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Grieves – “Shreds”

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Grieves, returns to deliver his fourth studio album, Winter & The Wolves. The insatiable, devil-may-care MC is well known for his meticulous exploration of life, love and loss, through a unique medley of hip-hop and soulful music. Together with B. Lewis, Grieves created 14 new tracks, combining organic pianos and guitars with boisterous synthesizers, to paint a colorful backdrop for his unique blend of rapping and singing.

A reflection on growth and maturity, Winter & The Wolves is about the instinctual fight for survival. It’s about suddenly finding that you’re all alone, facing countless hindrances to your livelihood, and having the courage to overcome them all. Tackling difficult obstacles like addiction and heartbreak, Grieves wrestles with the realization that life doesn’t get any easier as you get older. His signature combination of humor and gloom culminate to depict the struggle of a man’s inner turmoil between abandoning the dreams of his youth, and carving out a new path for himself in this world.

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Shreds is the first single from Grieves forthcoming album, Winter & The Wolves, available for pre-order NOW!

iTunes: bit.ly/WATWitunes
FifthElement: bit.ly/WATWFE
Amazon: bit.ly/WATWamz

Winter & The Wolves is due out 3.25.14 on Rhymesayers Entertainment.

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JusMoni x WD4D – Queen Feel

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JusMoni x WD4D – “Queen Feel [Deluxe] **FREE DOWNLOAD** carepackage.bandcamp.com/album/queen-feel-deluxe

Queen Feel is the debut album from Seattle to Oakland transplant JusMoni and her producer / deejay WD4D.  A true collaborative effort, this album finds both artists pushing their boundaries and soaring to new heights. The EP was released at the end of last summer, garnering many great reviews and extensive radio support. The duo is now taking it a step further with the release of Queen Feel [Deluxe], packaging both the original album with 11 new remixes from a handful of talented producers. The 11 remixers are OCnotes, Sabzi, Kid Smpl, Benito, eLan, Keyboard Kid, The Flavr Blue, Suttikeeree, Introcut & WD4D, Kid P, and Benny Loco. Seattle’s OCnotes provides a beautiful, melancholy house version of “Take All Night,” while California heavy-hitters Benito and eLan each recreate “Here For You,” taking it to the next level of bass and beat music.  On the more mellow, night-bus vibe, Kid Smpl provides his signature “reverb-soaked-vocals-in-the-back” version of “Tattoo,” while Lil’ B’s producer, Keyboard Kid, takes it in the opposite direction with deep, hitting bass and bright synth work.  Everybody involved truly has a unique take on each remix.  Sure to hit home with a diverse crowd of listeners, this is a mission accomplished!

PRESS

NPR
“Jusmoni brings both wisdom and playfulness to her songs, and delivers them in a wily soprano reminiscent of Erykah Badu. Her recent work with producer WD4D has an experimental edge that’s tempered by her enthusiasm and warmth… ”

Seattle Weekly
“It thrives in spacious atmospherics: echoey vocal tracks; isolated drum sounds; you feel like you’re floating in an empty space, kept afloat only by the erotically-paced beat and waves of sexual tension.”

92 BPM
“Imagine Purity Rings meets TNGHT, meaning imagine the slow plodding cadence and vocals from Purity Rings and the bouncy elements heard coming out of the TNGHT camp… ”

The Stranger
Seattle vocalist JusMoni and producer WD4D have linked up for a great, stripped-down-to-its-birthday-suit slice of future R&B (it’s a distant relative of Ann Peebles’ “I Can’t Stand the Rain”)… Stellar work, everybody.”

MUSIC

JusMoni x WD4D – “Queen Feel [Deluxe] carepackage.bandcamp.com/album/queen-feel-deluxe (out 2/26/13)

JusMoni: jusmoni.bandcamp.com WD4D: wd4d.bandcamp.com | @wd4d

PHOTOS

dl.dropbox.com/u/12287741/JusMon…WD4D%20Photos.zip

@JusMoni | @WD4D
@CarePackageRecs

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Next Collective – Cover Art

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NEXT Collective is an ensemble recording by the next generation of jazz greats, including saxophonists Logan Richardson and Walter Smith III, guitarist Matthew Stevens, keyboardists Gerald Clayton and Kris Bowers, bassist Ben Williams, drummer Jamire Williams, and special guest trumpeter Christian Scott. The group explores their own interpretations of songs by such contemporary artists as Bon Iver, Drake, N.E.R.D, Little Dragon and more. From Jay Z and Kanye Westʼs “No Church In The Wild” to Pearl Jamʼs “Oceans” to Meshell Ndegeocelloʼs “Come Smoke My Herb,” to Drakeʼs “Marvins Room,” to Bon Iverʼs “Perth,” the album delivers a cohesive flow. Check how a tune like “Fly or Die”— a rock-fueled slice of R&B by N.E.R.D.—is recast by Ben Williams with the bounce and gear-shifts of a late ʼ70s fusion workout. Or how the metronomic beats and laconic lyricism of Little Dragonʼs “Twice” are faithfully recreated in an acoustic jazz setting, courtesy of Richardson; the reversed horn lines that kick off the tune (and the album) are a clear signal that this project is both as mindful of the studio-craft of its many musical sources as it is of the live interaction of the jazz tradition. Cover Art has its feet firmly planted in the overlap of as many styles as possible.

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Boombox Saints – For The Moment

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Consisting of Freeky P, Adlib, Huggy Fresh and DJ Relik, this multi-faceted quartet of sneaker fiends, street-wear enthusiasts and addicted to fresh junkies have an uncanny ability to capture the attention of anyone within earshot of their music, creating fans with their own brand of Hip Hop & R&B infused Pop. Boombox Saints has garnered considerable media attention for their quality of music and hyped performances alongside some of todayʼs most successful and respected acts — J. Cole, Kid Cudi, Big Sean, Mos Def, Jay Electronica, Talib Kweli, Souls of Mischief, Far East Movement, Danny Fernandes, Sean Paul and many more.

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Aceyalone – Leanin’ on Slick

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Aceyalone, the legendary emcee and founding member of seminal rap groups Freestyle Fellowship, Haiku D’Etat and Project Blowed, has announced the follow-up to 2009’s Aceyalone & The Lonely Ones, titled Leanin’ on Slick. Since his formative days of battling at the Good Life Cafe circa 1989, Aceyalone is a forefather of the West Coast underground rap scene that spawned the emergence and success of groups like The Pharcyde, Jurassic 5 and his own Freestyle Fellowship, whose 1993 record Innercity Griots is an undeniable classic of the genre. Leanin’ moves on from the doo-wop tones of Lonely Ones in favor of jazz and funk influenced beats to support his signature tight rhymes and bouncing-ball flow. Out May 28 on Decon, the album features 13 dynamic tracks with frequent collaborator BIONIK, as well as Daniel Merriweather, Treasure Davis and, most notably, singer Cee Lo Green.