Sons of Light - S/T - 2LP/CD/Tape

From the archives of legendary Queens producer Jae Supreme comes this new release from QB trio Sons of Light. This release contains the 3 tracks from their impossible-to-find 1996 12", plus 16 more demos and unreleased tracks, mainly from '95-'97. Available now on wax, CD and tape via GRR. Released in association with Heavy Jewelz Records.

NOTE: While we were able to access DATs for the majority of songs on this release, the sound quality on a couple of songs is kinda raw. Peep the snippets if in any doubt.

BUY VINYL: HERE
BUY CD/TAPE: HERE

1. Luv Life
2. Get Money
3. Me And My Mans
4. Crescent Moon
5. Zero Vaccine
6. Metaphoric
7. Handz In Da Air
8. Ya Don’t Stop
9. Free The Culture
10. Can’t Fuck Wit
11. Who’s Da Man
12. I Can Hear Da Mic
13. Let It Go
14. Your Time Is Now
15. Tidal Wave
16. The Prayer
17. Drinks On Me
18. Handz In Da Air (Inst.)
19. Me And My Mans (Inst.)
*CD & Tape versions include bonus tracks!

New Cassettes!

A few new cassette releases/reissues - all in limited hand-numbered quantities, available from: http://gentlemansrelief.bigcartel.com

2006 - 2016: 10 Years of GRR

This year we celebrate 10 years in operation.  Thanks very much to everyone who has shown support over the years and of course to all the artists involved in these releases.

[GRR020] Young Zee - Musical Meltdown (1996) CD/Tape

A long-time favourite in these parts, the previously unreleased 1996 debut album from Young Zee of the Outsidaz is coming out on CD and cassette formats from GRR on April 28th.  Remastered from the original promo tape (plus a couple of bonus joints that weren't on the original album), the CD release includes liner notes from rap scholar Werner Von Wallenrod. The cassette is limited to 100 copies and comes in a nice green shell.

This release is distributed by Fat Beats Distribution, so you should be able to order it in at your local store.  Otherwise, it is available from the usual online spots like ughh.com, hhv.de and fatbeats.com.

Special thanks go to Dope Folks Records for their help in making this release happen.  Amazingly they still have pt. 2 of the album on vinyl, so get one before they are gone forever: HERE.

NEW RELEASES: Omniscence and K-Hill (Vinyl, CD, Tape, Digital)

Hey guys,

I'm excited to announce a selection of new releases, available now from:

Physical orders: http://grrvinyl.bigcartel.com
Physical orders (Australian customers only): http://gentlemansrelief.bigcartel.com
Digital orders: http://omniscence.bandcamp.com / http://k-hillmusic.bigcartel.com

Omniscence - The God Hour EP (Vinyl / Cassette / Digital)

The brand new EP from NC's Omniscence featuring 6 new tracks + 4 remixes, all produced and mixed by me.  The vinyl comes in a full picture cover sleeve limited to 300 copies (200 x clear gold w/ black mix, 100 x clear with blue/red splatter.)  Also available on transparent orange cassette (limited to 50 copies) and digital formats.

K-Hill & Debonair P - Truck Jewels & Filters (Vinyl / CD / Digital)

I hooked up with another underrated North Carolina MC K-Hill (who appeared on Omniscence's last EP Sharp Objects) for a new EP project featuring 4 new tracks + 5 remixes, featuring guest appearances from Prince Po of Organized Konfusion and Omniscence and all production from me.  The vinyl comes in a full picture sleeve limited to 300 copies (150 x clear with black mix, 150 random coloured vinyl.)  Also available on CD and digital formats.

Omniscence - The Raw Factor 1996 LP (CD / Cassette / Digital)

Omniscence's long-lost debut album, originally scheduled for release back in March 1996, is finally available in full from GRR, featuring 18 tracks including bonus material.  We have very limited copies available of both the CD and transparent red cassette versions.

Test Pressings

Very limited vinyl test pressings are available for both new records (10 copies of Omniscence and 5 copies of K-Hill.)  These test pressings are the only place to get this music on black vinyl, and are limited to 1 copy per customer.  Both test pressings come with a custom sticker.

Bundles

There are a couple different bundles available to help you save a couple of dollars... Bundle options are limited, so get in quick!

Free digital downloads with physical orders

All orders for physical products come with a free digital version - please check the Bigcartel Confirmation email for the download link.

No Pre-orders / No Bullsh!t - PLEASE READ

All the above items are already manufactured, so you can purchase now without the risk of waiting a long time for records to be pressed etc.  Just a couple of things I want to inform you of:

- Shipping commences in early January. This is so we can avoid shipping over the busy Xmas period, and also so that vinyl customers have the option to combine shipping with the new release dropping in the next couple of weeks from Heavy Jewelz Records.
- When your order is shipped, I will send you a confirmation email
- All international orders are marked as a gift with a low customs value
- If you have a question about your order, please email me at: gentlemansrelief@gmail.com - I aim to respond to all emails within 24 hours.

As always, thank you for your support.

[GRR017] Omniscence - The Raw Factor (1996) - CD / Tape / Digital

 

Omniscence - The Raw Factor LP (1996) - Snippets by Debonair P on Mixcloud

Originally scheduled for release way back in March 1996, The Raw Factor by North Carolina native Omniscence is one of the last of the unreleased mid-90’s albums to see the light of day. Despite being awarded The Source’s coveted ‘Hip Hop Quotable’ and dropping two well-received singles (’Amazin’ and ‘Touch Y’all’), record label politics meant the full-length Raw Factor album was never released and fans were left wondering what might have been.

More than eighteen years later, The Raw Factor is finally being released on CD, cassette and digital formats. Featuring punchline-driven lyrics from Omniscence delivered in his unmistakable cadence, and backed by head-nodding production from Fanatic, the album is a must-own for fans of 90’s hip hop. The 18-track long-player comes with liner notes about the recording of the album, and also includes all 4 songs from Omniscence’s 1993 random rap grail The Funky One Liner EP, available digitally for the first time.

Pre-Order the CD and Tape from the good people at UGHH: BUY HERE

In Europe, Pre-Order the CD and Tape from HHV: BUY HERE

Pre-Order the Digital release from: BUY DIGITAL HERE

All formats will be shipping / made available on November 11th.

We will also have some copies of the CD and tape available direct from GRR to coincide with our next vinyl release in November (so that you can combine shipping.)  Regardless of where you pick it up, many thanks for the support!

OMNISCENCE - Sharp Objects EP + Instrumental EP + Cassette!

I'm excited to announce the release of the new EP from North Carolina's Omniscence!  I'm sure you are all familiar with Omniscence from his 90's releases such as the Funky One Liner EP, the singles 'Touch Y'all' and 'Amazin', and his long-unreleased album 'The Raw Factor' which is finally seeing the light of day thanks to Dope Folks.  This new EP release picks up from the 'Raw Factor 2.0' 7" single that I produced and released last year with Omni. There are a couple of versions of the record available including, different colours of vinyl, a limited edition instrumental record and an even more limited gold cassette, see the details below.  Everything is pressed and in stock, and will ship to you from the US over the next week or so.

Outside Australia, you can purchase the release here: http://omniscence.bigcartel.com
Inside Australia, you can purchase the release here (expected to ship next week): http://gentlemansrelief.bigcartel.com

Sharp Objects Vinyl EP (10 vocal tracks)

Sharp Objects features 10 vocal tracks (including several remixes) of new Omniscence material and is produced and mixed by me.  This release comes in a picture cover and is limited to 300 copies – 150 on clear purple vinyl and 150 on blue swirl vinyl.  The price is $24 for 1 copy or $44 for doubles (one copy of each colour.)  Listen to the snippets below...

Sharp Objects INSTRUMENTAL EP (14 instrumentals + 2 bonus remixes)

Several people have asked me about doing instrumental versions of my releases so I decided to do a super limited instrumental version of this one.  Featuring 14 abridged instrumentals (including instrumentals from the Raw Factor 2.0 single) plus 2 bonus remixes that we couldn't fit on the main record, this release is limited to 150 copies on black vinyl.  It comes in a picture cover (same cover design as the vocal EP).  The price is $24.  Listen to the snippets below...

Sharp Objects GOLD CASSETTE (12 Vocal Tracks + 12 Instrumentals)

The tape version of Sharp Objects features all 12 vocal tracks from the 2 vinyl records and 12 unabridged instrumentals.  90 minutes of flavour on a gold cassette.  The tapes are limited to 50 copies and are $15.

Digital Release

Regardless of what you buy, every physical product order comes with a free download of the digital versions of the vocal and instrumental releases.  You will receive an order confirmation email from BigCartel after you order which contains the download link.   

For those of you who would only like to purchase the digital version of the EP, you can get that here: http://omniscence.bandcamp.com/ 

It will also be available from iTunes and other sites in the coming days.

Shipping Details

Orders will be shipped out over the next week.  I now ship the majority of my releases from the US to help keep the shipping costs lower than if I were to send orders from Australia.  I have found the US post to be a bit slow to some countries, so please be patient but don’t hesitate to contact me if you have a question regarding your order.  We send all packages as gifts with a low value ($5-$10) – however, some packages still seem to get stuck at customs when sending to Germany.  If you would like your package sent insured, with tracking or anything else out of the ordinary please just email me to organise this.

Thank You!

As always, thanks for the support of my releases – it is extremely appreciated.  If you have any questions please get in touch.

Raw Factor 2.0 Promo Cassingle!?

[S2S016] - Global Platoon 'G8 Summit' (Vinyl / Tape) - OUT NOW

This is a heads up that I have a new release available on wax and cassette.  The ‘G8 Summit’ EP features the Baltimore crew Global Platoon, consisting of M.I. (Constant Deviants), Fla Fla (Sparrow the Movement), Steve Colossal, Bosch, Supreme and Rome – in addition to dropping 2 excellent singles as a group in 1997 (‘Crew Family b/w Keep Your Day Job’ and ‘Streets of Gold’), individually they are responsible for a bunch of essential independent records from the mid-90's era - you can check many of these out at the end of this post.

‘G8 Summit’ is available now on purple vinyl with a sticker cover (featuring 8 tracks, limited to 300 copies) and purple cassette (featuring 16 (!) tracks, extremely limited to only 75 copies.)  I produced and mixed all songs, in addition to providing all the cuts.  You can preview several tracks below: 

Here are the ordering details for the release:

Outside Australia: Please order directly from Six2Six Records in Baltimore, as they can ship cheaper to most places than I can, especially if you are buying a few items.  They have a small quantity of my previous release with M.I. ‘The Allnighter’ EP and some excellent archive releases from underrated Baltimore groups like WolfeDOM Nation, New Testament and SCU.  You can buy all this good stuff here: http://six2sixrecords.bandcamp.com/track/g8-summit-ep-preview-mixed-by-debonair-p

In Australia: I have a small number of copies on wax, and an even smaller quantity on cassette – I’m sold out of my previous records on Six2Six so don’t sleep.  Buy them both from the Gentleman’s Relief store here: http://gentlemansrelief.bigcartel.com

Regardless of where you buy them from, everything is in stock and ready to ship now.  Many thanks as always to those of you who support these releases and make them possible!  Shout outs to Six2Six and of course Global Platoon for having me involved on the project.