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Madvillainy 2: The Madlib Remix (2xLP + MP3 download code)

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Originally released in 2017 under his pseudonym No Quantize, Bird Syndrome, the first album of the french artist NxQuantize, is now being reissued with an additional remixed version. As a symbol of a new beginning , the talented musician and producer based in Marseille changes his alias and joins the Omakase Recordings music label to give a rebirth to his trip-hop opus tainted with jazz and electronic music.For this occasion, several artists who come from a broader musical spectrum have reinterpreted the Bird Syndrome’s nine tracks through a series of hip-hop, ambient, electronica and dance music remixes. The richness of this expanded release reflects the production process of NxQuantize next album, currently in progress...Discovering or re-discovering Bird Syndrome is like diving into the poetic and introspective world of an incredibly skilled musician in search of freedom, emotions and magic.

The wonderfully titled ''If The Worm Turns It Could Turn Ugly" is a suitably wiggly mix of playfully ominous sample alchemy presented by Dip Friso aka Grim Lusk aka Sunny Balm aka ½ Pussy Mothers. Flipping quickly between dubbed out samplescapes, wah-warbled chords, reversed drums, cut up vocals and a bell collage, the tracks are tripping over themselves to the front of the queue.Available cassette tape and digital download, limited run of 70 copies.

Benny Sings heads back to his roots in beat making and hop hop here on Beat Tape II. He says that "First and foremost, I'm a beat-maker. When I write songs, I always start with the beat." That plays out across these perfectly designed fonts which are raw and organic, loose and catchy from the off. Guests spots from St. Panther, Kenny Beats, Cory Henry, Oddisee, and Koreatown Oddity layer in some sweet bars to this perfect suer soundtrack. It lasts just over half an hour but is so packed with detail it can be played don loop and reveal more each time.BENNY SINGSBeat Tape IIStones Throw US