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The "Definition Sickness" album is available now at: http://tinyurl.com/DefinitionSickness 

Stand outs in the indie-rap haven of Minnesota, No Bird Sing combines the talents of emcee Joe Horton, drummer/producer Graham O'Brien, and guitarist/producer Robert Mulrennan. With Definition Sickness, the trio has maintained the integrity of their live-band roots while exploring a more produced sound that ranges from stark minimalism to lush expansiveness. 

The first single, “DON’T THINK”, is a brooding track where Horton shares vocal duties with SFR label head SAGE FRANCIS. Other guests on the album include FIX cohorts Crescent Moon (Kill the Vultures) and Kristoff Krane, as well as Sadistik, Chastity Brown, James Diers (Halloween, Alaska), Aby Wolf, Adam Svec and Molly Dean.

NBS released their eponymous debut to critical acclaim in 2009. Their 2011 follow-up, "Theft of the Commons", along with the US tour dates that followed, served to expand their loyal, burgeoning fanbase across the Midwest and beyond. 

Their SFR debut,  Definition Sickness, offers a meditative commentary on modern life, owing much to leftist political theorists like Howard Zinn as well as Eastern-leaning philosophers like Alan Watts and Lao Tzu. Musically the dark, transcendent instrumentation of the record creates a rich and varied soundscape that will immediately entice fans of multiple genres. Repeat listeners will be rewarded by both the layered lyrical themes and the ear candy that’s provided by the nuanced sonic compositions. 

"If you took away the vocals, you'd never know it was hip hop," admits drummer/producer Graham O'Brien. "We're just investigating the relationship between hip hop and other genres—taking the spoken, rhythmic word and putting it in other places."  

"That's what creativity is," vocalist Horton says. "It's coming to this point where you don't know exactly what you're doing and having to figure out what to do. The second you're not doing that, you're just rehashing old shit."
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"Don't Think" - NO BIRD SING feat. SAGE FRANCIS

Triple Fat Lice

Pins and Needles

Deca - The Ocean - 10 Breadcrumbs

Birthday is officially over. time 2 sleep

BackFromDDead (feat. Michael Milner x TurboSNF

Bosico- Butchered by Aesop Rock

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Grimace Federation's sonic collages create a symphonic, cinematic, and immense sound. The band’s musical foundation could be discovered in the grooves of records from post-rock legends such as Jaga Jazzist, Tortoise, and Stereolab, while latter day influences, like Mogwai and Black Sabbath, and a lifetime of collecting obscure underground hip-hop records notably seep into their symbiotic chaos.

The release features two bass-heavy remixes from Aesop Rock, on this track "Strange Hours (Remix)" he also graces with his distinguished brand of dense wordplay and dark sense of humor. Ultimately, a must-have for crate-diggers all over the world.



Grimace Federation - Strange Hours (Aesop Rock Remix)

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for our friends. for our family. for everyone who is hurting or scared right now.  here is a song we wrote months ago. we werent planning on releasing it yet but… well it feels right, now.  its about fear and its about love and its about wanting more for all of us.   its called 2100. we hope it finds you well. 

love,
jaime and mike


"2100" feat. BOOTS
Produced by El-P
Co-Produced by Little Shalimar and Wilder Zoby
Mixed by Joey Raia
Mastered by Joe LaPorta
Photo Credit: Meredith Graves

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2100

2100 feat. BOOTS

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Aesop Rock - ZZZ Top

Das Racist - I'm Up On That (feat. Homeboy Sandman)

People Under The Stairs - Acid Raindrops

CJ Fly - The Error (Prod. Cookin Soul)

Produced by Madlib | Album: Yessir Whatever

Album comes with peel-off cover sticker revealing Quasimoto's guts. 
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Quasimoto - Planned Attack

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Madlib - Greenery Instrumental

Labor Days

Daylight

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Artist Roster:
Abstract Rude
Aesop Rock
Atmosphere
BK-One
Blueprint
Brother Ali
deM atlaS
Dilated Peoples
Dj Abilities
Evidence
Eyedea & Abilities
Face Candy
Felt
Freeway
Grayskul
Grieves
Hail Mary Mallon
I Self Devine
Jake One
Los Nativos
MF DOOM
Micranots
Mr. Dibbs
Musab
Nikki Jean
P.O.S
Prof
Psalm One
Sa-Roc
Semi.Official
Soul Position
Step Brothers (Alchemist x Evidence)
Toki Wright
The Uncluded (Aesop Rock & Kimya Dawson)

Aesop Rock - ZZZ Top

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