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Noise rap pioneers Moodie Black have established themselves as an uncompromisingly original act. The brilliant and formidable (Noisey) Minneapolis-based Moodie Black have a penchant for ferocious live shows and a host of critically acclaimed releases to their name. On Lucas Acid, their first full-length album in four years, Chris Martinez (aka Kdeath) is coming to terms with life as a trans person of color. Through their own meticulous collaged production, Moodie Black speaks on identity, paranoia, love and its absence. Ceschi Ramos and French singer Pierre Mottron provide guest vocals. Lucas Acid will be released April 6th, 2018 on Fake Four Inc.

Zavala (Alexander Zavala ) is a Chicago based electronic music producer born and raised on the outskirts of Chicago. For the past 15 years Zavala has been creating and defining a unique sound of his own with influences heavily based in golden era hip hop & house. A sound of which is dense in melody & textural soundscapes and is often described as a moody combination of the dark with the blissful, all built on a foundation of analog synthesizers, drum machines & samplers. Zavala first gained recognition in 2010 with his debut "Canciones Modernas" A vinyl only - split 12" with Legendary Chicago producer DJ PNS Of The Molemen) released on vinyl-centric Fieldwerk Recordings, a record label co-founded by Zavala. All the while, Zavala began his role as production and 1/2 of the left field hip-hop duo Dark Time Sunshine. The duo combining Veteran MC Onry Ozzborn (of Grayskul/Rhymesayers) gained critical notarity later that year in 2010 with their debut LP "Vessel" released on Fake Four Inc. and subsequently spent the following 5 years touring extensively. Since his debut release in 2010, Zavala has worked very little outside of Dark Time Sunshine with only a few solo releases on labels such as insect records & Fake Four Inc. as well as remixes for the likes of Aesop Rock, Busdriver & Sister Crayon. Fast fwd to 2015 where you can find Zavala delving into the realm of House music, a genre near & dear, representing a time of musical discovery, youth, the roller rink, and being the essential influence for his melodic explorations and niche. More so than ever you can find Zavala's output steeped in the influence of Chicago house, UKG & Techno. His 2016 Release Fantasmas is a clear representation of that & yet another reflection of his unique & imaginative vision.

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Blue Sky Black Death is a name that pulses throughout the underground hip-hop community. The production duo is widely credited with being architects of the popular cloud rap sound. Now, Young God, one half of this innovative team, is releasing a boundary-pushing body of instrumental work under the alias Televangel, entitled Anthropocene Blues. Much like the cinematic style he created with his partner Kingston in BSBD, Televangel combines haunting and ambient sounds with atmospheric, melancholy arrangements and carefully-placed drums. The end result is more reminiscent of post-rock such as Godspeed You Black Emperor! than any hip-hop artist. Televangel plays every instrument heard on the album, making Anthropocene Blues a cohesive soundtrack that is much more than a beat tape.

The Saskatoon-based producer Graham Murawsky (aka Factor Chandelier) is known for his timeless track record of underground rap collaborations. His new full-length album, "Wisdom Teeth," is the follow-up to his critically acclaimed 2016 album Factoria. This new album combines live instrumentation, huge horn sections and lush synthesizers, meticulously chopped drums, and captivating features from underground raps nest players including Astronautalis, Ceschi, 3.0 (Living Legends), Myka 9 (Freestyle Fellowship), Paranoid Castle, Kay The Aquanaut, D-Sisive, Taylor Jade.

Kristoff Krane is a Minneapolis-based rapper known for his stream-of-consciousness approach to writing, freestyling and performing. In addition to his solo releases, Krane was also frontman alongside Micheal Eyedea Larsen in Rhymesayers freestyle group, Face Candy. Kairos Part Two is the second installment in his two-part album with music by Graham O'Brien, following Kairos Part One which featured deM atlaS (Rhymesayers Entertainment), landed a premiere via 2dopeboyz.com, and was praised for its rich songs with layers (scratchedvinyl.com).

Hovering around the axes of macro vs. micro and personal vs. political, Cars & Trains (Tom Filepp) shares abstracted parables of existential yearning ("Every Morning"), cycles of creation and destruction ("Bridges"), and sympathetic laments for the dumpster fire of post-truth America. Fictions, recorded and mixed by Cars & Trains at his Portland home studio, was inspired by Fripp & Eno, the bass of King Crimson, the timbre of '67-80 Miles Davis, recent sociopolitical events, and the writings of Borges.

When Kay the Aquanaut says, the American dream is a nightmare... and the nightmare is everywhere, on the track American Expre$$ from his latest collaboration, 7 Vessels, with producer Factor Chandelier, it resonates in a way that is particularly salient in these uneasy times. But despite this nightmare, 7 Vessels provides a life raft in the midst of a sea of disingenuousness. 7 Vessels is Kay and Factor Chandeliers sixth album together and the culmination of their long-running collaborative relationship. The result is a work that incorporates Factor Chandeliers signature meticulous hip hop production work seamlessly with Kays thought-provoking lyrics. Chandelier, known for sample-free beats and live instrumentation, creates a soundscape that is so sophisticated that it reveals something new on each listen. On his tenth release, Kay has solidied his reputation as a captivating songwriter and fresh voice. The sharp social commentary combined with the intricate and multi-layered production gives 7 Vessels a power and authenticity that is rare. And despite the political slant of the album, 7 Vessels is still a smooth, sailboat deck at sunset journey through waves of moods. With appearances by Ceschi and Paranoid Castle, the album creates a sense of community weaving together dierent voices.

When Kay the Aquanaut says, the American dream is a nightmare... and the nightmare is everywhere, on the track American Expre$$ from his latest collaboration, 7 Vessels, with producer Factor Chandelier, it resonates in a way that is particularly salient in these uneasy times. But despite this nightmare, 7 Vessels provides a life raft in the midst of a sea of disingenuousness. 7 Vessels is Kay and Factor Chandeliers sixth album together and the culmination of their long-running collaborative relationship. The result is a work that incorporates Factor Chandeliers signature meticulous hip hop production work seamlessly with Kays thought-provoking lyrics. Chandelier, known for sample-free beats and live instrumentation, creates a soundscape that is so sophisticated that it reveals something new on each listen. On his tenth release, Kay has solidied his reputation as a captivating songwriter and fresh voice. The sharp social commentary combined with the intricate and multi-layered production gives 7 Vessels a power and authenticity that is rare. And despite the political slant of the album, 7 Vessels is still a smooth, sailboat deck at sunset journey through waves of moods. With appearances by Ceschi and Paranoid Castle, the album creates a sense of community weaving together dierent voices.

The third full length from enigmatic Texas folk-hop producer, Sixo, features vocal appearances by Open Mike Eagle, Milo, Ceschi, Onry Ozzborn, Myka 9, Awol One, Gregory Pepper, Grace Park, Heir Max & Josh Martinez.

The third full length from enigmatic Texas folk-hop producer, Sixo, features vocal appearances by Open Mike Eagle, Milo, Ceschi, Onry Ozzborn, Myka 9, Awol One, Gregory Pepper, Grace Park, Heir Max & Josh Martinez.

Orko Eloheim was a hip­hop artist ahead of his time. But now that musical advancements he pioneered—live­programmed beat shows, hip­hop infused with electronic genres, and drum­driven production—have come in style, the rest of the music industry has finally caught up to the future. Orko’s time is now and he aims to spread the raw, primal truth. Kaigen is a rapper and producer from Tokyo, Japan. From his early work with the Melbourne based experimental collective Curse Ov Dialect to his current work as a solo artist, Kaigen has made a name for himself with his distinctive rapid­fire flow and his ear for beats that combine the lush experimentation of the late 90s underground with drums that hit hard and give no quarter. Together they form The Tachyon Ghetto Blaster, giving the world the first 4 tracks of their labor as a free EP released as the first installment of Fake Four FREEcember 2014. The EP represented a collaboration arc that was spawned in 2009 and has finally came to culmination in December 2014 with their debut full length release album out September 30th, 2016 to complete the final collaboration arc between Kaigen & Orko. 11 tracks of dissonant beats with English AND Japanese lyrics of revolt, resistance and the beauty of life.

2 Years after the release of their critically acclaimed album Death Drive, Sole & DJ Pain 1 announce the follow-up album, “Nihilismo.” This album embodies the overlap of their music with the world of activism and journalism. Nihilismo is a revolutionary hip-hop album that challenges the nihilism of modern life, of late stage capitalism and of a world that seems to have no future. It is a DIY testament to how both artists have plotted a way out of that despair through DIY ethics and a life of making working class, yet revolutionary music. To be released on collaboration with Fake Four Inc. & Alpha Pup. The winning collaboration between indy rap iconoclast and platinum producer DJ Pain 1 has resulted in truly original music that has been heralded by industry standard bearers like 2DopeBoyz and Spin, as well as popular radical media platforms such as Russia Today and Truthout. Featuring contributions from punk rock icon Chris Hanna of Propagandhi, anarchist author Scott Crow, Decomposure, Fake Four label head Ceschi, Jah Boogie, Church Fire and The Delta Mirror, "Nihilismo" pushes the boundaries of the genre. The album also includes the title track for the upcoming documentary on Drone whistleblowers, "National Bird," which recently premiered at the Berlin Film Festival to rave reviews.

The ruins of the failed city of Factoria lie under the residential subdivision of Silverwood Heights in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, the hometown of producer extraordinaire Graham Murawsky (aka Factor Chandelier). Just prior to World War I, Chicago entrepreneur Robert E. Glass ventured north with dreams of building an elaborate industrial city in a formerly typhoid-riddled area that would house a brick plant, flour mill, brewery, school, post office, restaurant, hotel, and whatever else progress would afford. But before his development plans could come into fruition, war, the cessation of banks issuing credit, and the inability to secure electrical power turned Factoria into a ghost town. Inspired by the obscure story of the Magic City that never was, Factor Chandelier has crafted a 13-track album that pays homage to Factoria and wonders what could have been. On the Factoria LP, Chandelier’s follow-up to the 2013 concept album Woke Up Alone, he builds a city of expansive beats that bang with punishing drums and industrial clatter at one moment and exude a melodic, pastoral calm the next. The sounds shift on the album in accordance with the hope that the city began with and the wartime entropy that engulfed it. Recorded and mixed by Factor at his Chandelier Studios in Saskatoon, the album incorporates the bass of Enver Hampton, violin and guitar from The Pxrtals, and guest vocals from a host of Fake Four family and friends.

When you grow up in a place where nothing interesting happens unless you make it happen, it forces you to develop a certain kind of drive. Raised by a ower-child hippie mother and an immigrant father with an intolerance for bullshit, Bleubird was permitted to freely bump Poison Clan and Circle Jerks at a very early age. He was mentored by his older brother and next door neighbor who taught him to love Bass Music and guided him towards the wonders of skating, ghting and punk rock.This diverse family landscape cultivated the interesting perspective you hear in Bleubird’s music. He caught the tail end of the "Indie Rap" wave and managed to ride it throughout the world until it crash-landed him back home in South Florida where he was happy to embrace his roots and welcome the maddening sun blotto. Mike Patton once called him stupid, and while sharing a cab in Zagreb, Kevin Martin told him he curses way too fucking much. He neither looks nor acts his age, is di cult to categorize, and his vastcatalog of diverse music speaks for itself.

Broken Bone Ballads is simultaneously Ceschi’s most personal effort to date and a collection of stories and sketches that parallel the broader concepts of human suffering, failure, uncertainty, and perseverance. Featuring Sage Francis, iCON The Mic King, and Shoshin.

As an emcee, Nasa is inspired by the words of the famed screenwriter and playwright Rod Serling. In response to aquestion about how he'd like to be remembered 100 years from now, Serling simply said “as a "writer." Nasa’s musicis a story of self—often focusing on defining moments in his life and current events that strike a chord.Nasa has a love for New York like a child loves its mother. Raised on Staten Island, Nasa reps NYC with a ferociouspride. When New York's indie hip-hop boom hit in the 90s, Nasa was there as a devoted attendee of events, listenerof late night radio and buyer of vinyl … then, he became involved. And as the scene has evolved and the city haschanged, Nasa has been dedicated to it every step of the way. His newest album, New York Telephone, reflects hislove for his home, the way it has nurtured the indie hip hop art form, and how it continues to be most the mostinfluential city in the world.

What is success? And what’s left after the party’s over? Backed by the lush, vivid beats of Canadian producer Factor, Bay Area emcee Kirby Dominant ponders the perils of self-actualization on their third LP together as Paranoid Castle. Are the trappings of success smoke screens for inner turmoil or are they success itself? Do the drugs and women provide joy or fleeting escape? How long can one keep clawing out at temporary pleasures in the wake of unresolved anguish? Kirby’s narratives reflect upon these and a host of other grown man queries. And if the answers don’t come, what does come, is hope. “If the sun comes back to town, I want to be around,” Kirby sings on the catchy, ebullient hook to “Fear of Missing Out.” He maintains his sense of humor in the face of being broke on “Laugh Out Loud,” drops a hilarious one-liner here and there on “Cemetery,” and ands traces of positivity through gritted teeth. Welcome To Success, the culmination of a 13-year working relationship, showcases two seasoned vets playing on each other’s strengths and making a grand artistic statement. Kirby continues to sharpen his delivery and singing chops with each release, often rapping and crooning on the same track and shifting moods between verse and chorus. Incorporating live instrumentation and samples, Factor’s dynamic beats accentuate the emcee’s ruminations while making statements of their own. Welcome To Success is grown man music, unafraid to ask painful questions and wise enough to make you laugh if you don’t like the answers.