Thumbs are no longer anatomical but rather the static characters of approval for a job well done. The likes that catalog our individual preferences.

They grade the successes playing out in a virtual world and within our own minds. Endlessly gathered into a sprawling market-ready databases rivalled only by our idea of a God.

Thumbs is the latest effort from Busdriver to further explore the concept of a homogenous citizenry from his last record Perfect Hair.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/thumbs/id1051982882
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B U S D R I V E R  -  T  H  U  M  B  S

Just Riden

Rap Pkay

Feb 18th: Busdriver, S. Good, Tornup & T. Lindsey

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Remix of "Easy," the 2nd single from Lanterns, now available for pre-order at Joyful Noise Recordings. bit.ly/14jPwRe

Written, Performed & Recorded by Son Lux with Busdriver (http://busdriverse.com)

Rafiq Bhatia - Guitar
Saxophone - Steven Temme

Ryan Lott Music (ASCAP) administered by Domino Publishing Company USA (ASCAP)
© 2013 Joyful Noise Recordings + Son Lux / sonluxmusic.com

Lanterns on iTunes

Easy (Son Lux Remix) featuring Busdriver

Go here for lyrics & to purchase: http://apple.co/1PErcQ1

Kristoff Krane - Aho

Release : "I Freestyle Life { 2005 - 2013 } " [album exclusive track]
Year Released: 2014
Mixed and mastered by: Adam Krinsky (Bellows Studio)
Album Art: Kai Benson
Label: FIX
Produced by: Leae

iTunes

1st single from Busdriver's upcoming album Perfect Hair.

due out worldwide Sept. 9th via Big Dada.
pre-order the album now and get a download of 'Ego Death' 
iTunes : http://smarturl.it/perfecthairit
Ninjashop: http://smarturl.it/perfecthair
http://bigdada.com/busdriver/
http://busdriverse.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Busdriver/58174070929
https://twitter.com/Busdriverr
WATCH THE STRANGELOOP DIRECTED VIDEO:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTxDEu1mw68

Ego Death

Busdriver - Ego Death feat. Aesop Rock and Danny Brown prod. by Jeremiah Jae

'king cookie faced(for her)"3rd single from Busdriver's upcoming album Perfect Hair.

Buy song now: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/king-cookie-faced-for-her/id889170746?i=889174951
full-length is due out worldwide Sept. 9th via Big Dada.
pre-order the album now
iTunes : smarturl.it/perfecthairit
Ninjashop: smarturl.it/perfecthair
Bandcamp: http://perfect-hair.bandcamp.com/album/perfect-hair
bigdada.com/busdriver/
busdriverse.com/
www.facebook.com/pages/Busdriver/58174070929
twitter.com/Busdriverr

art by John Lurie
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king cookie faced (for her) (Prod. by Driver)

Busdriver - king cookie faced(for her)

Cat Food  (prod. by Blockhead)

"Cat Food" and "Bug Zapper" were initially released in December on an extremely limited 7-inch vinyl record, available only to fans who purchased the Aesop Rock x Kid Robot collaborative vinyl toy, "Whiskers: The Undead" through Fifth Element.

This song will not be available on any other album.

Catch Aesop Rock live on the Bestiary Tour!
Performing with Rob Sonic, DJ Abilities and special guest Homeboy Sandman.
Full US tour dates and ticket links here: http://bit.ly/BestiaryTour

Aesop Rock - Cat Food

The B-Boy has returned. Legendary Boston MC Mr. Lif has signed a multi-album deal with Mello Music Group for 2016 & 2017.  His first new project will be out by early next year, but to hold fans over, MMG will reissue his classic album I Phantom on November 27th.

For those new to this classic, I Phantom showcases production by El-P, Edan, Insight, DJ Fakts One, and NASA. Add to that guest features from Aesop Rock, Jean Grae, and Akrobatik. 

“I’ve been very active musically for years but I haven’t been putting records out,” Lif says. “I’ve been touring the world with Thievery Corporation and otherwise living in the studio, constantly making songs.”  Lif’s new slate of music is as progressive and searing as ever. 
 
If you’re even vaguely familiar with post-millennium underground hip-hop, you know all about the MC born Jeffrey Haynes. Over the course of four solo EPs and albums, Lif established himself as one of hip-hop’s most brilliant thinkers and triumphantly defiant voices. He spoke truth to power  like few others: indicting racism, the inequities of late Capitalism, and political corruption. 
 
His new songs figure to define this new age, by highlighting what has changed and how much regrettably has stayed the same. 
 
The partnership with Mello came out about organically. The link between the former Def Jux linchpin and Mello was obvious: they’re both known for uncompromised raw music with integrity, dedicated to both tradition and progression.
 
Set for release on November 27th, Lif’s classic debut album titled, I Phantom is the start to a long partnership. Lif promises his new work will be the most soul baring of his career — records that chronicle his ups and downs and the ebbs and flows of life.  

"It was a very intentional decision to remain unsigned by any record label until I was absolutely ready. That personal journey spanned from 2007 to 2015. I needed to step back and gain perspective on a great many things", Lif says. "I waited the right amount of time. I grew. I recorded an abundance of new material over the years, found the right record label, and now it's time to come back and start round two of my career."



Mr. Lif - Return Of The B-Boy (prod. El-P)

Fuego (Mono/Poly Remix)

produced by Nottz
from the upcoming  album "Home Sweet Home"  (11/13)
http://geni.us/HomeSweetHome

Rapper Big Pooh & Nottz - 300Z

Cassette

Jaylib - Heavy (Chronic Mix)

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@only1dram
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Buy Here

Signals (Throw It Around)

2nd single from the new tape from Busdriver "Thumbs"

Pre-order Thumbs now and get a download of "Ministry of the Torture Couch" and "Worlds to Run"
itunes.apple.com/us/album/thumbs/id1051982882
https://busdriver-thumbs.bandcamp.com/album/thumbs-2

due out November 6th

guest verse by: Hemlock Ernst(Sam Herring)
production by Elos (Team Supreme)
engineering by Kenny Segal (Team Supreme)

Artwork by Moneekah http://www.moneekah.com/

Busdriver - Ministry Of The Torture Couch feat. Hemlock Ernst prod. by Elos

From Busdriver's album, Thumbs.

featuring Kaveh Rastegar(Kneebody) on the bass and guitar
Fumitake Tamura on the beat
extra production by Dakim
Guest verse by Zeroh

out on Temporary Whatever/Alphapup
busdriver-thumbs.bandcamp.com/album/thumbs-2
itunes.apple.com/us/album/thumbs/id1051982882

Thumbs


Hottentot Supercluster (feat. Zeroh) beat by Fumitake Tamura

From Busdriver's album, Thumbs.

greayhat produced and mixed this
featured back up vocals by Terra Lopez of Sister Crayon
talking at the end by Shannon Moore

out on Temporary Whatever/Alphapup
busdriver-thumbs.bandcamp.com/album/thumbs-2
itunes.apple.com/us/album/thumbs/id1051982882

Thumbs

Thumbs


Black Labor (as Understood By Equiano)

From Busdriver's album, Thumbs.
beat by Mono/Poly of Brainfeeder

out on Temporary Whatever/Alphapup
busdriver-thumbs.bandcamp.com/album/thumbs-2
itunes.apple.com/us/album/thumbs/id1051982882

Thumbs


Hyperbolic 2 prod by Mono/Poly

From Busdriver's album, Thumbs.

beat by Kenny Segal, Mike Parvizi, Driver and Mr. Carmack

out on Temporary Whatever/Alphapup
busdriver-thumbs.bandcamp.com/album/thumbs-2
itunes.apple.com/us/album/thumbs/id1051982882

Thumbs


MUCH prod. by the Jefferson Park Boys

From Busdriver's album, Thumbs.

beat by Labeatski

out on Temporary Whatever/Alphapup
busdriver-thumbs.bandcamp.com/album/thumbs-2
itunes.apple.com/us/album/thumbs/id1051982882

Thumbs

Species Of Property prod. Labeatiski

Rondae - 42 Bars

produced by Driver
additional sounds on the chorus & bridge by 
Riley Lake and s.al
mixed by Kenny Segal
mastered by Driver

Get the "Unreleased Hits" single here: https://busdriver.lnk.to/UnreleasedHits

photo by Emari Traffie

BUSDRIVER - BlondeCurd

Cover of @TheSenseiBlue - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNGQ2Yg4pGY

On The Map (Rework / Cover) Feat. BADBADNOTGOOD

Cash Kidd - Grandson

ShredGang - D.I.E.

BandGang - Eat A Mill - Ft Stink Joanah Chollo

BandGang - Eat A Mill  Ft Stink & Joanah Chollo

Bandgang Biggs - Got The Torch

Buy Skelethon from Fifth Element: http://bit.ly/IRjQnX or iTunes: http://bit.ly/LguVzs

http://www.rhymesayers.com/aesoprock
http://aesoprock.com
http://www.twitter.com/aesoprockwins

Lyrics:
Unsigned hype, front line aeronauts flurry, zero dark thirty, zero friends, minotaur-fugly stepchild, evoke lunch jumped over plunging necklines, up, beside tongue-tied hungry enzymes, devolved into mothmen munching textiles, punisher, out past go-time, back 10 fried worms chubbier, brown grass both sides, canned food, manmade tools, Lanacane, band-aids, mandrake root, bindle on a broom stick, pancaked shoes and handshake-proof campaign, can’t lose, can’t gain, smoke out moles like a force of nature, pray fortune return to his favor, swiftly, maybe in the form of a nest egg, maybe in the form of a tesla death ray, or a solid gold scene with something better to celebrate than powder on your face like a flat foot on jelly day, m-m-moral compass all batshit, spinning in the shadows of immoral magnets, are we supporting the artist or enabling the addict, I mean, I guess it matters to me, I wish it mattered to you, how a thousand virtues, kick the same bucket like chinatown turtles

Roving packs of elusive young, become choke-lore writers over boosted drums, in the terrifying face of a future tongue, Down from a huntable surplus to one

(check his own) Breakneck pulse over colors in a drain that emote sugar skulls in the rain, flower-eyes melting, guided by a levy made of bath tiles tilting, quarter up and headed for the kill screen, no corner cut, no build team, only a particularly menacing, angle perpendicular to everything, boys room cherry bomb, boy/goon very much runnin’ with the devil in the mellotron, hello, here’s where a tale of caution, pounds coffin nails to bootlegs of Hawkwind, saw tooth, nevermind straw to gold, spin hearts on sleeves into heads on poles, arm in the maw, fish out pith like a business card from a jar at the mall, A-alike androids dreaming of carbon applause get stuffed with cartoon cigars, cold pack, neti-pot, home to roost, around folk backed into what they most lampoon, shook to the fevered brow and broke ankles, daisy, declawed pound, no thank you, fade me, failed all basic training but I spent a couple groundhogs days with a changeling, silouhette the god last cigarette, anything less would be re-god-damn-diculous

Aesop Rock - Zero Dark Thirty

Buy at Fifth Element: http://bit.ly/IRjQnX 
Buy on iTunes: http://bit.ly/LguVzs
Watch the video: http://bit.ly/MZdOpH

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Aesop Rock - ZZZ Top

Jeremiah Jae - Cat Fightttttt Prod. Flying Lotus

Exclusive non-album track.

https://twitter.com/Busdriverr

Debut album "Nostalchic" forthcoming on BRAINFEEDER March 2013

Info: http://brainfeeder.net/lapalux

http://twitter.com/lapalux
http://facebook.com/lapaluxmusic

TOUR DATES

08.03 - St Petersburg, Russia - Jesus Club
09.03 - Moscow, Russia, Rodyna Studio
13.03 - Birmingham, UK - The Bulls Head
14.03 - Brighton, UK - The Green Door Store
15.03 - Portsmouth, UK - Theme
16.03 - Norwich, UK - Norwich Arts Centre
20.03 - Manchester, UK - Islington Mill
21.03 - London, UK - Dance Tunnel
22.03 - Edinburgh, Scotland - Liquid Room
23.03 - Nottingham, UK - Stealth
27.03 - Dublin, Ireland - The Lost Society
28.03 - Glasgow, Scotland - Broadcast
29.03 - Bristol, UK - Thekla
30.03 - Sheffield, UK - Bungalows and Bears

04.04 - Stockholm, Sweden - Landet
05.04 - Berlin, Germany - Gretchen
06.04 - Rotterdam, Netherlands - Motel Mozaique Festival
11.04 - Munich, Germany - Yip Yab
12.04 - Bucharest, Romania - Control Club
20.04 - Paris, France - La Bellevilloise
24.04 - Lisbon, Portugal - Musicbox
26.04 - Krakow, Poland - Pauza
27.04 - Poznan, Poland - Pawilon Nowa Gazownia

03.05 - Vienna, Austria - Cafe Leopold
06.05 - Brussels, Belgium - AB Box 
10.05 - Madrid, Spain - Post Club
11.05 - Belfast, Ireland - Oh Yeah Music Centre

07.06 - Oslo, Norway - Bla
08.06 - Manchester, UK - Parklife Festival

05.07 - Helsinki, Finland - Kuudes Aisti Festival

10.08 - Sventoji, Lithuania - Satta Outside Festival

DOWNLOAD

Forlorn (ft. Busdriver)

I think we all here grew up on Aesop's music , I know I did . I first started this as a tune to close shows with and to give to my friends to bump , but then I emailed it to Aesop and he said he loved it so I decided to make it public for you guys. Enjoy. 

He is on tour now , check his website for dates and all that good stuff. 

http://aesoprock.com/
https://twitter.com/AesopRockWins

Hottentot Supercluster (feat. Zeroh) beat by Fumitake Tamura

Temporary Whatever/Busdriverse