{"title":"Shabazz Palaces","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrowse our collection of Shabazz Palaces vinyl records, CDs, box sets, and more at Darkside Records. Shop new and used releases with fresh inventory arriving daily.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"shabazz-palaces-exotic-birds-of-prey-preorder","title":"Shabazz Palaces- Exotic Birds of Prey (Loser Edition) (Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003eLoser Edition on translucent White Vinyl. On March 29, 2024, Shabazz Palaces' two new mini-albums, Robed in Rareness and Exotic Birds of Prey, come out on CD and LP. Shabazz 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. Exotic Birds of Prey furthers the modus operandi of Robed in Rareness: a respectful eye on the past, an embrace of an ever-evolving present, with it's feet firmly planted in the future. Where Robed warped sounds like shoegaze and ambient music into the Shabazz Palaces multiverse, Exotic cross-pollinates these elements with twisted electro and funk vibes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrack List\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExotic BOP (feat. Purple Tape Nate)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Angela (feat. Stas THEE Boss ; Irene Barber)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Myths Of The Occult (feat. Japreme Magnetic)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Goat Me (feat. Cobra Coil)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Well Known Nobody (feat. OCnotes)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Synth Dirt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Take Me To Your Leader (feat. 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Shabazz 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 talk, proggy psychedelia, and melodic flossing. Robed in Rareness is draped in this multiplicity as Butler and a team of close collaborators swagger across eras of rap.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrack List\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBinoculars (feat. Royce The Choice)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Woke Up In A Dream (feat. Lil Tracy)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e P Kicking G (feat. Porter Ray)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Cinnamon Bun (feat. Lavarr the Starr)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Scarface Mace (feat. O Finess)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Gel Bait (feat. Geechi Suede)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Hustle Crossers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003eShop online 24\/7 at.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollow us on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/darksiderecordspk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eInstagram\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44477950099677,"sku":"098787161304","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/1056\/6043\/products\/4291622-3093928.jpg?v=1727296175"},{"product_id":"shabazz-palaces-robed-in-rareness-preorder-1","title":"Shabazz Palaces- Robed in Rareness (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn March 29, 2024, Shabazz Palaces' two new mini-albums, Robed in Rareness and Exotic Birds of Prey, come out on CD and LP. Shabazz 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 talk, proggy psychedelia, and melodic flossing. Robed in Rareness is draped in this multiplicity as Butler and a team of close collaborators swagger across eras of rap.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrack List\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBinoculars (feat. Royce The Choice)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Woke Up In A Dream (feat. Lil Tracy)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e P Kicking G (feat. Porter Ray)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Cinnamon Bun (feat. Lavarr the Starr)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Scarface Mace (feat. O Finess)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Gel Bait (feat. Geechi Suede)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Hustle Crossers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003eShop online 24\/7 at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.darksiderecords.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eDarkside Records\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFollow us on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/darksiderecordspk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eInstagram\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"AEC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44506074775773,"sku":"098787161328","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/1056\/6043\/products\/4291623-3093929.jpg?v=1727290459"},{"product_id":"shabazz-palaces-exotic-birds-of-prey-preorder-1","title":"Shabazz Palaces- Exotic Birds of Prey (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn March 29, 2024, Shabazz Palaces' two new mini-albums, Robed in Rareness and Exotic Birds of Prey, come out on CD and LP. Shabazz 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. Exotic Birds of Prey furthers the modus operandi of Robed in Rareness: a respectful eye on the past, an embrace of an ever-evolving present, with it's feet firmly planted in the future. Where Robed warped sounds like shoegaze and ambient music into the Shabazz Palaces multiverse, Exotic cross-pollinates these elements with twisted electro and funk vibes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrack List\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExotic BOP (feat. Purple Tape Nate)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Angela (feat. Stas THEE Boss ; Irene Barber)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Myths Of The Occult (feat. Japreme Magnetic)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Goat Me (feat. Cobra Coil)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Well Known Nobody (feat. OCnotes)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Synth Dirt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Take Me To Your Leader (feat. Lavarr the Starr)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003eShop online 24\/7 at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.darksiderecords.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eDarkside Records\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFollow us on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/darksiderecordspk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eInstagram\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"AEC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44506104627421,"sku":"098787161229","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/1056\/6043\/products\/4291621-3093927.jpg?v=1727289239"},{"product_id":"shabazz-palaces-quazarz-vs-the-jealous-machines-1","title":"Shabazz Palaces- Quazarz Vs. The Jealous Machines (Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003eVinyl LP pressing. Shabazz Palaces present Quazarz vs. The Jealous Machines, the group's fourth album and extra-spatial twin to Quazarz: Born on a Gangster Star. The album, featuring highlights \"30 Clip Extension,\" \"Julian's Dream (odeto a bad)\" and \"Effeminence\" includes guest appearances from Fly Guy Dai of Chimurenga Renaissance, Amir Yaghamai, John Carroll Kirby, Thaddillac, Morgan Henderson, The Shogun Shot, Laz, and Purple Tape Nate. Quazarz vs. The Jealous Machines is a second, fully-realized album of new material that expands the Quazarz universe, and tells the tales of Quazarz, that sent sentient from some elsewhere. A wave warrior wielding his sonic sword. Posted to the turnt-up states of Amurderca here on the Gangster Star to chronicle, explore and enjoy as a musical emissary. He discovers a world where humankind's relationship with their tech-devices has become weirdly sensual, seducing a sedentary seamlessness with humans, while capturing and incarcerating the results of their imagination. Quazarz vs The Jealous Machines finds our protagonist with his dazzling cohorts rising a collective Nah to the device and the guilds that proliferate them.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShop online 24\/7 at.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollow us on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/darksiderecordspk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eInstagram\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sub Pop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45004650053853,"sku":"098787118513","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/1056\/6043\/files\/3641802.jpg?v=1727257907"},{"product_id":"shabazz-palaces-quazarz-born-on-a-gangster-star-1","title":"Shabazz Palaces- Quazarz: Born On A Gangster Star (Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003eVinyl LP pressing. Imbued with the energy and ideas from all the creative embers floating in the atmosphere like fireflies, Shabazz Palaces recorded this entire album over the course of two weeks with Blood in Seattle. New gear and new equipment disintegrated comfort zones into dust and a new path appeared in the rubble. Born on a Gangster Star flirts with a pop sensibility, but through the prism of Shabazz Palaces's fire and fury. For the Palaceer, that sense is all about how the groove is moving, and the supernatural telepathy that occurs amongst his cohort. Appearing here, in body or in spirit, are Julian Casablancas, Thundercat, Darrius Willrich, Gamble and Huff, Loud Eyes Lou, Thaddillac, Ahmir, Jon Kirby, Sunny Levine, and Blood. The story belongs to Quazarz, but the air and darkness belong to us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrack List\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSince C.A.Y.A\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e When Cats Claw\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Shine a Light (Feat. Thaddillac)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Dèesse Du Sang\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Eel Dreams (Feat. Loud Eyes Lou)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Parallax (Feat. the Palaceer Lazaro)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Fine Ass Hairdresser\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Neurochem Mixalogue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e That's How City Life Goes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Moon Whip Quäz (Feat. Darrius)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Federalist Papers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003eShop online 24\/7 at.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollow us on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/darksiderecordspk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eInstagram\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sub Pop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45004650348765,"sku":"098787121018","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/1056\/6043\/files\/3641803.jpg?v=1727257897"},{"product_id":"shabazz-palaces-don-of-diamond-dreams-1","title":"Shabazz Palaces- Don Of Diamond Dreams (Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003eVinyl LP pressing. 2020 release. Shabazz Palaces' Black Up, the group's Sub Pop debut, was recently hailed as one of the best albums of the decade by outlets like Pitchfork, Gorilla Vs Bear, and Variety. Pitchfork summed it up thusly: \"Black Up is drowned in murky instrumentals and bombastic, introspective rhymes. The sounds flirt with jazz but also root themselves in a firm understanding of silence, or the sparse magic of simplicity. The songs teem with unexpected climaxes... From great mystery exploded an album of impossible vision.\" That \"impossible vision\" has continued to confound and engage Shabazz Palaces fans over the course of four acclaimed albums and two EPs. Each release feels like an evolution, letting the music speak for itself, while slowly revealing more about it's creator. With The Don of Diamond Dreams, the group's fifth album, that spirit remains, this time embracing modernism in hip-hop and rap. Featuring 10 tracks in 43 minutes, the album features the highlights \"Fast Learner (ft. Purple Tape Nate),\" \"Chocolate Souffle,\" \"Bad Bitch Walking (ft. Stas THEE Boss), and \"Thanking The Girls.\" It also features contributions from singer\/keyboardist Darrius Willrich, Seattle's OCnotes (who collaborated with Shabazz leader Ishmael Butler on the Knife Knights project), Los Angeles musician Carlos Overall, and bassist Evan Flory-Barnes. The Don of Diamond Dreams was recorded throughout 2019 and produced by Shabazz Palaces at Protect and Exalt: A Black Space in Seattle, mixed and engineered by Erik Blood at Studio 4 Labs in Venice, California, and mastered by Scott Sedillo at Bernie Grundman Mastering in Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShop online 24\/7 at.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollow us on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/darksiderecordspk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eInstagram\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sub Pop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45004814876893,"sku":"098787133516","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/1056\/6043\/files\/3806455-2563623.jpg?v=1727254066"},{"product_id":"shabazz-palaces-black-up-2","title":"Shabazz Palaces- Black Up (Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003e2011's Black Up was the first full-length sonic move from Shabazz Palaces, and it remains a milestone of forward-looking hip-hop. This new LP edition is on luxurious and limited gold vinyl. \n\nBlack up: Like rich velvet hijabs or gold threaded abayas. Luxury as understood by the modest. Shabazz Palaces. If Bedouins herded beats instead of goats and settled in Seattle instead of the Atlas Mountains, this would be their album. Forward thinkers but nostalgic for a sparer time when ancient astronomers only recognized five planets. Hip hop. Black light uses electromagnetic radiation to eradicate microorganisms, but shabazz didn't come to kill a sound, just to shine their own incandescent lamp on this. Hear. Hard and clear. Fifty thousand years in the making. Honorable. -palaceer pink gators. Produced by Knife Knights. Plcrs at Gunbeat Serenade Studio in Outplace Palacelands. It was recorded and mixed in Lixx-alog by Blood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrack List\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFree Press and Curl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e An Echo from the Hosts That Profess Infinitum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Are You... Can You... Were You? (Felt)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A Treatease Dedicated to the Avian Airess from North East Nubis (1000 Questions 1 Answer)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Youlogy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Endeavors for Never (The Last Time We Spoke You Said You Were Not Here. I Saw You Though.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Recollections of the Wraith\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The King's New Clothes Were Made By His Own Hands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Yeah You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Swerve... the Reeping of All That Is Worthwhile (Noir Not Withstanding)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003eShop online 24\/7 at.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFollow us on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/darksiderecordspk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eInstagram\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sub Pop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45551041708253,"sku":"098787090031","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/1056\/6043\/files\/4350980-3193980.jpg?v=1727166698"},{"product_id":"shabazz-palaces-lese-majesty-1","title":"Shabazz Palaces- Lese Majesty (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003eLese Majesty is the second album by Shabazz Palaces, the Seattle-based experimental hip-hop group featuring Palaceer Lazaro (aka Ishmael Butler, formerly of Digable Planets) and Fly Guy Dai (aka Tendai Maraire). Lese Majesty is not a launching pad for the group s fan base increasing propaganda. It is a series of astral suites, recorded happenings, shared. It was recorded and produced by Shabazz Palaces at at Protect and Exalt Labs, a Black Space in Seattle, Washington.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDawn in Luxor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForerunner Foray\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey Come in Gold\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSolemn Swears\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHarem Aria\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoetic Noiromantics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Ballad of Lt. Maj. Winnings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoundview\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIshmael\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e...down 155th in the MCM Snorkel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDivine of Form\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e#Cake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColluding Oligarchs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuspicion of a Shape\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMindGlitch Keytar TM Theme\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMotion Sickness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew Black Wave\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSonic MythMap for the Trip Back\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003eUPC \u0026gt; 098787104424\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFormat \u0026gt; New CD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLabel \u0026gt; Sub Pop\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShop online at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.darksiderecords.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eDarkside Records\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollow us on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/darksiderecordspk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eInstagram\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance - BT","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46982321012957,"sku":"098787104424","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/1056\/6043\/files\/2587085.jpg?v=1762923239"},{"product_id":"shabazz-palaces-don-of-diamond-dreams-2","title":"Shabazz Palaces- Don Of Diamond Dreams (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShabazz Palaces’ Black Up, the group’s Sub Pop debut, was recently hailed as one of the best albums of the decade by outlets like Pitchfork, Gorilla Vs Bear, and Variety. Pitchfork summed it up thusly: “Black Up is drowned in murky instrumentals and bombastic, introspective rhymes. The sounds flirt with jazz but also root themselves in a firm understanding of silence, or the sparse magic of simplicity. The songs teem with unexpected climaxes...From great mystery exploded an album of impossible vision.” That “impossible vision” has continued to confound and engage Shabazz Palaces fans over the course of four acclaimed albums and two EPs. Each release feels like an evolution, letting the music speak for itself, while slowly revealing more about its creator. With The Don of Diamond Dreams, the group’s fifth album, that spirit remains, this time embracing modernism in hip-hop and rap. Featuring 10 tracks in 43 minutes, the album features the highlights “Fast Learner (ft. Purple Tape Nate),” “Chocolate Souffle,” “Bad Bitch Walking (ft. 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