Words Babylon - I Probably Should've

This past week Ambient Abstractions put out Words Babylon's second album release I PROBABLY SHOULD'VE... feat. Malakai Beats production. The album is a stylistic and thematic departure from his previous release For Lack of Better Words but is nonetheless solid track-for-track and very worth checking out.

For a feature interview with the man behind the madness:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=413439835356621&set=a.413436832023588.101890.180634478637159&type=1&theater

Still here :)

It's been MAD LONG since I've updated this blog, which seems to be a recurring theme here. Anyway, after last summer I basically laid low for a while and quietly worked on several different projects, but overall feeling like I was on a kind of hiatus (mostly from clearing up a bunch of older beats). The entire year of 2011 has actually been ultra busy for the entire crew at Ambient Abstractions, which included live shows, promotion, music videos, CD releases, etc. Quality material such as the Words Babylon debut LP For Lack of Better Words feat. Malakai Beats (track 13, "Mankind Vanish" feat. Illuminati), the debut Record Breakers album Sex, Drugs, & Rap 'N Roll featuring many tracks produced by Malakai Beats (tracks 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, & 16), various singles such as "How I Ride" feat. Chucklez & Magus the Great, not to mention the upcoming Mole People project that encompasses the entire AA clique plus affiliates and special surprise guest emcees. About 10 beats are done, and they sound epic. So far the only sneak peek has been the recently released Mole People trailer, so be on the lookout for that:

I want to keep this blog piece at least maintained on an every-other-month basis, lots of new record finds, new digs coming up, etc. A lot more thought and content will be phased in as well. In general this was supposed to be sporadic anyway, so hopefully any kind of viewership I get here will be happy with the kind of stuff I cover. Keep your head tuned.

Bay Area Digs

Malakai Beats - Victory Over Dampness Under Fire

VICTORY OVER DAMPNESS UNDER FIRE marks the debut Malakai Beats mixtape. Spanning three years of beats and ideas and correspondences, this mixtape represents a variety of styles; in terms of both production and vocal performance, the tracks oscillate through different lenses, different stories, different interpretations. 29 tracks, released July 10, 2011.

Featuring:


AK • Apollo One • Caligula • Castro the Savage • Crazy 20 • Defcon 5 • Deraj the Scatterbrain • Humble J • Illuminati • J-Dirty • K.M. Ultra • Kamal • Lucky Rhymes • Lyrikill • Lyriscologist • Magus the Great • Maple Systems Road • MC Believe • MC Mega • MC Rebirth • Metaphorsemen • Phantom Queen • Record Breakers • Still Doe • Thirtyseven (of Algorhythms) • Tony Two Step • Tre Dizzy • Urban • Words Babylon • Zero Caige

http://malakaibeats.bandcamp.com/album/victory-over-dampness-under-fire