Debut album 'The Retrospective' out now

itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/d.ablo/id316629274

Twitter / twitter.com/DdotABLO
Fbook / tinyurl.com/p8ebgse
Soundcloud / @d-ablo

Official 'Find Your Way' music video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uWtvyZrutM

Produced by Beat Butcha / http://beatbutcha.bandcamp.com/music

A guitar shredding, drum scorching, piano plinking, bass wobbling silhouette of a singer, D.ablo is one of London's loudest musical secrets. Cutting his teeth as a featured vocalist, producer and musician he has worked with some of the UK's biggest talents. Now it's D.ablo's turn to take centre stage with the release of his debut album 'The Retrospective'.

Born and raised in East London on a diet of grunge, calypso and jazz, D.ablo is a product of his environment and an exception to the musical rules, combining mainstream charisma with underground originality. Influenced by everyday life and his open-minded musical taste, he writes anthems that have both immediate appeal and slow-burning hidden qualities.

D.ablo first came to the public's attention as a member of the legendary UK hip hop crew TerraFirma, making a name for himself thanks to his unique vocal style and multi-instrumental abilities. Since then he has worked with a diverse group of artists including NERO, Maceo Plex, Alix Perez, Paloma Faith, Foreign Beggars (recently performing with them on the single 'Anywhere' at the iTunes Festival at London's Roundhouse), 16Bit, Ayah Marar and Noisia.
 
D.ablo also makes up one half of the Sleeping Giants production unit with fellow TerraFirma graduate Skriblah DanGogh.
 
His underground party and record label Boglewaltz is known for its eclectic music policy and fun-loving crowd. Recent guest performers have included Damian Marley, Aloe Blacc, Questlove, Benji B and MistaJam.

On 'The Retrospective', D.ablo showcases his talent alongside the producers he learned his craft with, moving between acoustic singer songwriter material, steel drum solos, emotional ballads and striking harmonies with the confidence of an artist sure of his roots but always looking to expand his musical horizons.
 
With an upcoming release schedule of new material, fresh collaborations and live appearances this album is really just the beginning of D.ablo's adventures as a solo artist...

D.ablo - Find Your Way - (Prod by Beat Butcha) ALBUM SAMPLER

1. SaturnO
2. Pleaze Feat Stimulus
3.Oshun Feat Vanessa Freeman
4.Stay with me Feat Stimulus&D.ABLO

Out 12th Decemebr 2014
https://vvrecordings.bandcamp.com
and all other usual digital stores

Design by Sam Bennett at http://namecreative.co.uk

Photo by Felipe Enger



Rhymes&Bass Ep Sampler

D.ablo - Down - Produced By Sleeping Giants (Soundcloud Exclusive Teaser)

Elijah Collins Ft D.ablo
The Hardest
with remix by BoGarde

Elijah Collins, D.ablo - The Hardest (Original Mix)

Elijah Collins Ft D.ablo
The Hardest
with remix by BoGarde

Elijah Collins, D.ablo - The Hardest (BoGarde Remix)

Nonames, best known as 1/3 of UK rap luminaries Foreign Beggars is stepping into the limelight as beat maker and producer alongside vocalist cohorts Marger and D.ablo. 
Shallow is the first of two singles on the Beggars' own Par Excellence imprint. Shallow demonstrates a more melodic proficiency than forthcoming material from Nonames with D.Ablo cutting through Marger's vivid portrayal of the pit falls and trials of a London existence. 
A regular on 1XTRA, Linden Jay, (collaborator with Shift Key and one half of Born Dirty) provides a forward thinking 4x4 remix, and LA's Spaceplant comes through with a banging hybrid re-work of the track.


1. Shallow Ft. Marger And D.Ablo (Radio Edit)

Buy: bit.ly/NonamesShallow
Nonames, best known as 1/3 of UK rap luminaries Foreign Beggars, is stepping into the limelight as beat maker and producer alongside vocalist cohorts Marger and D.ablo. 
Shallow is the first of two singles from Nonames on the Beggars' own Par Excellence imprint. Shallow demonstrates a more melodic proficiency from Nonames with D.Ablo cutting through Marger's vivid portrayal of the pit falls and trials of a London existence. 
A regular on 1XTRA, Linden Jay, (collaborator with Shift Key and one half of Born Dirty) provides a forward thinking 4x4 remix, and LA's Spaceplant comes through with a banging hybrid re-work of the track.


2. Shallow - Nonames Ft. Marger & D.Ablo (Linden Jay Remix)

Buy: bit.ly/NonamesShallow
Nonames, best known as 1/3 of UK rap luminaries Foreign Beggars, is stepping into the limelight as beat maker and producer alongside vocalist cohorts Marger and D.ablo. 
Shallow is the first of two singles from Nonames on the Beggars' own Par Excellence imprint. Shallow demonstrates a more melodic proficiency with D.Ablo cutting through Marger's vivid portrayal of the pit falls and trials of a London existence. 
A regular on 1XTRA, Linden Jay, (collaborator with Shift Key and one half of Born Dirty) provides a forward thinking 4x4 remix, and LA's Spaceplant comes through with a banging hybrid re-work of the track.



3. Shallow Ft. Marger And D.Ablo (SpacePlant Remix)

Karma links with D.ablo on Proposal, forthcoming on Shogun 100 Part 3, out May 20th. This one's a proper stepper! Pre-order here: http://www.shogunaudio.co.uk/news/shogun-100-part-3#

(A) Fourward – Yung Bungo
(B) Karma – Proposal ft. D.ablo
(C) Total Science – Infinite Pathways
(D) Break - Emeralds

100 records deep and Shogun come with one of its most prestigious releases to date, marking the occasion true to form. Staggered across 4 EP’s over several months, Shogun 100 celebrates with an inspired range of new music from the entire label roster as well as guest appearances from Shogun associates who have released, performed and partied alongside them over the last 11 years. 

“We are delighted to have reached our one hundredth release on Shogun audio, when Friction started the label in his front room back in 2004 we could have never imagined we would still be here 100 releases down the line! To celebrate we’ve pulled together a fantastic package of music from the existing Shogun roster and from our friends and family within the scene that we have been lucky enough to work with over the years. We can’t wait to share it with the Shogun faithful…. and yes we are already working hard on the next one hundred releases! Enjoy!” K-Tee, Shogun Audio label co-owner

Karma: 
Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/Karma45rpm
SoundCloud → https://soundcloud.com/karma45rpm

D.ablo:
Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/DdotABLO
SoundCloud → https://soundcloud.com/d-ablo

Shogun Audio: 
Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/shogunaudio
SoundCloud → https://soundcloud.com/shogunaudio

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Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/officialdnba
Twitter → https://twitter.com/OfficialDnBA
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Karma - Proposal ft. D.ablo

Debut album 'The Retrospective' out now 

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/the-retrospective/id989927934

Twitter / twitter.com/DdotABLO
Fbook / http://tinyurl.com/p8ebgse


A guitar shredding, drum scorching, piano plinking, bass wobbling silhouette of a singer, D.ablo is one of London's loudest musical secrets. Cutting his teeth as a featured vocalist, producer and musician he has worked with some of the UK's biggest talents. Now it's D.ablo's turn to take centre stage with the release of his debut album 'The Retrospective'.

Born and raised in East London on a diet of grunge, calypso and jazz, D.ablo is a product of his environment and an exception to the musical rules, combining mainstream charisma with underground originality. Influenced by everyday life and his open-minded musical taste, he writes anthems that have both immediate appeal and slow-burning hidden qualities.

D.ablo first came to the public’s attention as a member of the legendary UK hip hop crew TerraFirma, making a name for himself thanks to his unique vocal style and multi-instrumental abilities. Since then he has worked with a diverse group of artists including NERO, Maceo Plex, Alix Perez, Paloma Faith, Foreign Beggars (recently performing with them on the single 'Anywhere' at the iTunes Festival at London's Roundhouse), 16Bit, Ayah Marar and Noisia.
 
D.ablo also makes up one half of the Sleeping Giants production unit with fellow TerraFirma graduate Skriblah DanGogh.
 
His underground party and record label Boglewaltz is known for its eclectic music policy and fun-loving crowd. Recent guest performers have included Damian Marley, Aloe Blacc, Questlove, Benji B and MistaJam.

On 'The Retrospective', D.ablo showcases his talent alongside the producers he learned his craft with, moving between acoustic singer songwriter material, steel drum solos, emotional ballads and striking harmonies with the confidence of an artist sure of his roots but always looking to expand his musical horizons.
 
With an upcoming release schedule of new material, fresh collaborations and live appearances this album is really just the beginning of D.ablo's adventures as a solo artist...