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@saint-ballantine
is the new project of Andrew Thomas Reid and Brian 'Sene' Marc (of Denitia & Sene).
Sene came to the table with the idea for this collaboration between Saint Ballantine and Amrit for "Fashionably Late". It came out fresh. They dedicate it to all tinder dates and nice girls. It's their first single and we love it.

Saint Ballantine is a production duo born in the Clubhouse (South Brooklyn). The electronic based group, while heavily relying on experimentation, likes to fuse genres. Conceptually it can be described as gangster indie rock. 
The anthemic music is as suited for a club as it is a smoke filled bucket cruising through Bed-Stuy's streets.
If the movie 'kids' was a musical, saint ballantine would be the soundtrack. Roll the windows down; let the ashes hit the ground.

www.saintballantine.com/
twitter.com/stballantine
instagram.com/saintballantine/
www.facebook.com/saintballantine

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Saint Ballantine - Fashionably Late Feat. Amrit

J. Hoard: Composer, Lyrics, Arranger, Vocal Arrangements
Greg Seltzer: Composer, Production, Mixing, Arranger, Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Acoustic), Keyboards.
Rabbi Darkside (Sam Sellars): Guest Artist, Rap, Vocals
Andrew Seltzer: Drum Programming, Production, Mixing, Bass (Electric)
Photo credit: Michael Connors


Verse: When everything is soon to go up in flames, can you cool it down? Whenever I get too caught up in the crowd, can you pull me out? 

Pre-chorus: Cus I'm uncertain if the future will fade like the rain, but I'm determined that I'll survive the fire in the tidal wave. 

Chorus: Please don't let the wave bring you down; learn to walk on water. Please don't let the wave bring you down.

Verse: When every highway leads to a muddy maze, will you turn around?

Pre-chorus: Cus I'm uncertain if the future will fade like the rain, but I'm determined that I'll survive the fire in the tidal wave.

Chorus: Please don't let the wave bring you down; learn to walk on water. Please don't let the wave bring you down. 

RABBI's Rap!!!!!!!
I'm on a lifeboat. I'm on an ice floe taking everything I've got to keep a tight hold. It's a vast sea, I'm a tiny speck. Can I trust my preservation to a life vest? I don't know b, it's kinda lonely. All these currents are working to undertow me. Home is long gone, I know I earned my past. The future is uncertain there's no turning back. On a vibrant day when the vibe's okay, I can see the tidal wave from a mile away. So I plot different course on the nautical map as the Lord sits back and conjures a laugh. I'm on the right path at the mercy of the wind. The journey has me earning what I'm searching to possess. The purpose of the turbulence is here to temper urgentness. With every rise and fall another story begins.

Pre-chorus: Cus I'm uncertain if the future will fade like the rain, but I'm determined that I'll survive the fire in the tidal wave. 

Chorus: Please don't let the wave bring you down; learn to walk on water. Please don't let the wave bring you down.

Tidal Wave feat. Rabbi Darkside

It's spring time, so about time for Habibi Funk's mother label Jakarta Records to drop another seasons compilation in the form of "Spring In Jakarta" and it's only right to for Habibi Funk to be featured too. "La Silence Des Cendres" is an unreleased Ahmed Malek track full of funky drums and a great arrangement. As always "Spring In Jakarta" will be a free DLL with free cassette tape copies available from selected retailer. Also be on the lookout for the limited t-shirt + tape combo we did together with the homies from inflammable.com. 

The track will also be featured on the upcoming Habibi Funk reissue of Ahmed Malek's work which you can listen to and order here:
https://habibifunkrecords.bandcamp.com/album/musique-original-de-films

Ahmed Malek - La Silence Des Cendres (Taken off "Spring In Jakarta". Free DLL soon)

Produced, Written, Arranged by Steff Reed for New Soul Renaissance
All Instruments and vocals performed by Steff Reed
Mixed by Bainz for Crosby Collective
Artwork by Jypsy Jeyfree for Jypsyland and Corey Estes

Released by:
New Soul Renaissance

Power of Love

Free Download

Amazonas

Musica de Thalma de Freitas.
Remix de Georgia Anne Muldrow.

MARAVILHOSO GEEEMIX

After Breonna Taylor again saw no justice this past week, I felt compelled to break from Pullin from the Stacks and put together something about abolition - abolition of the police, of prisons, of the systems of repression operating throughout this country. Took a few days but here is a mix in the vein of my "Zinnstrumentals" tapes, featuring some interview excerpts of brilliant people talking abolition over a blend of hip-hop instrumentals from the crates. I urge everyone to take a listen, especially if you're not sure about abolition yourself. And I also urge everyone listen to the full interviews and recordings, which I've linked to below. Thanks so much to all the amazing people pushing for abolition and social change right now. 

Interviews used (in no order):
Andrea Ritchie and Derecka Purnell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eii5WqeOHlA
Ruth Wilson Gilmore on Democracy Now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HWqYANmWLY&t=226s
Angela Davis on Democracy Now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ebWFnGWOaA&t=54s
Marc Lamont Hill and others at Riverside Church: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCCJt2pLP_s
Peter Murkuria on Prison Radio: https://www.prisonradio.org/media/audio/peter-mukuria/meaning-abolition-220-peter-mukuria
Mumia Abu-Jamal on Prison Radio: https://www.prisonradio.org/audio-listings
Walidah Imarisha on the Activist Files podcast: https://soundcloud.com/activist-files-center-for-constitutional-rights/episode-11-walidah-imarisha-and-gabriel-teodros-talk-science-fiction-as-social-justice-strategy

ABOLISHtrumentals

Abolish the Police!

Composer/Producer/Arranger
Debut Album Akuma Out Now!!! 
Buy it here:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sly-5th-ave-presents-akuma/id815716294
Pre-order LIMITED EDITION 7" Vinyl here:
kooymanrecords.bandcamp.com/


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