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Wu-Tang And Mathematics - Black Samson, The Bastard Swordsman: Wu-Tang, The Saga Continues Collection
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Wu-Tang is arguably the most Iconic Hip Hop Group in the World. The Wu-Tang Logo is not only the most recognizable logo in the multi generational world of hip hop, theiir vast constituency of die-hard fans, who are active tix, records and merch Makes the logo, from a brand recognition standpoint, on par with The Rolling Stones. 'Black Samson, The Bastard Swordsman' is the first Wu-Tang record in 11 years to feature all 9 living members.
STAFF COMMENTS
Matt says: Comebacks don't get much more bigger than this! Arguably the biggest hip-hop collective ever to have existed return with FULL CREW in tow and, frankly, sounding as good as ever! They say the streets never leave you (do they? - Ed), and despite all their fame and glory, the Wu still deliver gritty, street-ready raps that leave the pretenders tongue-tied.TRACK LISTING
1. Sucker Free City
2. Mandingo
3. Roar Of The Lion
4. Claudine
5. Shaoilin Vs Lama
6. Executioners From Shaolin
7. Cleopatra Jones
8. Warriors Two, Cooley High
9. Let’s Do It Again
10. Dolemite
11. Trouble-Man
Wu-Tang And Mathematics
Black Samson, The Bastard Swordsman: Wu-Tang, The Saga Continues Collection [180g Virgin Vinyl] (RSD25 EDITION)
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‘Learning To Swim On Empty’ is the new EP from South Londoner Wu-Lu, his first material since 2022 breakthrough debut album, ‘LOGGERHEAD’. Released digitally back in May 2024, the vinyl edition includes two previously unreleased tracks, ‘Last Night With You (Instrumental)’ and ‘Crow’s Nest (Instrumental)’. The EP finds the vocalist and musician diving deeper than ever before, surfacing with
some of his most heartfelt, intimate songs yet, and broadening his sonic palette in the process. The record plays like a series of diary entries, inspired by growing up in Brixton, death and grief, rebirth, and the sink-or-swim feeling that comes with being thrown in at the deep end.
some of his most heartfelt, intimate songs yet, and broadening his sonic palette in the process. The record plays like a series of diary entries, inspired by growing up in Brixton, death and grief, rebirth, and the sink-or-swim feeling that comes with being thrown in at the deep end.
TRACK LISTING
1. Young Swimmer (feat. Rohan Ayinde)
2. Daylight Song
3. Sinner
4. Mount Ash
5. Blunted Strings
6. Last Night With You
7. Crow’s Nest (feat. Caleb Femi)
8. Last Night With You (Instrumental)
9. Crow’s Nest (Instrumental)
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Lost Under Heaven (Ellery Roberts Of WU LYF)
Something Is Announced By Your Life!
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Lost Under Heaven is the creative collaboration between Dutch Artist Ebony Hoorn & Ellery James Roberts, a poet songwriter and former front man of the infamous WU LYF. Described as “Fearless, Life-Affirming & without Compromise” the project fuses spirit-stirring songwriting, cinematic production and visceral storytelling to explore the evolutionary journey of soul making.
Across two boldly maximalist albums – the Mute-released Spiritual Songs For Lovers To Sing and follow-up Love Hates What You Become – Hoorn/Roberts partnership has seen them work with Grammy winning producer’s John Congleton (Angel Olson, St Vincent) and the Haxan Cloak (Bjork, Father John Misty, Midsommar Soundtrack) whilst pushing at the cathartic precipice of their own emotions.
Back with their prescient third album, Something Is Announced By Your Life! , this time on their own independent imprint LUH*international, the couple’s drive is still unrelenting; their sonic world is a phantasmagoria of triumphant crescendos, soaring strings and anthemic vocals that call out to the heavens.
Across two boldly maximalist albums – the Mute-released Spiritual Songs For Lovers To Sing and follow-up Love Hates What You Become – Hoorn/Roberts partnership has seen them work with Grammy winning producer’s John Congleton (Angel Olson, St Vincent) and the Haxan Cloak (Bjork, Father John Misty, Midsommar Soundtrack) whilst pushing at the cathartic precipice of their own emotions.
Back with their prescient third album, Something Is Announced By Your Life! , this time on their own independent imprint LUH*international, the couple’s drive is still unrelenting; their sonic world is a phantasmagoria of triumphant crescendos, soaring strings and anthemic vocals that call out to the heavens.
STAFF COMMENTS
Liam says: New one from WU LYF frontman Ellery James Roberts and Ebony Hoorn, 'Something Is Announced By Your Life!' is the spiritual tonic we need right now. Full of anthemic and grand orchestral vistas, Lost Under Heaven's life-affirming and cinematic scope also delves into desert-psych (Dark Days) and rousing post-rock (Get Spooky) - essential listening!!!TRACK LISTING
1. I Surrender
2. Shadowboxing
3. Dark Days
4. Winters Truth
5. The Return
6. Lullaby For A New Earth
7. Towards The One
8. Keepers Of The Flame
9. Get Spooky
A Celebration of the glimpses of gold that characterised WU LYF’s short reign-Featuring New Essays, Original Art, Photography & Lyrics.
Whilst preparing the 10th Anniversary Re-issue of the Singular WU LYF LP- "Go Tell Fire to the Mountain" a long forgotten hard drive was unearthed that held a pristine archive of the golden years of the LYF's creative output.
On it we found many snapshots of early Live Performances, Scans of all the Collaged Art works and Paintings, numerous Beautiful Photos captured by Friends and Lovers.
For those directly involved browsing over it provoked some giddy nostalgia for a well spent youth - a glorification of what was and some starry eyed speculation as to what could have been…
The conversation then arose that it would be a real shame to leave the work of WU LYF entirely overlooked in cultural history, lost to the sands of time, left as mere digital ash decaying in discarded digital urns.
So why not share it all?
Featuring text by and interviews by our very own Liam with Joe, Tom, Ellery and Evans. Plus additional text by Warren (War God) Bramley, JD Beauvalet, Matt Wilkinson, Beatrice Miniconi, Mino Tristovskij & Sean Wood.
Whilst preparing the 10th Anniversary Re-issue of the Singular WU LYF LP- "Go Tell Fire to the Mountain" a long forgotten hard drive was unearthed that held a pristine archive of the golden years of the LYF's creative output.
On it we found many snapshots of early Live Performances, Scans of all the Collaged Art works and Paintings, numerous Beautiful Photos captured by Friends and Lovers.
For those directly involved browsing over it provoked some giddy nostalgia for a well spent youth - a glorification of what was and some starry eyed speculation as to what could have been…
The conversation then arose that it would be a real shame to leave the work of WU LYF entirely overlooked in cultural history, lost to the sands of time, left as mere digital ash decaying in discarded digital urns.
So why not share it all?
Featuring text by and interviews by our very own Liam with Joe, Tom, Ellery and Evans. Plus additional text by Warren (War God) Bramley, JD Beauvalet, Matt Wilkinson, Beatrice Miniconi, Mino Tristovskij & Sean Wood.
STAFF COMMENTS
Liam says: In 2021, I had the privilege of being able to contribute to the LYF ARCHIVES 1998-2012 by interviewing members Ellery, Joe and Tom. Fast forward to July of this year, LYF ARCHIVES saw life. Documenting the short but spirited life of this seminal band, this is a must for anyone who followed the WU in any capacity during their brief existence.
South Londoner Wu-Lu’s stunning new album contains post-genre war dubs that speak directly to these richly troubled times.
The twelve simmering tracks from the producer, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist are made of depth-charged post-punk, thrashed-up skate-park screamo, and the gauzy hip hop that Knwxledge might make if he’d got lost round the back of The Windmill on Brixton Hill.
It’s laced with revvy, ethereal guitars that warp and loom like electric pylons, concrete walls of bass that power out of drill-influenced, triplet-laced drums and piano melodies that pull you through. It teleports between Factory Records in the darkest 1980s and classic albums from DJ Shadow or early ‘90s Slipknot. LOGGERHEAD pulls from the past and reshapes it for now.
The twelve simmering tracks from the producer, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist are made of depth-charged post-punk, thrashed-up skate-park screamo, and the gauzy hip hop that Knwxledge might make if he’d got lost round the back of The Windmill on Brixton Hill.
It’s laced with revvy, ethereal guitars that warp and loom like electric pylons, concrete walls of bass that power out of drill-influenced, triplet-laced drums and piano melodies that pull you through. It teleports between Factory Records in the darkest 1980s and classic albums from DJ Shadow or early ‘90s Slipknot. LOGGERHEAD pulls from the past and reshapes it for now.
STAFF COMMENTS
Barry says: Loggerhead is a gigantic, sprawling suite of fiery anthems and fragmented instrumental heft, its hip-hop influence is strong but lurches between dark instrumental weirdness and avant rock a-la Anticon Records, it's a wonderfully dynamic and wildly inventive behemoth.TRACK LISTING
A1. Take Stage
A2. Night Pill Feat. Asha
A3. Facts Feat. AmoN
A4. Scrambled Tricks
A5. South Feat. Lex Amor
A6. Calo Paste Feat. Léa Sen
B1. Slightly
B2. Blame
B3. Ten
B4. Road Trip
B5. Times
B6. Broken Homes
The classic debut from the Shaolin gang circa 1993 is one of the most important rap albums of all time, wrestling the initiative back from the West Coast gangsta crews and G-funk sound and taking hip hop to rawer, dirtier place altogether. The RZA's mix of kung fu movie samples and twisted soul loops gives a unique backing to the en masse duelling of Method Man, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Genius, Masta Killa et al. "Bring Back Da Ruckus" sets their stall out and things continue at a neck-breaking pace through the graceful "Can It All Be So Simple", the complexity of "Da Mystery Of Chessboxin'", threatening "Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing Ta F' Wit", the scarily prescient "CREAM", Meth's evil signature theme, all the way through to "Protect Ya Neck" and "Tearz". Sheer brilliance.
TRACK LISTING
Side A
1. Bring Da Ruckus
2. Shame On A Nigga
3. Clan In Da Front
4. Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber
5. Can It Be All So Simple/Intermission
6. Protect Ya Neck
Side B
1. Da Mystery Of Chessboxin'
2. Wu-Tang Clan Aint Nuthing Ta F' Wit
3. C.R.E.A.M.
4. Method Man
5. Tearz
6. Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber - Part II
Legend of the Wu-Tang is a compilation album by the Wu-Tang Clan, released in 2004. It is notable for including the rare unedited version of "Protect Ya Neck", a remix of the song "Method Man" with alternate verses, as well as "Shaolin Worldwide", "Sucker M.C.'s" (a Run D.M.C. cover) and "Diesel", three tracks the Wu-Tang produced for soundtracks and compilations. The inside booklet can be unfolded to form a mini-poster of the group. Of course, it features Wu-Tang staples like "Shame On A Nigga", "It's Yourz", "Proect Ya Neck (The Jump Off)" and "Sucker M.C's". Wu-Tang's legacy continues to live on, often cited as one of the most influential hip-hop acts of all time. Pressed and presented beautifully, this is a wonderful chance to own clean copies of Wu-Tang's best joints, but also makes a perfect introduction to the newcomers who may be overwhelmed by their excessive catalogue. Cop a load of this and learn the code of the streets...
TRACK LISTING
Side: 1
1. C.R.E.A.M. - Wu-Tang Clan / The Charmels
2. Method Man
3. Protect Ya Neck
4. Wu-Tang Clan Aint Nuthing Ta F' Wit
Side: 2
1. Can It Be All So Simple (Remix) - Wu-Tang Clan / Gladys Knight & The Pips
2. Shame On A Nigga
3. Da Mystery Of Chessboxin'
4. Reunited
Side: 3
1. It's Yourz
2. Triumph - Wu-Tang Clan Feat. CappaDonna
3. Gravel Pit
4. Protect Ya Neck (The Jump Off)
Side: 4
1. Sucker M.C.'s
2. Uzi (Pinky Ring)
3. Shaolin Worldwide - Wu-Tang Clan / Raekwon
4. Diesel
The classic debut from the Shaolin gang circa 1993 is one of the most important rap albums of all time, wrestling the initiative back from the West Coast gangsta crews and G-funk sound and taking hip hop to rawer, dirtier place altogether. The RZA's mix of kung fu movie samples and twisted soul loops gives a unique backing to the en masse duelling of Method Man, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Genius, Masta Killa et al. "Bring Back Da Ruckus" sets their stall out and things continue at a neck-breaking pace through the graceful "Can It All Be So Simple", the complexity of "Da Mystery Of Chessboxin'", threatening "Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing Ta F' Wit", the scarily prescient "CREAM", Meth's evil signature theme, all the way through to "Protect Ya Neck" and "Tearz". Sheer brilliance.
TRACK LISTING
Side A
1. Bring Da Ruckus
2. Shame On A Nigga
3. Clan In Da Front
4. Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber
5. Can It Be All So Simple/Intermission
6. Protect Ya Neck
Side B
1. Da Mystery Of Chessboxin'
2. Wu-Tang Clan Aint Nuthing Ta F' Wit
3. CREAM
4. Method Man
5. Tearz
6. Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber - Part II
One of the greatest Manchester records of all time, WU LYF's 'Go Tell Fire To The Mountain' erupted onto the indie music scene back in 2011. And despite the band breaking up a year later, 'Go Tell Fire...'s flame continued to burn bright and achieved proper cult status.
Now with their return set in stone for 2025, now is the perfect time to pick up this classic.
W O R L D U N I T E
Now with their return set in stone for 2025, now is the perfect time to pick up this classic.
W O R L D U N I T E
TRACK LISTING
1. L.Y.F
2. Cave Song
3. Sad Puppy Dog
4. Summa's Bliss
5. We Bros
6. Spittin Blood
7. Dirt
8. Concrete Gold
9. 14 Crowns
10. Heavy Pop
Various Artists
Wu-Tang Meets The Indie Culture Vol. 2 - Enter The Dubstep Sampler 3
Code Of Arms
- Love Don't Cost (A Thing) (Feat. Icewater, Method Man, U-God & Prodigal Sunn) (Nebulla & Dore Mix)
- Iconoclasts (Feat. Bronze Nazareth, Killa Priest & Vast Aire) (Syndaesia An Aks Extended Mix)
- New Year Banga (Feat. Bronze Nazareth, Kevlaar 7 & Phillie (Rogue Star Mix)
- Alphabets (Dakimh Instrumental Mix)
This groundbreaking project is trail-blazing the collaboration between dubstep and hip-hop, with stomach-pounding, bass-thumping guttural beats, and gully, gritty and grimy lyrics that break into the next decade in the chapters of each respective genre’s history. With Scuba, Parson, Trillbass, Dakimh, DZ, Rogue Star, Stenchman, Datsik & many more producing not remixes, but complex reinterpollations that include a veritable goldmine of Wu-Tang verses from the vaults that feature Raekwon, Ghostface Killa, RZA, GZA, Method Man, U-God & Masta Killa, Wu affiliates Killah Priest, Bronze Nazareth, Prodigal Sunn, Solomon Childs, Son One & more, and guest spots from Busta Rhymes, MF Doom, Pimp C, Three 6 Mafia, Ras Kass, Vast Aire, Canibus, Lord Jamar & many more, this one of a kind compilation is at the forefront of an emerging cultural and musical blend that is taking place on the margins of the mainstream, but will be talked about for years to come….
TRACK LISTING
A1. Method Man & U God – Love Don’t Cost (A Thing) Still Grimey Featuring Icewater, Method Man, U-God & Prodigal Sunn (Nebulla & Dore Remix)
A2. Method Man & U God – New Year Banga Featuring Bronze Nazareth, Kevlaar 7 & Phillie (Rogue Star Remix)
B1. Raekwon & Three 6 Mafia – Iconoclasts Featuring Bronze Nazareth, Killa Priest & Vast Aire (Syndaesia An Aks Extended Remix)
B2. Raekwon & Three 6 Mafia – Alphabets (Dakimh Instrumental Remix)