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- A1: Talk About It (Instrumental)
- A2: Genocide (Instrumental)
- A3: It's All On Me (Instrumental)
- B1: All In A Day's Work (Instrumental)
- B2: Drakside/Gone (Instrumental)
- B3: Loose Cannons (Instrumental)
- B4: Issues (Instrumental)
- C1: Deep Water (Instrumental)
- C2: One Shot One Kill (Instrumental)
- C3: Just Another Day (Instrumental)
- C4: For The Love Of Money (Instrumental)
- D1: Satisfactioin (instrumental)
- D2: Animals (Instrumental)
- D3: Medicine Man (Instrumental)
- D4: Talking To My Diary (Instrumental)
Instrumental versions of Dr. Dre's 2015 album, Compton (A Soundtrack by Dr. Dre) released for Record Store Day.
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- A1: The Chronic (intro)
- A2: F____ Wit Dre Day
- A3: Le Me Ride
- A4: The Day The Niggaz Took Over
- B1: Nuthin' But A "G" Thang
- B2: Deez Nuuuts
- B3: Lil' Ghetto Boy
- C1: A Nigga Witta Gun
- C2: Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat
- C3: The $20 Sack Pyramid
- C4: Lyrical Gangbang
- C5: High Powered
- D1: The Doctor's Office
- D2: Stranded On Death Row
- D3: The Roach (The Chronic Outro) (The Chronic Outro)
- D4: Bitches Aint's ____
Legendary 7X GRAMMY and Emmy Award-winning artist/producer Dr. Dre celebrates the 30th anniversary of his magnum opus, The Chronic by announcing the album will be re-released. The Chronic, which is not currently available on streaming services, will again be available to fans on all major DSPs .
Steve Berman, Vice Chairman of Interscope Geffen A&M, said: “Dr. Dre is without a doubt one of the most iconic and groundbreaking artists in the modern era. He has also used his platform to fuel some very impactful philanthropic efforts that will ensure his legacy is felt for generations to come. Dre’s solo career all started with the The Chronic, one of the most celebrated recordings of all time.
First released on December 15, 1992, The Chronic peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and has spent 97 weeks on the chart since its release. The album also spawned three top 40 hits on the Hot 100, including top ten records with "Nuthin' But a “G” Thang" (No. 2) featuring Snoop Dogg and "F— Wit Dre Day" (No. 8). The Chronic topped the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for eight weeks, while "Nuthin’ But a "G" Thang" hit No. 1 for two weeks on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Last June, Rolling Stone placed The Chronic on its 500 Greatest Albums of All-Time List, boasting how the album "redefined the West Coast Hip Hop sound." Pitchfork also holds the seminal album in high standing, saying The Chronic lives on as a “timeless show of strength” and “gave shape to L.A.’s present and future.” Videos from The Chronic are also available on Dr. Dre’s official YouTube channel.
Last year, Dr. Dre dazzled during the Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show in Los Angeles. His enormous set was star-studded, as Dre performed alongside some of music's biggest stars, including Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, and 50 Cent. Dre commanded the stage – just a few miles from his birthplace of Compton – with a groundbreaking setlist anchored by hits such as "The Next Episode" and the 2Pac-led "California Love." The historic performance earned Dr. Dre his first-ever Emmy for Outstanding Variety Special (Live). The Hollywood Reporter called the halftime show "thrilling and nostalgic," while Billboard credited Dre for his "seismic impact" on music.
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- A1: The Chronic (intro)
- A2: F____ Wit Dre Day
- A3: Le Me Ride
- A4: The Day The Niggaz Took Over
- B1: Nuthin' But A "G" Thang
- B2: Deez Nuuuts
- B3: Lil' Ghetto Boy
- C1: A Nigga Witta Gun
- C2: Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat
- C3: The $20 Sack Pyramid
- C4: Lyrical Gangbang
- C5: High Powered
- D1: The Doctor's Office
- D2: Stranded On Death Row
- D3: The Roach (The Chronic Outro) (The Chronic Outro)
- D4: Bitches Aint's ____
Legendary 7X GRAMMY and Emmy Award-winning artist/producer Dr. Dre celebrates the 30th anniversary of his magnum opus, The Chronic by announcing the album will be re-released. The Chronic, which is not currently available on streaming services, will again be available to fans on all major DSPs .
Steve Berman, Vice Chairman of Interscope Geffen A&M, said: “Dr. Dre is without a doubt one of the most iconic and groundbreaking artists in the modern era. He has also used his platform to fuel some very impactful philanthropic efforts that will ensure his legacy is felt for generations to come. Dre’s solo career all started with the The Chronic, one of the most celebrated recordings of all time.
First released on December 15, 1992, The Chronic peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and has spent 97 weeks on the chart since its release. The album also spawned three top 40 hits on the Hot 100, including top ten records with "Nuthin' But a “G” Thang" (No. 2) featuring Snoop Dogg and "F— Wit Dre Day" (No. 8). The Chronic topped the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for eight weeks, while "Nuthin’ But a "G" Thang" hit No. 1 for two weeks on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Last June, Rolling Stone placed The Chronic on its 500 Greatest Albums of All-Time List, boasting how the album "redefined the West Coast Hip Hop sound." Pitchfork also holds the seminal album in high standing, saying The Chronic lives on as a “timeless show of strength” and “gave shape to L.A.’s present and future.” Videos from The Chronic are also available on Dr. Dre’s official YouTube channel.
Last year, Dr. Dre dazzled during the Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show in Los Angeles. His enormous set was star-studded, as Dre performed alongside some of music's biggest stars, including Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, and 50 Cent. Dre commanded the stage – just a few miles from his birthplace of Compton – with a groundbreaking setlist anchored by hits such as "The Next Episode" and the 2Pac-led "California Love." The historic performance earned Dr. Dre his first-ever Emmy for Outstanding Variety Special (Live). The Hollywood Reporter called the halftime show "thrilling and nostalgic," while Billboard credited Dre for his "seismic impact" on music.
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- A1: Dr Dre - Deep Cover (feat Snoop Dogg)
- A2: Snoop Dogg - Gin & Juice
- A3: Dr Dre - Stil DRE (feat Snoop Dogg)
- A4: The Firm - Phone Tap
- A5: Dr Dre - Put It On Me (feat DJ Quik)
- A6: 213 - Game Don't Wait (feat Xzibit - remix)
- B1: Busta Rhymes - How We Do It Over Here (feat Missy Elliot)
- B2: The Game - How We Do (feat 50 Cent)
- B3: Snoop Dogg - B Please (feat Xzibit)
- B4: Dr Dre - Bad Intentions (feat Knocturnal)
- B5: Obie Trice - The Set Up
- B6: G-Unit - Poppin Them Thangs
- B7: 50 Cent - In Da Hood (feat Brooklyn)
- C1: The Firm - Five Minutes To Flush
- C2: Busta Rhymes - Break Ya Neck
- C3: Warren G - Lookin At You (feat Toi)
- C4: Knocturnal - Str8 Westcoast
- C5: Eminem - What You Say
- C6: Obie Trice - Oh! (feat Busta Rhymes)
- D1: Eve - Satisfaction
- D2: Mack 10 - Hate In Yo Eyes
- D3: Dr Dre - The Next Episode (feat Snoop Dogg)
- D4: Snoop Dogg - Lay Low
- D5: Dr Dre - Been There Done That
- E1: Obie Trice - Shit Hits The Fan (feat Dr Dre & Eminem)
- E2: Dr Dre - The Wash (feat Snoop Dogg)
- E3: Dr Dre - Zoom (feat LL Cool J)
- E4: Dr Dre - Group Therapy (feat Nas, KRS-One, RBX & B Real)
- E5: Eminem - Just Lose It
- E6: Busta Rhymes - Get You Some (feat Q-Tip & Marsha)
- F1: Snoop Dogg - Just Drippin' (feta Dr Dre & Jewell)
- F2: Eve - Let Me Blow Your Mind (feat Gwen Stefani)
- F3: Mary J Blige - Family Affair
- F4: 50 Cent - In Da Club
- F5: Dr Dre - Forgot About Dre (feat Eminem)
- F6: 50 Cent - Back Down
- F7: Bilal - Fast Lane
- D6: Knocturnal - Knoc (feat Dr Dre & Missy Elliot)
- D7: Eminem - Guilty Conscience (feat Dr Dre)
Teil 38 ist hier! 39 Tracks mit Cuts und Tracks des einflussreichsten Rappers aller Zeiten: DR DER, der den Stars des Hip Hops wie 50 CENT, SNOOP DOG oder EMINEM auf den Weg geholfen hat. Dies ist eine ganz besondere Waffe für alle Hip Hop Mixer und DJs.
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- A1: Straight To The Bank - 50 Cent
- A2: Hustlers - Marsha & Nas & The Game
- A3: Imagine - Snoop Dogg
- A4: Minority Report - Jay-Z & Ne-Yo
- A5: Outstanding - Lil' Wayne
- A6: Get Low - Stat Quo
- A7: Trouble - Jay-Z
- B1: U Ain'T Goin Nowhere - Young Buck
- B2: Come & Go - 50 Cent & Dr Dre
- B3: Nightmares - Mobb Deep
- B4: Get You Some - Busta Rhymes & Marsha & Q-Tip
- B5: Lost Ones - Jay-Z
- B6: G'D Up G-Unit - G'D Up
- B7: Two Step - Clyde Carson & Dr Dre
- C1: Hold On - Dr Dre
- C2: Fire - 50 Cent & Dr Dre
- C3: Here We Go - Stat Quo
- C | 430 Something - Jay-Z
- C5: Haters - Kokane
- C6: Been Through The Storm - Busta Rhymes & Stevie Wonder
- C7: Afterlife - Dr Dre
- D1: Smokin' Weed - Dr Dre
- D2: Afro Puffs - The Lady Of Rage
- D3: The Formula - D O.C & Dr Dre
- D6: Nuthin' - Dr Dre
- D4: Bad Intentions - Knocturnal
- D5: Dre Day - Snoop Dogg
Continuing the succesful V.38 here you have the Vol.2, 27 special cuts and tracks of the most influence Rapper of all the times, DR DRE, helped for the more importants stars of Hip Hop like 50 CENT, SNOOP DOG, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z... This is a special and powerful weapon for all the Hip Hop creators and DJ's.
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- A1: Lolo Intro (feat Xzibit & Tray-Dee)
- A2: The Watcher
- A3: Fuck You (feat Devin aka The Dude & Snoop Dogg)
- A4: Still DRE (feat Snoop Dogg)
- A5: Big Ego's (feat Hittman)
- B1: Xxplosive (feat Hittman, Kurupt, Nate Dogg & Six-Two)
- B2: What's The Difference (feat Eminem & Xzibit)
- B3: Bar One (feat Traci Nelson, Ms. Roq & Eddie Griffin)
- B4: Light Speed (feat Hittman)
- B5: Forgot About Dre (feat Snoop Dogg)
- B6: The Next Episode (feat Snoop Dogg)
- C1: Let's Get High (feat Hittman, Kurupt & Ms Roq)
- C2: Bitch Niggaz (feat Snoop Dogg, Hittman & Six-Two)
- C3: The Car Bomb (feat Mel-Man & Charis Henry)
- C4: Murder Ink (feat Hittman & Ms Roq)
- C5: Ed-ucation (feat Eddie Griffin)
- C6: Some LA Niggaz (feat DeFari, Xzibit, Knoc-Turn'al, Time Bomb, King T, MC Ren & Koka)
- C7: Pause 4 Porno (feat Jake Steed)
- D1: Housewife (feat Kurupt & Hittman)
- D2: Ackrite (feat Hittman)
- D3: Bang Bang (feat Knoc-Turn'al & Hittman)
- D4: The Message (feat Mary J Blige & Rell)
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- A1: The Chase (feat. Kadhja Bonet)
- A2: Headlow (feat. Norelle)
- A3: Tints (feat. Kendrick Lamar) (*WITH SKIT*)
- A4: Who R U
- B1: 6 Summers
- B2: Saviers Road
- B3: Smile/Petty (feat. Sonyae Elise)
- B4: Mansa Musa (feat. Dr. Dre & Cocoa Sarai)
- C1: Brother's Keeper (feat. Pusha T)
- C2: Anywhere (feat. Snoop Dogg & The Last Artful, Dodgr)
- C3: Trippy (feat. J. Cole)
- C4: Cheers (feat. Q-Tip)
- D1: Sweet Chick (feat. BJ The Chicago Kid)
- D2: Left To Right
Anderson .Paak's new album, Oxnard, is a nod to the Southern California city where Anderson grew up. It is the Grammy-nominated artist's 3rd studio album and the first to be released on Dr. Dre's label Aftermath Entertainment. Oxnard will include his latest single, 'Tints' featuring Kendrick Lamar along with album features from J. Cole, Pusha T and many more. Earlier this year, Anderson .Paak shared with Rolling Stone that "... this is the album (he) dreamed of making in high school, when (he) was listening to (Jay-Z)'s The Blueprint, The Game's The Documentary, and (Kanye West)'s The College Dropout."
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- A1: Dr.West (Skit) (Produced By: Dr. Dre; Eminem) & 3am (Produced By: Dr. Dre)
- A2: My Mom (Produced By: Dr. Dre)
- A3: Insane (Produced By: Dr. Dre)
- A4: Bagpipes From Baghdad (Produced By: Dr. Dre; Trevor Lawrence, Jr.)
- B1: Hello (Produced By: Dr. Dre; Mark Batson) & Tonya (Skit) (Produced By: Dr. Dre; Eminem)
- B2: Same Song & Dance (Produced By: Dr. Dre; Dawaun Parker)
- B3: We Made You (Produced By: Dr. Dre; Eminem; Doc Ish)
- B4: Medicine Ball (Produced By: Dr. Dre; Mark Batson)
- C1: Paul (Skit) & Stay Wide Awake (Produced By: Dr. Dre)
- C2: Old Time's Sake feat. Dr. Dre (Produced By: Dr. Dre; Mark Batson)
- C3: Must Be The Ganja (Produced By: Dr. Dre; Mark Batson)
- C4: Mr.Mathers (Skit) (Produced By: Dr. Dre; Eminem) & Deja Vu (Produced By: Dr. Dre)
- D1: Beautiful (Produced By: Eminem)
- D2: Crack A Bottle feat. Dr. Dre & 50 Cent (Produced By: Dr. Dre) & Steve Berman (Skit)
- D3: Underground/Ken Kaniff (Produced By: Dr. Dre)
Eminem, the biggest selling music artist of the decade returns with his eagerly awaited new album - his first original studio album in over four years. Already A-listed at Radio One, Kiss, 1Xtra, Capital, Choice. He will be in the UK for promo including an appearance on Jonathon Ross. There will also be a follow up album "Relapse 2" released later in the year.
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Morpheus, the god of sleep is here to give you a quick chance of getting dream records that are nearly impossible to find.
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For over 30 years the Midwest machine menace that is Paul Birken has been developing and exploring his love for the limitless potential that exists when you chain together synths, sequencers, samplers and beat makers, he is a true audio explorer communicating his own unique sonic exploration through his machines + odd dreams. Starting out back in the day merely with a Commodore 64 computer and a few synths, his studio gear arsenal has constantly evolved over the years into a myriad of unfathomable boxes, cables and bangin’ in his attic allowing him to freely manipulate his random audio creations into the most serious and fun grooves anywhere in the techno realms. Along-with his own imprint Tonewrecker Recordings, Paul’s appeared on a huge stack of the most impressive labels including Don’t Recordings, Fun In The Murky, Earwiggle, Mord and of course a plethora of remixes and tracks on our very own RIOT Radio Records.
From within a tomb in ancient lands comes this 'Bandage Boogie.' A hallowed homage to all things that are non-stop breakin' n' stompin' n' boppin' to the RIOT beats that have now manifested themselves on a 'Mummificated' dance floor near you. This aint street life, this is tomb life, and you'll need as many sacred tanna leaves to keep you movin’ as your fiendish high priest will bestow upon you. This brewed techno fluid that we're administering will ultimately invoke 'The Curse of RIOT’ and you’ll be doomed to eternal bouncin' aboot to its 'Pyramid Pongo' beats that go mysteriously THUMP in the night. Each track on here, and especially in his infamously legendary live sets, are unique in that they get erased from his machines after their creation and won’t ever be spawned again, but ssssssssssssssh, Mummy's the word.
The full digital release also features two bonus immortal tracks delving you deeper into the life-giving sounds of this ‘Mummy Wrapsody.’
WARNING: THESE UNWRAPPED TECHNO BEATS CREATE A WONK-A-THON YOU WILL NOT ESCAPE FROM
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This latest project by Groovedesign Kollective is rooted in movement, thoughtful tension, joyful repetition and dreamy release.
United Tribes
The Groovedesign factor shapes itself in the opening track 'United Tribes' by repositioning intimacy over chaos, a life affirming sound that belongs to those magic early morning hours that really shape experiences. And generations. A unique blend of Afro, Funky beat and Disco Clubby grooves merging with visionary House piano's themes within a rich, deep electronic tapestry and dubby effects.
Supremes
This track perfectly complements the previous yet it is its own groove and carries great dancefloor weight. Further developing the concept of exquisite fusion and fine contamination between already blurred genre's lines, where feelings and emotions meet their sonic counterparts.
Feeling the dancefloor comes as a second nature to Groovedesign: unrelenting yet subtle, innovative yet grounded. Their music carries experience and innovation without announcing itself, guided by an intuitive sense of energy rather than formulas.
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"Memory Remains" A Vinyl Cover Painted by 20 Children Who Believed They Could
A new album where the artwork is as personal as the music, created entirely by first-graders from Croatia.
When it came time to design the cover for Memory Remains, there was only one group of artists who felt right for the job: the first-grade class 1A of Osnovna škola Luka in Sesvete, Croatia.
Every single child in the class took part. Each student was given the chance to draw whatever came to mind: memories, dreams, imaginary worlds, the people and animals they love, and every one of those drawings made it onto the final cover. Nothing was left out, nothing was "corrected." The front and back panels of the vinyl are a patchwork of more than two dozen individual visions, side by side, unfiltered and unmistakably their own.
The idea grew directly out of the album's centrepiece track, "World Child", a song about the simple, often-overlooked truth that every child carries a talent that belongs only to them, and that no two ways of seeing the world are the same. Rather than illustrate that idea with a single artist's interpretation, it felt right to hand the canvas to an entire classroom of six- and seven-year-olds and let them prove the point themselves.
The result is a cover that doesn't try to look polished or professional, because that was never the goal. It looks like a classroom wall covered in a year's worth of drawings, each one different, each one someone's best effort, each one worth keeping. Which is exactly what "World Child" is about.
Memory Remains is out on vinyl.
Track of note: "World Child"
Artwork by: The students of 1A, Osnovna škola Luka, Sesvete, Croatia 2026
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- Night Sky
- Rise
- Found You
- Amarillo
- Crossing (extended mix)
- Fledermaus (extended mix)
- Starship Disco (extended mix)
- The Shift (extended mix)
- Taking Credits (extended mix)
- Fuego (extended mix)
- Distant (extended mix)
- Storm Chasing
- Endless Dust (extended mix)
- Loophole (extended mix)
- Spreading The Love (extended mix)
- Atlas (extended mix)
- Yum@ (extended mix)
- Bebey (extended mix)
Three decades since Global Underground began defining what a superstar-DJ mix album could sound like, this anniversary release breaks from the format entirely. Instead of just one artist focus, the focus is on the decadal number: here there are 30 artists, 30 new exclusive tracks - and no mixing. Guy J, Rodriguez Jr., Quivver & Dave Seaman and an unexpected Nadia Ali/Frankey & Sandrino pairing headline the tracklist, compiled to represent the current state of the progressive-house lineage. Collector's edition aside, the standard triple-vinyl set on purple, orange and aqua vinyl is the one you wanna own.
Global Underground ist stolz darauf, diese wegweisende Veröffentlichung anlässlich unseres 30-jährigen Jubiläums präsentieren zu dürfen. Dreißig Künstler, dreißig brandneue, exklusive Tracks – zur Feier von dreißig Jahren, in denen wir euch die allerbeste elektronische Musik präsentieren. Auf „THIRTY“ sind einige der dynamischsten Künstler der Dance-Musik vertreten: Guy J, Rodriguez Jr., Quivver & Dave Seaman, Nicky Elisabeth, Yulia Niko, HotLap, Spencer Brown, eine ganz besondere Zusammenarbeit zwischen der legendären Nadia Ali und Frankey & Sandrino sowie viele weitere.
expected to be published on 16 Oct
- A1: Go Outside Intro (feat. Wallo)
- A2: The Machinist
- A3: Casual Monday
- A4: Better Decisions
- B1: Everything Liquid
- B2: Organic Motion (feat. DJ.Fresh)
- B3: The Smooth Kind
- B4: California Dream (feat. Jhené Aiko)
- C1: Pretty Green Eyes (feat. Musiq Soulchild)
- C2: Win or Lose (feat. B-Legit)
- C3: 3 Calculators
- C4: Flex (feat. Swizz Beatz)
- D1: Who Coppin
- D2: Organically Slidin’
- D3: Larry's Diner Pt. 2
- D4: God Got Us (Ain't Too Many)
Larry June has built a career on making hard work look effortless, and his album Who Coppin’ stands as a masterclass in smooth, lifestyle-driven West Coast hip-hop. The album delivers a high-grade mix of Bay Area luxury, entrepreneurial motivation, and unbothered charismatic flows. Spanning a laid-back audio palette designed for early-morning juice runs and late-night freeway cruises alike, Uncle Larry balances the discipline of a hustle-first mindset with warm, sun-drenched production anchored by crisp organic instrumentation and heavy-knocking bass.
The album features a tightly curated roster of collaborators who align seamlessly with Larry's signature aesthetic. Spoken-word encouragement from Wallo267 sets an intentional tone on the opener "Go Outside Intro," framing the record around execution and focus. Soulful contributions from Jhené Aiko on "California Dream" and Musiq Soulchild on "Pretty Green Eyes" provide lush R&B textures, while NorCal legend B-Legit and longtime partner DJ.Fresh reinforce June’s deep West Coast roots. Meanwhile, Swizz Beatz injects high-energy bounce into "Flex," offering a vibrant contrast to Larry’s understated, cool-headed cadence.
Behind the boards, top-tier producers like Cardo, Teeko, Beat Butcha, Jay Versace, and June Santana craft a nostalgic yet modern backdrop filled with warm sample flips, smooth G-funk synthesizers, and relaxed soul grooves. The project builds to an emotionally grounded conclusion on "God Got Us (Ain't Too Many)," where June strips away the flexes to offer direct encouragement to his audience, proving once again that consistency, self-belief, and steady progress remain the ultimate luxuries.
2xLP, Gatefold Jacket, 18x24 Poster Included
expected to be published on 16 Oct
- A1: ) Human Angel
- A2: ) Without You
- A3: ) Outside The Window
- A4: ) Forever
- A5: ) Get Out Of My Life
- A6: ) Grandpa
- B1: ) Dream Dub
- B2: ) Memory
- B3: ) Mountain
- B4: ) Searching To Find
- B5: ) Weaver
- B6: ) Follow The Light
Black Vinyl[22,48 €]
There is a hush most of us only knew as children, the warm drift between familiar household sounds and being carried to bed, a place that belongs to you and to some self you have not met yet. June McDoom’s debut full-length, Follow the Light, lives in that dream space and then keeps walking, slipping out of time and waking somewhere new, barely familiar enough to feel like home yet wholly your own. She came up in a Jamaican household on the edge of the Florida Everglades, an existence built of extended family, communal care, bass and harmonics. Her father, a carpenter and a student of sound, built his own speakers and kept three sound systems going across as many rooms. His low end would rise through her bedroom floor like some wayward cat while she lay above it with folk records, finding harmonies that were new and hers alone. Two musics in one room. Lushness as past and premonition. She found folk on her own, somewhere between the cast recording of The Sound of Music and Simon and Garfunkel, while everyone around her called it sleepy music. She did not mind being the only one. The solitude let her fall for harmony first, before words, before anything else, and harmony is still the thing she reaches for. Generationally speaking, the music was already in the air. Her grandfather, Colin Smith, is a distinguished mento man who played banjo and guitar and built his own rumba boxes, worked to keep Jamaica’s oldest acoustic folk form alive. Mento is the root of all of it: ska, rock steady, reggae, dub and everything after. He is the one who put a guitar in her hands. An inheritance, a gift and a map. Even her name is part of it, though she will tell you she landed on it more by feel than reason. She records as June McDoom, born Alyssa, June being a nickname one of her grandmothers, Joan, went by, a name she thought was cool to carry and simply liked the sound of. An etheric channel that reverberates all the same. A dub all its own.
Made slowly and by hand with her longtime partner Evan Wright, Follow the Light lays the harmony of folk over the rhythm of dub, with Dionne Warwick, Minnie Riperton, Pentangle and the washed guitars of Cocteau Twins haunting its outer edges. Voice and guitar seeking each other out first, then everything else stacked across long days in the studio they keep at home, restraint kept on purpose. The lead single “Without You” is the whole method surfacing, split open and sparkling like a geode in a creek bed. Angelic heroics, and nothing less.
At the heart is family. Her grandmother Aggie, the light behind “Memory,” guiding still. And underneath, the quieter truth the record keeps: none of us are only one person, but a continuum of selves, the ones who shaped us and the ones we have yet to meet. Future you is an ancestor your current self gets to greet. Press play and the same invitation is yours: A few minutes out of time, a place that turns familiar the longer you stay until you surface somewhere new and find it was yours all along
expected to be published on 16 Oct
There is a hush most of us only knew as children, the warm drift between familiar household sounds and being carried to bed, a place that belongs to you and to some self you have not met yet. June McDoom’s debut full-length, Follow the Light, lives in that dream space and then keeps walking, slipping out of time and waking somewhere new, barely familiar enough to feel like home yet wholly your own. She came up in a Jamaican household on the edge of the Florida Everglades, an existence built of extended family, communal care, bass and harmonics. Her father, a carpenter and a student of sound, built his own speakers and kept three sound systems going across as many rooms. His low end would rise through her bedroom floor like some wayward cat while she lay above it with folk records, finding harmonies that were new and hers alone. Two musics in one room. Lushness as past and premonition. She found folk on her own, somewhere between the cast recording of The Sound of Music and Simon and Garfunkel, while everyone around her called it sleepy music. She did not mind being the only one. The solitude let her fall for harmony first, before words, before anything else, and harmony is still the thing she reaches for. Generationally speaking, the music was already in the air. Her grandfather, Colin Smith, is a distinguished mento man who played banjo and guitar and built his own rumba boxes, worked to keep Jamaica’s oldest acoustic folk form alive. Mento is the root of all of it: ska, rock steady, reggae, dub and everything after. He is the one who put a guitar in her hands. An inheritance, a gift and a map. Even her name is part of it, though she will tell you she landed on it more by feel than reason. She records as June McDoom, born Alyssa, June being a nickname one of her grandmothers, Joan, went by, a name she thought was cool to carry and simply liked the sound of. An etheric channel that reverberates all the same. A dub all its own.
Made slowly and by hand with her longtime partner Evan Wright, Follow the Light lays the harmony of folk over the rhythm of dub, with Dionne Warwick, Minnie Riperton, Pentangle and the washed guitars of Cocteau Twins haunting its outer edges. Voice and guitar seeking each other out first, then everything else stacked across long days in the studio they keep at home, restraint kept on purpose. The lead single “Without You” is the whole method surfacing, split open and sparkling like a geode in a creek bed. Angelic heroics, and nothing less.
At the heart is family. Her grandmother Aggie, the light behind “Memory,” guiding still. And underneath, the quieter truth the record keeps: none of us are only one person, but a continuum of selves, the ones who shaped us and the ones we have yet to meet. Future you is an ancestor your current self gets to greet. Press play and the same invitation is yours: A few minutes out of time, a place that turns familiar the longer you stay until you surface somewhere new and find it was yours all along
expected to be published on 16 Oct



















