New ish from Ish and his transcendent Shabazz Palaces project. Lese Majesty arrives July 19 via Sub Pop Records.
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LISTEN: awE naturalE – THEESatisfaction
Photo by: David Belisle
The title of THEESatisfaction’s debut album on Sub Pop Records (due March 27) is stylized to read: awE naturalE. Group members Cat and Stas have universal style in spades, though, so fanciful alphabetic manipulation is unnecessary whenever concerned with this duo.
The record in question is streaming in its entirety over at NPR Music and I suggest you click on over now. The LP is short enough to listen to during your lunch break, but its musical, lyrical and spiritual depths plumb more toward eternity. It’s as obsessively advanced and enlightened as Shabazz Palaces’ Black Up and, just like that triumph in artistic spirit, it was grown in your own backyard, Seattle. Take joy in this one.
DOWNLOAD: “Enchantruss” – THEESatisfaction
Photo via Three Imaginary Girls.
Here’s the new single from THEESatisfaction’s Awe Naturale, coming March 27 on Sub Pop.
(Thanks, Pitchfork.)
INTERVIEW: THEESatisfaction (New York, 8.25.11)
Photo courtesy The Stranger.
THEESatisfaction’s recent week-and-half long swing through New York City was hugely eventful. Group members Cat and Stas can thank both Mother Nature and their new label, Sub Pop Records, for that. They performed well-received shows at Bowery Ballroom, where they opened for labelmates the Handsome Furs, and were a featured act in the 14th Annual Black August Benefit Concert at S.O.B.’s the following week. And oh yeah, just for good measure they also survived the Virginia earthquake of August 23 and last weekend’s Hurricane Irene debacle.
VIDEO: Maureen Interviews Ishmael Butler of Shabazz Palaces
As previewed a few weeks ago, here is the full interview of Shabazz Palaces’ Palaceer Lazaro (bka. Ishmael Butler) by “budding Wooster, MA journalist Maureen.” Black Up coming June 28. Take advantage of advanced promo offers from Sub Pop Records, here.
VIDEO: Maureen Interviews Ishmael Butler of Shabazz Palaces
Here’s something different: the mysterious yet very everyday “budding journalist extraordinaire,” Maureen, sat down with Ishmael Butler (otherwise known as Palaceer Lazaro of Shabazz Palaces — introduction extraneous if you’re a regular reader of this website). The clip above is a very brief preview.
Having a non-hop-hop head interview a very accomplished hip-hop artist, especially someone as ethereally-oriented as Butler, is something like asking a child to interview a physicist about how a nuclear fusion reactor is constructed. Non-sequiturs, possibly of the beautiful and unexpectedly insightful, may ensue. Make sure to watch for the interview in its entirety in the coming weeks.
On the album tip, SP’s Sub Pop debut, Black Up, is set for a June 28 release. But if you place an advance order on the LP before May 31, the label provides you with instant streaming access to the album and a free patch designed by the artist. Click here to take advantage of that offer.
SHOW: Shabazz Palaces & THEESatisfaction @ Neumos 2.17.11
Did you hear THEESatisfaction signed to Sub Pop? That’s the word around Town, anyway — certainly news worthy of an eyebrow raise. A hearty and heartfelt congratulations to Cat and Stas from 206UP.COM!
Check them out with labelmates (!) Shabazz Palaces at Neumos on February 17. A series of incredibly dope show flyers like the one above can be viewed on THEESatisfaction’s blog, here.
DOWNLOAD: “Barksdale Corners” (Shabazz Palaces)
Sub Pop’s latest signee, Shabazz Palaces, is on one. Again. “Barksdale Corners” is dense, atmospheric and esoteric as hell. Download/listen and then spend the next 30 days deciphering it.
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