Shabazz Palaces - Most important musical group/moment in Seattle since Nirvana at OK Hotel?

into shabazz btw

i like almost everything i've heard, keep forgetting to dl the ep's

I love the two eps. Met Ishmael at a show. Super nice guy. If you get the chance to see them perform live, don't miss it. Can't wait for their Sub Pop debut.

thetroyblog.com/2010/12/13/shabazz-palaces-re-mystifying-cool/

this is a v nice piece on shabazz places

also, i'd like to take back my clipse comparison. it was hastily made and ill-considered.

positions him w/in a historical milieu & seems to accurately gauge precedents & how his work has changed over time, also I like the constellation of different-but-similar rap artists he describes (i would also include it was written-era nas in it tho)

I think "Gunbeat Falls" is my favorite track from this.

ayo deej, have you read this article about Blowout Comb? http://archive.ohword.com/features/5/slicker-that-year

yah thats thun too, he posts as thun on philaflava

i checked shabazz palaces out on deej's mention in another thread—i'm really enjoying it.

I'm listening to the album right now and it's great. I wish I'd known about it sooner. Sounds kind of like if The Bug was American.

i can't really say about the bug but i do get a kind of british/international beat science vibe from the EPs—in a good way, kind of like that stuff has been improved on by being americanized. (i don't think it's just hearing an american voice, either.) it makes it sound fresher than you would expect for what is otherwise pretty traditionalist.

it's odd how many of the tracks just kind of end.

lol i had no idea this was revived when i linked keyes to it. just followed my own link, listened to belllhaven film again, scrolled and here were u guys

maybe use some iteration of the thread title for the next excelsior?

― The Book of Eli Porter (ojo), Friday, January 15, 2010

Most important excelsior group/moment in Seattle since Nirvana at LOL Hotel

Just wait until LJ gets in here

i seriously would have never recognized him

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5214/5398811172_49bc0bca45_z.jpg

http://kjphotos.tumblr.com/post/3024965302/portraits-of-seattle-19-ishmael-butterfly-butler-aka

ok i've been listening to the eps on repeat all week

man i had wu-tang idea for an excelsior thread:

I'mma Put Your LOLZ on the dresser and EXCELSIOR them shits with a spiked bat

probably should end with "LMAO!"

haha yeah. i think weird stuff at like 3am when i've fed the lil' one and can't get back to sleep

ok i've been listening to the eps on repeat all week

― bows don't kill people, arrows do (Jordan), Friday, February 4, 2011 1:03 PM Bookmark

Perfect blend of hard beats and blunted/laid-back cali style.

http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/03/08/shabazz-palaces-an-echo-from-the-hosts-that-profess-infinitum

new track is great, can't wait for the album.

can never have too much kalimba

has anyone here gone back and listened to Cherrywine yet?

never tracked it down in the first place, altho I am curious

This is totally nuts so far, esp. "A treatease..."

Album of the year?

where'd you find it?

slsk

One thing I'm noticing is where the eps occasionally got bogged down in murk, there's always some element in the mix here that shines through with just enough levity to keep my ears perked.

Oh shit the beat on the last song :o

damn, not on what.cd yet. ish said it would be coming with a patch like the first 2 eps. hope that's true.

ok i just cackled like crazy when this ended. lovin it

has anyone here gone back and listened to Cherrywine yet?
― jaxon, Tuesday, March 8, 2011 7:48 PM (1 month ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

i downloaded cherrywine but can't find the files. think they got archived somewhere without being added to itunes.

ha. no love

Wow, this is great. A Street Gospel sounds exactly like something off one of the Shabazz eps.

"Yeah You" is the evilest shit

what you wearin tonight?
shit, i'm dressin like i was at the ali-frasier fight

great line. the new album is damn good.

Yeah, I feel like ppl should be freaking out about this album more than is happening :/

official release isn't for a month and a half! and i'm not seeing any easy leaks (that's fine though, i don't mind getting this legit).

i found it on a forum, can't remember the name of it but i think the rar is called sp - bu.rar. was hosted on mediafire. i'll buy it anyway because i have the other eps and the packaging is really nice. they come with sweet patches.

i only got a few cherrywine tracks but really liked those, loved digable, i'm psyched to check this out

Yeah, totally copping this when it drops. xp

Yeah, I feel like ppl should be freaking out about this album more than is happening :/

― banjee trillness (The Reverend), Monday, April 18, 2011 12:44 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

i'm pretty stoked. i think part of it is they don't have so many "discussion points" as OF or lil b

Ha, that reminds me of a conversation I had with a (mostly) former ilxor who was like "With Shabazz Palaces and Odd Future all we need is someone from the Bay for a trifecto of new, weird West Coast rap" and I was like "Duuuuuuuuude."

http://www.subpop.com/releases/shabazz_palaces/full_lengths/black_up

I preordered the vinyl. Looks like if you want to get the patch to go with the first 2, you'll need to preorder.

This album is seriously good.

yeah great album. "recollections of the wraith" is my shit.

my god the beat on "Swerve" is like the best thing that has ever happened to me.

Still loving this album btw.

ish butler has a new e.p. out, it’s really nice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEoE_1-Ctq4