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rockabilly

Into My Arms

Dub Confession

the trippy keyboard sound heard on the album’s title track is actually one of the earliest appearances of a Moog synthesizer in a rock song

Shabazz Palaces: Exotic Birds Of Prey (Coloured Vinyl LP) The The Because of the illustration onShabazz Palaces is masterminded by Ishmael Butler (Digable Planets), whose relentless drive to reimagine hip hop even as he enjoys his fifth decade on Earth remains undiminished. When Robed in Rareness hit digital platforms in 2023, NPR Music called it enchanting and subversive," while Pitchfork observed that the futurism of Shabazz Palaces has always been interwoven with the past and present, their songs scintillating tapestries of old school shit