I cannot describe how happy this makes me.  Love this shit.

Mr. Rager drops November 8th.

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All photos by Demetrios Manolatos (10/20/10)

http://devilforhire.wordpress.com/

Nick Hook (Cubic Zirconia) on synths and Daud Sturdivant (Cubic Zirconia) on percussion

Check out the rest of Demetrios’ photo’s from the show http://www.flickr.com/photos/devilforhire/

stay tuned for some footage from this night*

Wednesday, 10/20, Accompanied by Nick Hook, I will be playing a CMJ show at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn with Head Automatica, Innerpartsystem, and Neon Hitch.  This will be the first Yak Ballz show in a year since I’ve been working on my new album, Gas Galaxy, and debuting some never before heard tracks from it.

For advance tickets please visit http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/00004545FD8A7FCE

After the party is the afterparty…DON’T CRY RECORDINGS presents DON’T CRY CMJ, also the official Head Automatica afterparty at Gallery Bar on Orchard st.  FREE of charge and a killer line up.  Don’t miss it!!

Hit up the Facebook event page HERE

Yesterday hit up the brand new Black & Blue Studios for a meeting of the minds with my Don’t Cry Recs family, Nick Hook and Tiombe Lockhart of Cubic Zirconia, the gawd-ess Jess Jubilee and the OG DPalumbo. Had a listening session of new Gas Galaxy tracks and the upcoming debut Cubic Zirconia LP. Margaritas and thangs ensued. As you can see the view is spectacular.

Nick Hook deep in the space pit. Trading plugins, beats banging, and picking prospects for new material….we went in.

This place is crawling with analog synths and drum machines i.e. heaven. This is home to a chosen few and the undeniable source of a lot of incredible music you will be hearing in the future for sure. very exciting shit. get into it.

Easily my favorite jam on the record.  Great visual.

Today Camu’s King of Hearts LP is officially released on Fat Possum/Definitive Jux.  A long time coming to say the least and a bittersweet day for me and many others I’m sure.  I can’t stress how much this record means to my life and I think the world needs to hear every shred of this masterpiece.  Artists need to study and appreciate the gift bestowed upon our community.

Earth shattering sound, equally dirty as it is beautiful, KOH is testament to the work Camu put in when he was still with us.  You don’t want to let this one pass you by.  Trust.  My favorite song on the record is “The Moment.”

Please purchase King of Hearts on itunes here http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/king-of-hearts/id385611878

or deluxe packages at http://definitivejux.net/kingofhearts/

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Chauncey  made a mix of his favorite Camu songs and I def agree with him on every one of them. Download it for free Camu Tao mixtape

“Def Jux and Fat Possum proudly present Camu Tao’s albm, King of Hearts. Two years ago Tero “Camu Tao” Smith died after a grueling battle with cancer. He was a friend, a son, a brother, a groom to be and last but not least a brilliant producer, singer, rapper and entertainer. Words can not express the heartache that has been felt in the wake of his passing by those who loved and respected him.

This summer, on August 17th, Camu Tao’s first and final solo album KING OF HEARTS will be released by Definitive Jux in collaboration with Fat Possum Records. In conjunction with this release we will also be giving away (for free) the 2005 Central Services (Camu Tao and EL-P) ep Forever Frozen In Television Time. Download the FREE Central Services EP here.“

via Definitivejux.net

Todd Westphal; friend, tour manager, photographer, buddy maker, and heart shaped rock collector extraordinaire put up this picture the other day and I was into it. Figured if you didn’t know about TCW from all the pictures he’s taken through the years of CCWM you should put yourself on and visit his site. His photography is really the business.

check out Todd at ishootamerica.com

Aes and Cage’s new sideproject

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