reissue - with all due respect to new york, los angeles, atlanta, and miami, the epicenter of the rap universe in 2016 just may be chicago. with young stars ranging from chief keef to chance the rapper to lil bibby to vic mensa, the windy city continues to push the boundaries of hip-hop music and culture. the latest artist to emerge from this hotbed of talent is mick jenkins, a gifted lyricist who has built a strong buzz online with a series of acclaimed mixtapes. now, one of those collections will be available in physical format for the first time ever, with a limited-edition vinyl pressing of the waters set to hit stores soon. originally released online in late 2014, the waters features appearances from fellow rising stars joey bada$$ and noname gypsy, plus production from statik selektah, kirk knight, j.u.s.t.i.c.e. league, dj dahi, and many more. xxl called the project an indisputable success, declaring jenkins a formidable opponent to some of hip-hops most highly regarded mcs

the long awaited reissue of the classic aim debut album from 1999. repress

rock

dj support: soul clap, walla p (voyage funktastique)

jazz album

180g opaque white vinyl

indie / rock

invisible inc once again presents another incredible full-length album from the talented double geography. featuring new school jazz legends greg foat and kaidi akinnibi

fresh water is the debut work by london based musician and visual artist, jake marshall. across eight tracks marshall twirls and bends his sound palette around motifs of emergency and crisis, “i was interested in distress sounds, sirens, flares etc”. the many sonic limitations in fresh water demonstrate marshall’s uniqueness. all kinds of plastic, caustic sounds, german ambulance sirens, bleeps rattling off unknown morse code, the highly synthetic strings emerging from the silence, it creates a somehow organic yet inhumane, but addictive turbulence.

rock

world music

limited edition of 500 copies on leaf green coloured vinyl.