Hump Jones x DJ Squid = This. 

Mixed by LOUI$ MACKEY THA GAWD (@louis-mackey)

Humpasaur Jones - Rapping Since 2019 (prod. DJ Squid)

Raps by @Louis-Mackey
Beat by @Quandary
Recorded by Louis Mackey at Vault 46, Boston, MA

Download the double-single "Epyllions" for free on Bandcamp: https://louismackey.bandcamp.com/album/epyllions
 
… lowered our heads in shame 
alone in our bed we slept for days 
can’t cope with the death and pain  
… upset that it had to end this way  

it was a random scattering of phantom atoms 
the slow dance of remote chance and data 
I was amazed with what the numbers gave 
but just the same it couldn’t happened any other way 
as if to spite choice, genes mimicking genes 
a pattern out of the white noise of flickering screens 
I only recall the lovely dark for a picture flash 
the cold shoulder of Fall...a minute passed 
it comes apart when I try to remember 
inside my mother’s arms, her sighs in December 
before that was a lie and, shit, nothing’s changed
just grew up and made this Master Disguise stick   
…I got going to set it straight 
but only passed along broken genetic traits 
...gods vocals, the devil’s face 
guess I gotta stop hoping that I’ll ever get away 

… lowered our heads in shame 
alone in our bed we slept for days 
can’t cope with the death and pain  
… upset that it had to end this way  
drugged by the dream of yesterday 
showed up at the scene just a second late 
left to wait for redemption that never came 
just meaningless messages and endless space 

but I’m gone in my horizon, alone the soul breathes  
while your temples lie in silence in overgrown weeds 
sepulchre bones below Roman quotes 
and the moldy stones of holy thrones we don’t need
the ode’s of Old Creeds say that all’s made right 
soft daylight paused like Pompey sites 
moths take flight down the long cave hallways 
and dark shapes pace by 
a scene that’s lost in the receding memories 
the feeding trough of bleak repeating centuries
the uneasy thought that we’ll be eventually  
the meat that Gods need to bleed for energy 
the unavoidable fact that our toil and and our craft 
is just a bunch of noises at last 
all the glory we had, all our joy and laughs
is nothing but the soil and the grass 

… lowered our heads in shame 
alone in our bed we wept for days 
can’t cope with the death, decay 
… our efforts fade into depression, pain 
drugged by the dream of yesterday 
showed up at the scene just a second late 
left to wait for redemption that never came 
our meaningless messages sent in space

Louis Mackey & Dr. Quandary - Court of the Monkey Prince

From the new Godforbid & Thirtyseven EP, <a href="https://fdr1.bandcamp.com/album/fear-of-death-and-the-need-for-reproduction"><i>Fear of Death and the Need for Reproduction</i></a>.

Lyrics & vocals by Godforbid (<a href="http://www.thathandsomedevil.com/">That Handsome Devil</a>) & Thirtyseven (Wombaticus Rex, Humpasaur Jones)
Produced & mixed by Dr. @Quandary
Mastered by Walter Westinghouse of the NEKtones

FDR (Godforbid & Thirtyseven) - Night Owls (prod. Dr. Quandary)

World Around Wednesday #12

The perfect soundtrack for the technicolor wash of Autumn, the second composition in our Single Series is courtesy of Ohio beatsmith @waldofromcincinnati, a talented young artist we're honored to have contributing.

track produced & mixed by Waldo
cover art courtesy of Memetic Supply Co.
mastered by Walter Westinghouse for NEKtones 

Waldo - Home Again

Philly emcee @CurlyCastro and NYC producer @SteelTippedDove team up for a lucid nightmare of sharp, jagged sounds and puzzle box bars. 

Artwork by Jus-FCA for FCA Designs jusfca.wix.com/fca-designs 

Curly Castro - Tin Tin (prod. Steel Tipped Dove)

Fresh flames from the beat scientist & break scholar Es-K. If you haven't heard his powerful album "Serenity," do so ASAP. It's on Cold Busted.

Es - K - ZYR

Raps by @ZillaRoccaNoir.

Beats by @SmallProfessor, who just dropped a great project called Nasty Jawns II: https://smallprofessor.bandcamp.com/album/nasty-jawns-ii

Zilla Rocca - Rendezvous (prod. Small Professor)

Fresh off the ashen crater that was "Yesterday, Tomorrow and You," rap duo No Humans Allowed (@Louis-Mackey & Thirtyseven) return with a blistering summer single, produced by @Quandary.

Expect more. 

In general. 

But also, specifically, from us.

Louis Mackey & Thirtyseven - Not Enough

It feels strange to be uploading the soundtrack to the past winter here in the middle of May, but: this bangs. Enjoy.

Beats & raps by @Louis-Mackey
Cover art courtesy of Memetic Supply Co.

Louis Mackey - Silex Scintillans

The latest track from Algorhythms (Thirtyseven & @Quandary) is nightmare journalism from a country still haunted by classified crimes it can barely muster the courage to name. 

Written & performed by Thirtyseven (J. Boland)
Beat by @Quandary (K. Tierce)

Vocals recorded by @Louis-Mackey (M. Raso)
Mixed & mastered by @Quandary

Cover photo: "Ghost Arms" by Soffie Hicks www.flickr.com/photos/ohhbetty/

Algorhythms - Tulpas

Armed with soulful organs and dusty drums, World Around newcomer @waldofromcincinnati reimagines this frenetic No Humans Allowed single as a laid-back summer jam. Keep an eye out for his debut EP, "Yonder Works (And Then Some)", coming soon.

Raps by No Humans Allowed (@louis-mackey & Thirtyseven)
Beats, production & mixing by @waldofromcincinnati
Mastered by M. Mocksary at Chowder Labs, Boston, MA
Artwork by Memetic Supply Co.

Louis Mackey & Thirtyseven - Not Enough (Waldo From Cincinnati Remix)

"Art for Art" is the latest single from Vermont beatmaker Skywise, one of the new members of the World Around roster. Expect to hear a lot more of his mellow, meditative jams in 2015.

Produced by Skywise (J. Cote)
Mixed & mastered by M. Mocksary @ Chowder Labs, Boston

Skywise - Art for Art

World Around Records is proud to present @waldofromcincinnati's debut EP, "Yonder Works (And Then Some)", dropping September 21st 2015.

Showcasing the hallmarks of Waldo's timeless style, "Yonder Works" consists of eight jazzy & soulful instrumentals: six composed during the beatmaker's self-imposed exile in the city of Chicago, and two more recent pieces created after returning to his home & namesake.

Pre-order on Bandcamp today and get an exclusive bonus single, "Whole World: In My Head" --> https://waldofromcincinnati.bandcamp.com/album/yonder-works-and-then-some-2

Produced & mixed by Waldo From Cincinnati (S. Gafvert) 
Mastered by @quandary (K. Tierce) 
Album art by Memetic Supply Co. / memeticsupply.com 

Waldo From Cincinnati - Seven Months - Yonder Works (And Then Some) Available 9/21

This heavy Waldo bonus beat was available exclusively to people who'd pre-ordered his debut EP, "Yonder Works (And Then Some)". Now Waldo wants everyone to have it. 

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/waldofromcincinnati/
Bandcamp: http://waldofromcincinnati.bandcamp.com/

Waldo From Cincinnati - Whole World- In My Head

World Around Wednesday #2

released 23 November 2011
lyrics and vocals by Humpasaur Jones
produced by Louis Mackey

More from Hump Jones:
humpjones.bandcamp.com
twitter.com/humpjones

More from Louis Mackey:
louismackey.bandcamp.com
twitter.com/lmcky

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Humpasaur Jones - The Patience (prod. by Louis Mackey)

World Around Wednesday #3

Get the original:
5oclockshadowboxers.bandcamp.com/track/bad-weather-classic-prod-by-face-one-feat-mally-curly-castro

released 07 December 2011
lyrics and vocals by Zilla Rocca, Mally and Curly Castro
produced by Dr. Quandary

More Dr. Quandary:
quandary.bandcamp.com
twitter.com/quandary

More Zilla Rocca:
5oclockshadowboxers.bandcamp.com
twitter.com/zillarocca

More Curly Castro:
curlycastro.bandcamp.com
twitter.com/curlycastro

More Mally:
mally.bandcamp.com
twitter.com/mally

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Zilla Rocca - Bad Weather Classic (Dr. Quandary Remix) feat. Mally & Curly Castro

Unearthed by popular request and Mandate From Heaven. Enjoy.

Adam Kadmon - Stuff of Legend

World Around Wednesday #6

Lyrics and vocals by Godforbid
Additional lyrics and vocals by Thirtyseven
Produced by Dr. Quandary

More from Godforbid:
thathandsomedevil.net
docdelay.bandcamp.com/album/american-style-cardboard

More from Thirtyseven:
humpjones.bandcamp.com

Godforbid & Thirtyseven - Big Day for the Little People

World Around Wednesday #7

More IV the Polymath:
ivthepolymath.bandcamp.com
twitter.com/ivthepolymath

More Thirtyseven:
humpjones.bandcamp.com
twitter.com/humpjones
credits
released 29 February 2012
produced and arranged by IV the Polymath
lyrics and vocals by Thirtyseven
recording and mixing by Custom for Sounds Custom

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soundscustom.com 

IV the Polymath & Thirtyseven - The Frame

World Around Wednesday #9

More from Algorhythms:
algorhythms.bandcamp.com

More from Thirtyseven:
humpjones.bandcamp.com
twitter.com/humpjones

More from Dr. Quandary:
quandary.bandcamp.com
twitter.com/quandary

released 28 March 2012
produced by Dr. Quandary
lyrics and vocal raps by Thirtyseven
engineering and mixing by Custom for Sounds Custom

soundscustom.com
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Algorhythms - Open Ended

World Around Wednesday #10

More from Small Professor:
smallprofessor.bandcamp.com
twitter.com/smallpro

Buy Gigantic, Vol. 1 on iTunes:
itunes.apple.com/us/album/gigantic-vol.-1/id490696000

released 11 April 2012
produced by Small Professor

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Small Professor - The Old Eleven

Alaskan Fishermen is Godforbid, Father Time, and Thirstin Howl III.

Produced by Germ / Ronnie Raygun.

Additional vocals by Thirtyseven.

More from Alaskan Fishermen:
Alaskan Fishermen (2012) on Amazon - http://amzn.com/B0081O9XYQ
Fire & Ice (2009 re-release) on iTunes - http://itunes.apple.com/au/album/fire-and-ice/id309211204


Alaskan Fishermen - Hands Up (feat. Thirtyseven)

From the 2013 reissue of "Been a Long Year", the long lost debut album from Wombaticus Rex (Thirtyseven & DJ Multiple Sex Partners).

Download the album for free: http://wombaticusrex.bandcamp.com/

Wombaticus Rex - Akashic Vinyl

No, you read that right: this is the 2012 Anthembanger, and we're releasing it...later than expected. Hot off the upcoming SQUIDTAPE, this Louis Mackey facemelter features Godforbid (That Handsome Devil, Alaskan Fishermen) and Hump Jones having an intellectual discussion on the reality of death itself. If you dig this, please, pass it on.

Godforbid & Hump Jones - Anthem Banger 2012

Most "Buy" links lead to free Bandcamp downloads.

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