Mixtape Monday: Àbáse, Skinny Pelembe, Libretto x Buscrates + More
Yet another Mixtape Monday means new tunes from Àbáse, Skinny Pelembe, Libretto x Buscrates and more.
Àbáse is first up with Invocation;Skinny Pelembe celebrates his debut Dreaming Is Dead Now; Libretto joins Buscrates 16-Bit Ensemble for Eternal Ridin;' and Reginald Omas Mamode IV follows with Where We Going?The Experience takes a funky journey on All For You, Rejoicer drops Heavy Smoke and Abstract Orchestra returns with Madvillain Vol. 2.
Blu & Exile get back to work with True & Livin', Pistol McFly drops Road Trip, James Lewis follows with Color Theory: The MIXtape and T.R.3 is Together Alone. Blueprint makes the cut with Two-Headed Monster and DistantStarr returns with Fine. DJ Filthy Rich caps this week’s collection with the Nas: Illmatic 25 Tribute mixes.
Àbáse - Invocation
Budapest-bred producer and Berlin resident Àbáse makes his highly-anticipated debut with the arrival of the lush, seven-track Invocation EP.
Skinny Pelembe - Dreaming Is Dead Now
Skinny Pelembe follows the Seven Year Curse EP, a raft of singles and a healthy buzz with his full-length debut titled Dreaming Is Dead Now.
“Dreaming Is Dead Now” is a rare kind of debut record – the kind where the messy, in-between musical spaces are given space to shine, where hitherto untapped tangents are unfurled to see what might be found inside.
Libretto x Buscrates - Eternal Ridin'
Libretto provides the words and Buscrates provides the tracks on the new collaborative album Eternal Ridin’ featuring Vic Spencer, Vursatyl, Ke Turner and more.
Reginald Omas Mamode IV - Where We Going?
Reginald Omas Mamode IV explores the Mascarene Islands in search of his lineage on the introspective new album titled Where We Going?
The Experience - All For You
The Experience follows the Soduh-assisted lead single "The Get Down" with the four-track All For You EP featuring Saba Abraha and Innanet James.
Rejoicer - Heavy Smoke
L.A.’s own Rejoicer follows the 2018 album Energy Dreams with the evocative, five-track extended play titled Heavy Smoke.
Abstract Orchestra - Madvillain Vol. 2
Fresh off of the 2018 release of Madvillain Vol. 1, UK collective Abstract Orchestra continues to apply pressure with Madvillain Vol. 2.
Blu x Exile - True & Livin’
Blu & Exile follow the Below The Heavens anniversary tour and their In The Beginning: Before The Heavens album with the True & Livin’ EP featuring Choosey, Fashawn, Cashus King and more.
Pistol McFly - Road Trip
Angeleno spitter Pistol McFly takes a psychedelic journey through the South Central of his youth, where he reminisces about the highs and lows of life on Road Trip.
James Lewis - Color Theory: The MIXtape
Grand Rapids native James Lewis puts on for Michigan with the arrival of Color Theory: The MIXtape featuring production from STLNDRMS.
T.R.3 - Together Alone
Atlanta spitter and Instrumentalist Music Group founder T.R.3 drops the introspective, experimental album Together Alone produced almost entirely by Ariano.
Blueprint - Two-Headed Monster
The almighty Printmatic (AKA Blueprint) is back three years after the Vigilante Genesis EP with his thirteen-track album Two-Headed Monster.
DistantStarr - Fine
Philadelphia's own DistantStarr keeps the music coming one year after SKXLXTOR 2 with the release of Fine featuring Jesus Crise.
DJ Filthy Rich - Nas: Illmatic 25 Tribute (Pt. 1 & 2)
DJ Filthy Rich follows the 25th anniversary of Nas’ seminal debut album Illmatic with a pair of tribute mixes inspired by the original cassette tape.
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Karas Lamb writes and digs for tunes you haven’t heard yet. She actually wants to listen to your mixtape. Follow her on Twitter @karaslamb.