOME MARKET: Buffalo, NY / new collaborative EP, FLYGOD Is Good… All The Time. While this is their RELEASE: 4/13/2018 first time working together, the chemistry is obvious, and the respect is LIST PRICE: $11.98 / AK mutual.

“Westside Gunn is incredible, a true mastermind,” says Mr. Green. “He TRACKLISTING (Click Tracks In Blue To Preview Audio) has this sound that is completely one-of-a-kind, just gives you that indescribable feeling we are all looking for in hip-hop these days.” 1. Kool Herc Intro 2. Part Deux Mixed and mastered by legendary engineer Eddie Sancho (known for his work with , Jay-Z, , The Notorious B.I.G., Alchemist, 3. Stash House M.O.P., , and many more), the EP showcases some of 4. Trash Bag the best work to date from both Green and Gunn. 5. Eight Seconds 6. Brazy “This is a true WSG art piece,” says Westside Gunn. “Everything I do is 7. Kool Herc Intro (Instrumental) under a microscope, so it gotta be A1.” 8. Part Deux (Instrumental) 9. Stash House (Instrumental) 10. Trash Bag (Instrumental) 11. Eight Seconds (Instrumental) 12. Brazy (Instrumental)

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• Sophmore follow up to Droog’s debut - which was named on 10 Best of 2014 list by New York Times music critic Jon Caramanica & No. 13 on ’s 40 Best Rap Albums of 2014 • Features guest verses from Danny Brown, Heems, Wiki, , Chris Crack and comedian Anthony Jeselnik • Production by Alchemist, Edan, 88 Keys, ID Labs, El RTNC and more

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ARTIST: Your Old Droog After seemingly coming out of nowhere, Your Old Droog set the internet TITLE: PACKS aflame in 2014 with his self-titled debut EP, catching the attention of bloggers all over the web from New York Magazine’s Vulture to NahRight.com. Before CATALOG: L-FB5181 long, conspiracy theories started and people began to posit that Droog was LABEL: Fat Beats Records another older, legendary New York rapper in disguise. Profiled in The New GENRE: Hip-Hop/Rap Yorker, Droog (meaning “friend” in Russian) set the record straight about who BARCODE: 659123518116 he was: a twenty-something Ukrainian immigrant who fell in love with hip-hop LP Smoke Colored Vinyl FORMAT: when he arrived in South as a small child. The timbre of his voice RELEASE: 4/13/2018 resembled that of a hip-hop legend but Droog’s content had more to it than LIST PRICE: $19.98 / CR street dreams or observations from a project window. His music reflected his CASE QTY: 50 own unique life experience as he referenced everything from sports, to crime, to Seinfeld and C-Span in his rhymes. He was an intelligent hoodlum with a TRACKLISTING (Click Tracks In Blue To Preview Audio) stand-up comedian’s sense of humor—unafraid to be as self-deprecating as he was self-aggrandizing. 1. G.K.A.C. 2. Jeselnik Skit 1 feat. Anthony Jeselnik On his critically-acclaimed debut, the Your Old Droog LP, he vowed to “bring back storytelling” and now on his sophomore album, PACKS, Droog delivers 3. I Only on that promise. In addition to the raw rhyme displays on songs like the 4. Bangladesh feat. Heems Alchemist-produced, “Winston Red” Droog flexes his narrative muscles both 5. Grandma Hips feat. Danny Brown comically (“My Girl Is A Boy”) and dramatically (“G.K.A.C”) on this new album. 6. Jeselnik Skit 2 feat. Anthony Jeselnik For instance, the single “You Can Do It (Give Up)” is an ode to practicality 7. Just An Interlude feat. Chris Crack over fantasy told in three vignettes. Co-produced by Edan, and Y.O.D. himself “You Can Do It (Give Up)” is almost the bizarro version of ’s 8. White Rappers (A Good Guest) “Vapors.” The reclusive Edan also produces and appears on the raucous 9. Help feat. Wiki and Edan “Help” with Ratking frontman Wiki. The three MC’s trade bars over 10. Jeselnik Skit 3 feat. Anthony Jeselnik an explosive beat that is as inspired psychedelic rock as it is hip-hop. 11. You Can Do It! (Give Up) 12. Rapman Droog also shares mic duties with fellow rap iconoclasts Danny Brown 13. My Girl Is A Boy (“Grandma Hips”) and Heems (“Bangladesh”) and, for good measure, comedian Anthony Jeselnik lends his dark humor to skits between songs. 14. Winston Red Besides the return of Droog’s go-to production partner El RTNC, PACKS also features production from platinum producers ID Labs (, ) and 88 Keys (Watch The Throne, Action Bronson, ). The sum of it all is an album that stands out from the predictable offerings of mainstream rappers today. PACKS is a project for fans of hip-hop’s fundamentals and those who are interested in the progress of the artform. Finally, an album from a new artist that rap fans can truly believe in.

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• Previously unreleased instrumentals • Previously unheard beats (Why Remix, Bounce & Stress Remix) • Fully restored artwork • Deluxe edition gatefold packaging on heavy 20pt card • Heavyweight 180G vinyl

DESCRIPTION ARTIST: Organized Konfusion The instrumentals version of this bonafide hip-hop classic are finally TITLE: Stress: The Extinction Agenda Instrumentals available, remastered off the original studio sessions. The artwork has CATALOG: L-SOSR052 been fully restored and expanded, to deliver a deluxe and heavyweight LABEL: Slice Of Spice release of pure quality. GENRE: Hip-Hop BARCODE: 659123105019 FORMAT: 2XLP HOME MARKET: New York City RELEASE: 4/13/2018 LIST PRICE: $32.98 / DS

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1. Stress (Instrumental) 2. The Extinction Agenda (Instrumental) 3. Thirteen (Instrumental) 4. Let’s Organize (Instrumental) 5. 3-2-1 (Instrumental) 6. Stray Bullet (Instrumental) 7. Black Sunday (Instrumental) 8. Drop Bombs (Instrumental) 9. Bring It On (Instrumental) 10. Why (Instrumental) 11. Maintain 12. Why (Remix Instrumental) 13. Bounce (O.G. Instrumental Mix of “Let’s Organize”)

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• Limited edition 7” single • Includes previously unreleased instrumental of Large Pro Remix

DESCRIPTION ARTIST: Organized Konfusion The Large Professor Remix of Organized Konfusion’s Stress is a bonafide TITLE: Stress (Large Professor Remix) b/w Stress (Large hip-hop classic. SOS has teamed up with OK to bring you this classic on Professor Remix Instrumental) 45 format, including the previously unreleased instrumental version on CATALOG: F-SSR053 the flip. Pressed and available in limited quantities to grab it while you LABEL: Slice Of Spice can. GENRE: Hip-Hop BARCODE: 659123104913 FORMAT: 7" HOME MARKET: New York City RELEASE: 4/13/2018 LIST PRICE: $22.98 / CS

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A. Stress (Large Professor Remix)

B. Stress (Large Professor Remix Instrumental)

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KEY SELLING POINTS • The album includes Kamasi Washington, Miles Mosley, Cameron Graves, Tony Austin, Jumaane Smith, Edward Livingston, Aaron Haggerty, Brandon Coleman, Dominic Therioux, Robert Miller, and Lyndon Rochelle • Recorded in Kamasi’s basement / Ryan is on tour with Kamasi • Ryan Porter has helped craft critically acclaimed albums such as the Original Netflix Series soundtrack The Get Down, Push The Sky Away from Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The Epic LP and Truth EP from Kamasi Washington, To Pimp A Butterfly from , and many more ARTIST: Ryan Porter TITLE: The Optimist DESCRIPTION CATALOG: CD-WG010 This year, West Coast Get Down’s Ryan Porter will launch the 2CD / LABEL: World Galaxy/Alpha Pup 3LP set The Optimist on World Galaxy, ushering in an instrumental body GENRE: Jazz of work that encompasses the respite of Los Angeles jazz music. The Optimist pulls together veterans of the LA music scene, including West BARCODE: 669158534869 Coast Get Down alumni Kamasi Washington (tenor saxophone), Miles FORMAT: 2XCD Mosley (upright bass), Cameron Graves (piano, fender rhodes), Tony HOME MARKET: Los Angeles Austin (drums), Jumaane Smith (trumpet), Edward Livingston (upright bass), Aaron Haggerty (drums), Brandon Coleman (fender rhodes), RELEASE: 4/13/2018 Dominic Therioux (electric bass), Robert Miller (drums), and Lyndon LIST PRICE: $15.98 / AP Rochelle (drums).

The Optimist was recorded at Kamasi’s parents house between 2008 TRACKLISTING (Click Tracks In Blue To Preview Audio) and 2009, captured inside a small tiny basement area their crew called “The Shack.” This was before The Epic catapulted the group into the highest stratospheres of jazz music and feature associations started to 1. The Psalmist populate through the world of Kendrick Lamar. Ryan Porter and The West 2. Obamanomics Coast Get were just as active through this era, carving out weekly shows through local jazz clubs and touring with some of the biggest names on 3. Strugglesville the circuit. 4. The Instrumental Hip-Hoppa Every person featured on The Optimist were fully committed to the 5. Déjà Vu execution of decade defining jazz music, charging through the 21st 6. Night Court In Compton century with the hopes of finding the platform that would elevate their music to the masses. This would unfold in ways nobody could have 7. K-Wash predicted, ushering in a transition of optimism and hope, to that of 8. Anaya success and proven longevity. This is a mirror of the inspiration and 9. Little Sunflower energetic reprise President Obama provided Ryan and millions of others at the time, adding a sonic memory point to one of the most important 10. Impressions transitions the has taken politically. 11. Chocolate Nuisance Ryan Porter has spread his craft to the masses for decades, included on critically acclaimed albums such as the Original Netflix Series soundtrack The Get Down, Push The Sky Away from Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The Epic LP and Truth EP from Kamasi Washington, To Pimp A Butterfly from Kendrick Lamar, and many more. The Optimist represents these albums and the incubation period that’s continually reverberated through his career, seasoned with the brilliance these individuals build on as a unified musical cell. The Optimist was executed with the same fire, passion, and technicality the group carries with them on stage and through every album since, serving as an important foundation piece to the legacy and story of LA’s most revered jazz collective, the West Coast Get Down.

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• Limited edition of 500 units • 36 minutes of music, entirely produced by Damu The Fudgemunk • Features Blu of Blu & Exile and Insight (Y Society) • EP to be followed up with a 2LP later this spring

Description Artist: Damu The Fudgemunk & Flex Mathews Fresh off the heels of his groundbreaking album The Reflecting Sea Title: Burners with MC, Raw Poetic, Damu the Fudgemunk’s latest collaboration is Catalog: E-RDF131 with longtime friend and fan favorite, Flex Mathews. Preparing to drop their album in the coming months, the 2 have assembled a hearty EP Label: Redefinition Records consisting of 2 cuts and specially arranged instrumentals from the Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap upcoming full length entitled, Vibrations & Dreams. Featuring the lead Barcode: 131201820293 singles “Burners” and “The Answer is Yes,” the EP is sure to reel in hip-hop Format: EP fans and music aficionados alike. Some may remember Flex Mathews from the Damu produced cult classics, The Handsome Grandson EP home market: Washington DC (self released) and Live from Wonka Beats (Redef). Others may have Release: 4/13/2018 encountered him on the road during his busy tour schedule or his recent List Price: $19.98 / CR debut solo album, Hi, I’m Flex Mathews with Unown (’s Good Company). Both Flex and Damu have found ways to individually and collectively garner interests in their talents. With a running time of over 35 minutes, it was only fitting to call this release an EP. Launching the Tracklisting (Click Tracks In Blue To Preview Audio) A-side is, “Burners” featuring California rap pillar, Blu of Blu & Exile fame and ’s finest himself, Insight (Y Society). The three MC’s spark 1. Burners - EP Mix (Featuring Blu & Insight) the mic in a charismatic lyrical exhibition showcasing distinct styles from each personality. Providing the track, Damu the Fudgemunk locks a tight 2. The Answer Is Yes - EP Mix (Featuring Damu) groove fusing ambient atmospheric noises and worldly textures for 10 3. Burners Instrumental minutes and counting with extended DJ solos. All 4 parties reach the top of their games on Burners and create a one of a kind sound for hip-hop 4. The Answer Is Yes Instrumental in 2018. The posse cut is complimented, by the crowd pleasing call & response anthem, “The Answer is Yes”. This time, Flex is joined on the mic by his DJ, Damu. The duo presents a confident and fun perspective into staying positive and living the good life. If the lyrics aren’t enough to captivate the audience, the chorus is sure to catch the listener by storm to prevail that “Yes” is the answer. Musically, this selection covers all bases of a hit record. The beat combines flavors from the West coast G-, jazz, East coast hip-hop and Go-Go which has the power to appeal to many audiences. The two hope that the songs message will inspire the masses to do their best and have a great lifetime. Side B of the EP continues with full instrumental versions. Fans of Damu’s last solo album, Vignettes will recognize how the lengthy production and arrangements of these 2 tracks pick up where the style of Vignettes left off. Whether you want good good songs or craving an extended program of instrumentals, Flex Mathews and Damu the Fudgemunk’s EP is built to satisfy.

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KEY SELLING POINTS • Brand new EP from San Francisco Modern Funk innovators The Pendletons • 1/2 of the Pendletons is E of Myron & E (Stone’s Throw) • Just signed to Bastard Jazz, first EP with album on the way

DESCRIPTION ARTIST: The Pendletons The Pendletons return with their latest EP, Funk Forever, a Jazz flavored TITLE: Funk Forever boogie affair with soul inspired song-writing that evokes old school vibes CATALOG: E-BJ38 while still staying fresh and current. Horn lines, Yamaha DX7 keys and LABEL: Bastard Jazz snapping hip-hop inspired drum programming topped by sweet singing GENRE: Modern Funk/Boogie with heartfelt themes, the group carves out a bold new sound on these 5 BARCODE: 708630007481 solid tracks. Featuring Elive, Potatohead People and Ishtar. FORMAT: EP HOME MARKET: San Francisco, California The Pendletons are a long-standing boogie-funk and modern soul RELEASE: 4/13/2018 project of E da Boss (of Myron and E on Stone’s Throw) and Trailer LIST PRICE: $13.98 / AM Limon. The group emerged with their very first release in 2010, a 7” inch of Coming Down b/w Waiting On You on the Slept On , which set the tone for the group to emerge... it instantly became a cult classic TRACKLISTING (Click Tracks In Blue To Preview Audio) receiving constant play at nights like Sweater Funk and Funkmosphere, and fetching for serious sums among collectors. Most recently, in 2016, 1. Funk Forever they released the EP Gotta Get Out. The title track caught the ear of 2. Don’t Be Late renowned DJ Gilles Peterson, who liked it enough to release it on his Brownswood Bubbler compilation. 3. Telling Lies

4. Set Sail In 2018 the group is hitting the ground running with a brand new EP out 5. In The Mood this spring, and a full-length album to follow later later in the year on the renowned Bastard Jazz label. Now armed with a horn section, a vast array of accomplished jazz and funk contributors, and a knack for quality song-writing, the Pendleton’s sound has shaped into something fresh and unique, setting it apart from the legions of imitators.

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• Pressed on red vinyl • Features Alan Evans of and Eddie Roberts of The New Mastersounds • US tour March 15th - 29th • European tour July 12th - 27th

DESCRIPTION ARTIST: Matador! Soul Sounds Matador! Soul Sounds is proud to announce their debut album Get TITLE: Get Ready Ready. The band consists of the dream team of Eddie Roberts (New CATALOG: L-CRR001 Mastersounds) and Alan Evans (Soulive) alongside keyboardist Chris LABEL: Color Red Records Spies and bassist Kevin Scott. Rounding out the already killer line-up GENRE: Funk/Soul are vocalists Kimberly Dawson (Pimps of Joytime) and Adryon de León BARCODE: 859723981208 (Orgone) bringing their soulful and powerful energy to the mix. Combining FORMAT: LP Red Vinyl the dynamism of each band leader, the music they have created is brand HOME MARKET: Denver, Colorado new, hard hitting and drenched with their shared musical passions – RELEASE: 4/13/2018 funk, soul & jazz. LIST PRICE: $21.98 / CX

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1. Get Ready 2. Stingy Love 3. Too Late 4. The State of Affairs 5. Anything For Your Love 6. Mr. Handsome 7. El Dorado 8. Cee Cee 9. Soulmaro 10. Covfefe 11. Theme For A Private Investigator

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• Debut collaboration between solo artists Reva DeVito (known for her release on HW&W/Ultra last year, and collaborations with KAYTRANADA, Com Truise and more) and producer B. BRAVO (one half of Starship Connection with Teeko, solo release on Bastard Jazz last year) • Features co-production from Salva • Featured on the Majestic YouTube channel & streaming playlists • Named one of Spotify’s top ‘Fresh Finds’ new artists of 2017 • Press support from Earmilk, FADER, Pigeons & Planes, 2DopeBoyz • 2018 plans include This Time remixes from Salva, Touch Sensitive, Trackademicks, The Last Artful Dodgr, and more

DESCRIPTION ARTIST: Umii (Reva DeVito + B. Bravo) The debut release from Umii – a new duo made up of Portland singer, TITLE: This Time CATALOG: L-FSX025 Reva DeVito, and Cali funk producer/musician, B. Bravo. The project is LABEL: Fresh Selects equal parts summer dance party BBQ vibes and 90’s R&B slow jam GENRE: Soul/R&B inspired for the after party make-outs. BARCODE: 659123096218 FORMAT: LP HOME MARKET: Los Angeles/Portland RELEASE: 4/13/2018 LIST PRICE: $19.98 / CR

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1. This Time (Intro) 2. Dangerous 3. Make Your Move 4. Feelin’ It 5. Don’t Let Up 6. Masquerade 7. The One 8. Not Alone

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• This debut was over a decade in the making • Die, Rugged Man, Die became the first album he released commercially • Guest appearances include Masta Killa, Killah Priest, Timbo King and Human Beatbox Bub • Featured on the new (“Slam”, “Throw Ya Gunz”) album Black Rock, that came out February 17

DESCRIPTION ARTIST: R.A. The Rugged Man Few artists are ever as controversial as they are influential. New TITLE: Die, Rugged Man, Die York legend R.A. the Rugged Man has lived up to such a moniker by CATALOG: CD-NSD111 simultaneously inspiring generations of rappers while being banned LABEL: Nature Sounds from every major record label’s offices and even barred from performing GENRE: Hip-Hop/Rap during the late-90s underground explosion. BARCODE: 822720711123 FORMAT: CD Originally released in ‘04, Die, Rugged Man, Die became the first album HOME MARKET: Suffolk County, New York commercially released by the grimy M.C. and was received with high RELEASE: Resolicitation praise for both its guttural lyrics and in your face delivery. LIST PRICE: $11.98 / AK

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1. Lessons 2. Casanova (Fly Guy) 3. A Star is Born 4. Chains (Ft. Killah Priest & Masta Killa) 5. Dumb 6. On the Block 7. How Low 8. Pick My Gun Up (Skit) 9. Midnight Thud 10. Black and White (Ft. Timbo King) 11. Brawl 12. Die, Rugged Man, Die!! 13. Mitch Blood Green (Interlude) 14. Da’ Girlz, They Luv Me 15. Make Luv Outro/I Shoulda Never (Hidden Track)

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• trio and D.I.T.C. affiliates are back with two brand new tracks following the success of their Lost Tapes album, the re-release of the underground classic Theme + Echo = Krill LP, plus the Molecules & Showbiz A Bronx Tale EP from last year • Upcoming full-length album entitled Three The Bronx Way

DESCRIPTION ARTIST: The Legion The Legion (Molecules, Chucky Smash & Cee-Low) is back with some TITLE: 1980 Something b/w Heard We Quit more Bronx rawness for your ears! Following the success of their Lost CATALOG: F-IAR039 Tapes album from 2014, the re-release of the underground classic Theme LABEL: Ill Adrenaline Records + Echo = Krill LP, plus the Molecules & Showbiz A Bronx Tale EP from last GENRE: Hip-Hop/Rap year, the D.I.T.C. affiliates continue to keep the buzz going surrounding BARCODE: 650045585019 their upcoming full-length album entitled Three The Bronx Way. “1980 FORMAT: 7" Something” and “Heard We Quit” are two certified bangers recorded at HOME MARKET: New York City the infamous D.I.T.C. Studios. RELEASE: 4/13/2018 LIST PRICE: $10.98 / CI

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A. 1980 Something

B. Heard We Quit feat. Droopy Dog

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• Accolades: Winner- Indiecade Game Design 2013, Winner- IGF | GDC Nuovo Award 2011, 9/10 Edge, 93/100 PC Gamer, 9/10 IGN • “A brilliant marriage of mechanics, level design and music that will be played and talked about for years to come.” – PC Gamer • “It’s the most exhilarating competitive game I’ve played in years.” – IGN

DESCRIPTION ARTIST: Various Artists The wurm has returned and it must feed! Shed your garments and paint TITLE: Nidhogg II (Official Game Soundtrack) the walls with the flesh of your enemies, for only one can be worthy of CATALOG: L-APR107 sacrifice. LABEL: Alpha Pup Records GENRE: Electronic BARCODE: 669158533282 The rules are simple. Reach the other side and kill anyone that stands FORMAT: LP in your way. Deftly parry and rend their throats, riddle their bowels with HOME MARKET: New York City / Los Angeles arrows, or squish their brains between your toes. The wurm cares not RELEASE: 4/13/2018 for chivalry. LIST PRICE: $24.98 / CT CASE QTY: 30/15 Sequel to the indie hit of 2014, Nidhogg II builds upon the award-winning gameplay of its predecessor with new weapons to wield and levels to TRACKLISTING (Click Tracks In Blue To Preview Audio) master, head-to-toe character customization, and the captivatingly grotesque art of Toby Dixon. 1. Mux Mool - Intentional Death and Dismemberment Plan 2. Geotic - Knapsack And, with music from artists including Mux Mool, Baths, , 3. Mux Mool - Thrust Osborne, and Daedelus, Nidhogg II has a soundtrack so good that even 4. Mux Mool - Raw Gore the menu screens are awesome. 5. Mux Mool - Menu Chow 6. Osborne - Sums 7. Mux Mool - Hog Knuckles 8. Mux Mool - Land Of Sand 9. Doseone - Number1 10. Mux Mool - Foghat Leghat 11. Daedelus - Tiptoes 12. Mux Mool - Oh Yeah 13. Mux Mool - Grunt

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• An original drum break record by Simon Allen of The New Mastersounds • 16 x 4/4 grooves at 33 RPM • Single hits of kicks, snares, toms, hi-hats & cymbals • Played on a vintage 50s kit & recorded with 60s analog recording gear on to 2” tape - then mastered by Lewis Parker • For fans of funk, soul, library records & old film soundtracks

DESCRIPTION ARTIST: Simon Allen An original drum break record by Simon Allen. TITLE: Simon Plays CATALOG: B-KU046 This record has been created as a resource for sample-based music LABEL: KingUnderground producers and provides a selection of 4/4 grooves and breaks: from GENRE: Library/Breaks minimalist to intricate, straight to swung, and also includes single hits BARCODE: 5056124647879 of vintage kicks, snares, hi-hats, toms and cymbals, all recorded at ATA FORMAT: LP Records Studio A with 1960s analog recording gear onto 2” tape before HOME MARKET: United Kingdom being mixed and mastered for vinyl. RELEASE: 4/13/2018 LIST PRICE: $22.98 / CS Simon Allen is the drummer and co-founder of British funk quartet, The New Mastersounds. Since the band formed in Leeds, UK in 1999 he has played drums on all 12 of their studio albums and toured extensively TRACKLISTING (Click Tracks In Blue To Preview Audio) across North America, Europe and Japan. On his adventures with NMS, Simon has jammed with funk and soul-jazz legends such as Fred A. (33 RPM) Wesley, Pee Wee Ellis, Maceo Parker, Art Neville, Lou Donaldson and Drum break 01:43 70 BPM Melvin Sparks, as well as fellow drummers Bernard Purdie and Zigaboo Drum break 01:27 90 BPM Modeliste, all of whose music has profoundly influenced his “deep Drum break 00.46 81 BPM pocket” approach to the drum kit. Drum break 00.24 68 BPM Drum break 01:40 91 BPM Drum break 01:14 68 BPM Drum break 01:06 69 BPM Drum break 00:37 83 BPM Drum break 00:45 65 BPM

B. (33 RPM) Drum break 01:27 88 BPM Drum break 01:26 81 BPM Drum break 00:30 70 BPM Drum break 00:42 82 BPM Drum break 00:44 90 BPM Drum break 02:13 68 BPM Hi-hat patterns 00:51 Open drum hits 04:12

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• Limited to 400 copies on transparent clear 12” vinyl • Sixth solo studio release from Sivion. Released four albums as member of Deepspace5 • Produced entirely by German producer Sebastian Hochstein (Aplus, , Homeboy Sandman, , Sadat X, , Pace Won, Illogic, Kristoff Krane, Dizzy Dustin, Mars ILL, Deepspace5) • Music featured on: ESPN, Gary Vee, UFC, several YouTube influencers • Featured on chart topping Mind the Rap compilation series (#1 Hip-Hop/Rap Amazon.com) • First single “Relax” reached #3 on Hype Machine chart (September 2017) • Performing at SXSW 2018 DESCRIPTION ARTIST: Sivion Sivion’s Dark Side Of The Cocoon is a record about struggle, uncertainty, TITLE: Dark Side of the Cocoon failure, pain, and redemption. The overarching theme is “love” as seen CATALOG: L-ILL0158 through the lens of growth and patience developed from adversity and LABEL: Illect Recordings challenge. Sivion brings passionate words with soulful melodies to the GENRE: Hip-Hop organic, fluid, and emotionally-charged music compositions of European BARCODE: 899090926303 beat-smith, Sebastian Hochstein of the crew, Scribbling Idiots. What FORMAT: LP results is a heartfelt collection of works that display transparency at a HOME MARKET: Dallas, Texas level not previously seen by Sivion. The door is open, waiting for you to RELEASE: 4/13/2018 accept the invitation to come in. LIST PRICE: $14.98 / CN “Though the butterfly lives a life of absolute freedom and beauty, the caterpillar enters the darkness of the cocoon faithfully holding onto the TRACKLISTING (Click Tracks In Blue To Preview Audio) hope of attaining this same freedom. And so, each of us must enter the darkness of our own cocoon...” - Sivion 1. Darkness 2. Burn 3. Alone 4. All In 5. Pendulum 6. Stand 7. Relax 8. Really His (feat. )

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• First vinyl release from Renraku • Six core label artists worked together under the guise of anonymity to bring this record to life • Forward thinking approach to house, techno, and garage • Rave/warehouse party homage

DESCRIPTION ARTIST: Various Artists Renraku Presents: RKU_V01 is a product of the collective’s technical TITLE: Renraku – RKU_V01 prowess and affinity to preserve a more eclectic and classic sound. CATALOG: L-RKUV01 LABEL: Renraku Renraku’s first vinyl release is both a homage to the roots of electronic GENRE: Electronic music as well as a perceptive look into rave music’s future, with an BARCODE: 669158535088 emphasis on house, techno, and garage aesthetics. FORMAT: LP HOME MARKET: Minneapolis, Minnesota An anonymous collection of four high-tech/low-frequency dance-floor RELEASE: 4/13/2018 heaters, these tracks are at home in any DJ’s crate, on weighty sound LIST PRICE: $16.98 / CQ systems, dimly-lit warehouses, or your headphones. CASE QTY: 40/20 Physical release only with an extremely limited run. Intended for those TRACKLISTING (Click Tracks In Blue To Preview Audio) with timeless and visionary taste, an instant future-classic.

1. Aleph - Chroma From 1990 to 20XX 2. Architek & Vhsceral - House Tune 3. DET - Garage Tune 4. Think Twice & DFNKT - Nerves

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• Debut album from Woolymammoth • Summer tour with Great Dane & Tsuruda • Woolymammoth is announcing more tour dates upon the release of Filling Spots including a back to back set with EPROM and more dates with Bleep Bloop • Features over Filling Spots include Liquid Amber recording artist Bleep Bloop, Renraku’s Yokaze, and Courteous Family’s Tsuruda, Cast, and Legoon • Close friend and creative luminary Huxley Anne premiered the Yokaze feature track “Mustard” on her recent XLR8R podcast

DESCRIPTION ARTIST: Woolymammoth Los Angeles transplant Woolymammoth has signed with Alpha Pup TITLE: Filling Spots Records this year for the release of his debut full-length album Filling CATALOG: L-APR115 / CD-APR115 Spots. His music finds a bridge between experimental electronic and LABEL: Alpha Pup Records hip-hop, splicing together minimal rhythm schemes, raw analog samples, GENRE: Electronic dynamic synth and processing work, and much more. BARCODE: 669158534203 / 669158534357 FORMAT: LP / CD Woolymammoth’s origins in San Francisco and the new community he HOME MARKET: San Francisco / Los Angeles has helped breed in Los Angeles find union in his craft, encapsulating a RELEASE: 4/13/2018 wide spectrum of subdued and explosive moments. The totality of Filling LIST PRICE: $19.98 / CR / $11.98 / AK Spots contains this immersive affect, blending as one statement from track to track and giving the listener a journey that is constantly shifting. His bass-centric experiments churn and convulse under the surface, TRACKLISTING (Click Tracks In Blue To Preview Audio) pulling you into a full-body listen. Avant-garde abstractions bubble beside strange, raw Eurorack samples, throwing tracks off balance again and 1. Discovering Inspiration/Release (feat. Cast) again. “Mouthbreather” is disturbingly catchy and “Shadeslove” swims 2. Whyuthinkurdiffrnt in a hypnotic stew of sounds. “Mustard (feat. Yokaze)” snaps into a quick-rolling mind melt, while “Riskybidness (feat. Tsuruda)” slips chaos 3. Mouthbreather between its beats. “Nofknway [124]UMTME (feat. Bleep Bloop)” bolts off 4. Shadeslove in a blur of upbeats and pummels the brain into a sonic black hole. 5. BackitUP 6. Riddim Fix (feat. Yokaze) 7. Filling Spots 8. Mouthbreather Returns/Interlude 9. Maktar 10. 4THACULTURE/wegotadubsgame 11. What’s Next..? 12. Mustard (feat. Yokaze) 13. Riskybidness (feat. Tsuruda) 14. Nofknway [124]UMTME (feat. Bleep Bloop) 15. The Comeback (feat. Legoon)

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• A combination of slow-motion and salubrious New Age funk • Introduces feelings of sundown deliquescence that very few musicians can summon, as it locks into a laid-back groove that induces utmost serenity, buoyed by sublimely mellow guitar vibes

DESCRIPTION ARTIST: Tommy Awards Initial listens to Inre Rymden (Swedish for “Inner Space”) reveal it to be TITLE: Inre Rymden a curious combination of slow-motion house music and salubrious New CATALOG: L-OPX004 Age funk. In this case, first impressions are accurate, and they should LABEL: Origin Peoples intrigue you enough to dive deeper into the paradisiacal vistas Tommy GENRE: Electronic/Downtempo Awards paint here. The opening track “Prometheus” introduces that BARCODE: 724101989315 feeling of sundown deliquescence that very few musicians can summon, FORMAT: LP as it locks into a laid-back groove that induces utmost serenity, buoyed HOME MARKET: Stockholm, by sublimely mellow guitar vibes that should make fans of Manuel RELEASE: 4/13/2018 Göttsching’s Ashra and Phil Manzanera’s solo output spring to attention. LIST PRICE: $14.98 / CN “Draget” conjures the sort of exquisite elegance and preternatural chill last heard on Roxy Music’s 1982 LP Avalon — but somehow it’s even more blissed out than that boudoir classic. TRACKLISTING (Click Tracks In Blue To Preview Audio) And so it goes for most of Inre Rymden: Among the six tracks, only 1. Prometheus “Rexy” hints at tension, courtesy of a bass line that sounds like it should 2. Draget score a prisoner’s walk to the electric chair. But that’s tempered by guitar sighs of radiant melancholy, not unlike those lofted by Popol Vuh’s 3. Mike Sierra Foxtrot Daniel Fichelscher. Even when Inre Rymden gets relatively uptempo, as 4. Rexy on “Hans Logan,” it still glides like gilded, glazed, Balearic house jams, 5. Hans Logan urged on by subliminal bongos and dappled with pastel guitar shimmers 6. Ursa Minor far on the horizon.

“Music is love and love is our music,” runs Tommy Awards’ slogan (a sentiment beautifully echoed by David Crosby on his revered 1971 album If I Could Only Remember My Name), but one could also argue that it is medicine — a balmy ear massage that spreads healing frissons to all areas of your body and mind. Tommy Awards continue their miraculous act as Scandinavians channeling the tropics with stunning audio verisimilitude.

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KEY SELLING POINTS

• Valentine’s Day limited release • Limited to 100 copies

DESCRIPTION ARTIST: Greg Belson Library / OST vibe from one of Los Angeles’ richest purveyors of sound. TITLE: The Colour Of Desire CATALOG: C-OPX15 LABEL: Origin Peoples GENRE: Soundtrack BARCODE: N/A OPX15 FORMAT: Cassette HOME MARKET: Los Angeles, California RELEASE: 4/13/2018 LIST PRICE: $9.98 / AH

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A. The Night Before (40:44)

B. The Morning After (40:03)

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• This is GRIMEZ’s third instrumental release, with each record getting deeper & more intriguing • GRIMEZ has produced & “ghost produced” tracks for HI-TEK, Talib Kweli, MOOD, Killah Priest, , Stic from , and Troy Ave

Description Artist: GRIMEZ GRIMEZ has dug really deep into what made the classic instrumentals of Title: Absolute Existence soul, funk,rock & dub music so good of the late 60s & early 70s. Applying Catalog: L-CHF6 those simple, but overlooked recording techniques & sonic passion Label: Chiefdom Records of live instrumentation, to create surreal realms of melodies , chunky Genre: Instrumental/Funk grooves & hard hitting original drum breaks. Barcode: 809107620179 Format: LP home market: Cincinnati, Ohio Release: 4/13/2018 List Price: $19.98 / CR Case qty: 60/30

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1. Religious Imagery 2. Non-Existent 3. Two Paths 4. Projection of the Mind 5. Ominous 6. Divine Cactus 7. Tribal Status 8. Great Master 9. World Settlers 10. Internal Force

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• A mix of rare—mostly never before heard—Icelandic tracks that are heavily underscored with funk, soul, disco, and in-the- pocket rhythms • Packaging includes rare photos and other ephemera from Iceland’s small yet vibrant music scene during the late 1960s through the early 1980s and extensive liner notes by longtime music journalist David Ma • Album reviews: The Wire Magazine, The Vinyl Factory and Okayplayer

Description Artist: DJ Platurn Breaking the Ice is an extended mix of rare—mostly never before heard— Title: Breaking The Ice Icelandic tracks that are heavily underscored with funk, soul, disco, and Catalog: CD-NTTG1004 in-the-pocket rhythms, all of which are expertly mixed by renowned DJ Label: Needle To The Groove and turntablist, DJ Platurn. Genre: Funk/Breaks Barcode: 714478596223 The music presented has been compiled through a lifetime of collecting, Format: CD while others have been passed down through Platurn’s familial, musical home market: Bay Area, California roots. Release: 4/13/2018 List Price: $19.98 / AT The packaging includes rare photos, via Platurn’s father Magnus Thordarson, and other ephemera from Iceland’s small yet vibrant music scene during the late 1960s thru the early 1980s. The release also Tracklisting features extensive liner notes by longtime music journalist David Ma, couching the music’s history as well and the region’s bygone era in which 1. Mix it arose.

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ARTIST: ARTIST: The Grouch TITLE: Don’t Talk To Me TITLE: Nothing Changes CATALOG: L-HHV686 CATALOG: L-HHV687 LABEL: HHV LABEL: HHV GENRE: Hip-Hop/Rap GENRE: Hip-Hop/Rap BARCODE: 4260116727819 BARCODE: 4260116727826 FORMAT: 2XLP Sand Colored Vinyl FORMAT: 2XLP Blue Vinyl HOME MARKET: Bay Area, California HOME MARKET: Bay Area, California SOLD OUT RELEASE: 4/13/2018 SOLD OUT RELEASE: 4/13/2018 LIST PRICE: $31.98 / FB LIST PRICE: $31.98 / FB DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION

The Grouch’s debut album from 1995, Don’t Talk To Me, gets its first The Grouch’s sophomore album from 1996, Nothing Changes, gets ever vinyl edition. Being a founding member of the its first ever vinyl edition. Being a founding member of the Living crew, The Grouch has made his name from the mid-90s on as one Legends crew, The Grouch has made his name from the mid-90s of the leading artists out of the flourishing Westcoast Underground on as one of the leading artists out of the flourishing Westcoast scene. All independently, all DIY. We at HHV are very excited to Underground scene. All independently, all DIY. We at HHV are very finally get his full back catalogue out on vinyl, for the first time ever! excited to finally get his full back catalogue out on vinyl, for the first time ever!

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• Features acclaimed guest collaborators Jungle Fire of Nacional Records and Colemine Records • KidGusto has remixed Marc Hype & Jim Dunloop, Jungle Fire, and Alice Russell (longtime collaborator of Quantic) • “WOZA Beat” was recently remixed by Renegades of Jazz (Agogo Records) and Nadastrom (Sol Selectas) • “Gully Son” was recently remixed by Sol Power All-Stars (G.A.M.M.)

DESCRIPTION ARTIST: KidGusto LA’s KidGusto sets out to light up dance floors worldwide spanning TITLE: Gully Son ft. Jungle Fire b/w WOZA Beat influences from South America to West Africa and beyond on Boogieburg’s CATALOG: F-BBRG006 sixth vinyl release. KidGusto is joined by acclaimed guest collaborators LABEL: Boogieburg Jungle Fire (Nacional Records and Colemine Records) as well as DC’s GENRE: Afrobeat/Latin The Harry Bells Band and LA vocalist, by way of Colombia, Caro Cobo. BARCODE: 602573638996 FORMAT: 7" Single HOME MARKET: Los Angeles / Washington DC RELEASE: 4/13/2018 LIST PRICE: $8.98 / CF

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A. Gully Son ft. Jungle Fire & Caro Cobo

B. WOZA Beat ft. The Harry Bells Band

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• First physical release from Montreal’s infamous Voyage Funktastique crew • Label partnership with Bastard Jazz • PR campaign running around the label launch & wax

DESCRIPTION ARTIST: Buscrates / Dr. Mad feat. Illa J The wait is finally over! Voyage Funktastique, Montreal’s world famous TITLE: You Got Me b/w Maybe It's Time curators of all things Boogie & Modern Funk are set to release their first CATALOG: F-VF001 official 7”, teaming up with Bastard Jazz for a brand new imprint. LABEL: Voyage Funktastique GENRE: Modern Funk VF have perfected their winning combination of dancefloor banger and BARCODE: 708630007504 smoother cut (as heard on their critically acclaimed Split-Series releases) FORMAT: 7" making this 45 a must have crate staple. HOME MARKET: Detroit / Montreal RELEASE: 4/13/2018 Side A reunites the dynamic duo of Buscrates and Laura Benack for a LIST PRICE: $8.98 / CF massive track where synths and basslines collide. Side B is an excursion into the melodic universe of Dr. Mad with sultry vocals from Fawna and Illa J’s unique flow serving as a guiding light. Over the years Voyage TRACKLISTING (Click Tracks In Blue To Preview Audio) Funktastique have provided fans worldwide with the finest funk and now it’s their time to shine through in a speaker near you. A. Buscrates - You Got Me feat. Laura Benack

B. Dr. Mad - Maybe It’s Time feat. Illa J

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SOLD OUT

KEY SELLING POINTS

• Soulive is coming up on their 20th anniversary and they are still pushing themselves to create something new • Blend of soul-jazz, hip-hop, funk and rock

DESCRIPTION ARTIST: Soulive These five dynamic new tunes from Soulive are guaranteed to turn the TITLE: Cinematics Vol.1 backs of your eyelids into a vibrant, action-packed movie screen as the CATALOG: E-SL1701 band transforms their infectious blend of soul-jazz, hip-hop, funk and LABEL: Soulive Music Inc. rock into a series of soundtracks for the movies of your mind. Better yet, GENRE: Jazz/Soul this initial volume is the first of a planned series of Cinematics EPs. With BARCODE: 51497002152 six long years having passed since the last time the three members of FORMAT: EP Soulive entered a studio together, fans will no doubt be excited to learn HOME MARKET: New York City that there’s plenty of new music expected from guitarist Eric Krasno, RELEASE: 4/13/2018 drummer Alan Evans and keyboardist Neal Evans for the foreseeable LIST PRICE: $19.98 / CR future.

TRACKLISTING

1. Kings March 2. Bluebird 3. Sidekick 4. Millers Last Stand 5. Waves

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