New video for first single, "Heatwave," from Backburner's album of the same name...

This is your brain on sunshine...

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<b>TO CELEBRATE:</b>

<u>1. "Heatwave" Remix Context:</u>

Remix Backburner's debut single, "Heatwave." Submit by February 29, 2012. Submissions will be judged by a representative of Hand'Solo Records and the participating members of Backburner. The winning remix will be announced on HandSoloRecords.com and Backburner.ca as well as included on the upcoming collector's edition vinyl EP of Heatwave, and the producer of the winning remix will receive five copies of this vinyl release. The following four runner up remixes will also be featured on HandSoloRecords.com and Backburner.ca.

Additional rules, info and to download the Remix Contest Zip Pack: http://handsolorecords.com/brainonsunrays/

<u>2. Double Video Release Party:</u>

for Backburner's "Heatwave" & Wordburglar's "Rhyme O'Clock"

$5 RAP SHOW presents Backburner's:
MORE OR LES, WORDBURGLAR, TIMBUKTU, CHOKEULES, THESIS SAHIB, FRESH KILS & MISTER E

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012 @ Rancho Relaxo, 300 College St., Toronto

Doors Open @ 9pm
Only $5!
19+

Facebook Event Page: http://www.facebook.com/events/115866101867243/?ref=ts

<b>FURTHER INFO AND LINKS:</b>

<u>About Backburner:</u>

BACKBURNER ISג€¦ Fresh Kils, Wordburglar, Timbuktu, More Or Les, Uncle Fes, Ghettosocks, Chokeules, Jesse Dangerously, Jay Bizzy, Thesis Sahib, Beatmason, Frank Deluxe, Dexter Doolittle, Psybo, Ambition, Johnny Hardcore, Manalive, Ginzu333 & Mister E.

Seen another way: Sixteen rappers, seven producers and one DJ.

The first collective effort to bear the Backburner name was a 2001 compilation called Big Talk. Dozens of albums have since been released by groups and individuals flying the Backburner flag, and the dream has always been to squeeze their enormous personalities back into one tight package and blast that package into space like Zod and that chick and the big dude in Superman II. Enter Heatwave...

Additional artist info: http://handsolorecords.com/artists/backburner/ & http://www.backburner.ca

Artist photo: http://handsolorecords.com/wp-content/g ... Burner.jpg

<u>About Heatwave:</u>

It took ten years for the crew to follow up with another collective project, but Heatwave (receiving comparisons to Jurassic 5 and People Under the Stairs or 90s-era Heiroglyphics and Latyrx) has earned the #5 slot on the Top 11 Albums of 2011 list for French site IndieRockMag.com and spent 9 consecutive weeks on Earshot-Online's college radio top ten hip hop charts, while Hex, host of The Nerdy Show and founder of nerdcore festival Nerdapalooza, recognized the merits of the song "Heatwave" with a #13 position on his Top 20 Tracks of 2011. The video is produced and directed by 3:AM Design (http://www.3am-design.com/).

Additional album info: http://handsolorecords.com/releases/bac ... -heatwave/

Preview or buy the album at:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/heatwave/id467126010
http://handsolorecords.bandcamp.com/album/heatwave

<B>REVIEWS:</B>

"Eat your hearts out, Odd Future, this is how a true collective works." - PopMatters.com (http://www.popmatters.com/pm/artists/backburner)

"Heatwave solidifies the maturing Backburner sound and is an indication ... these dudes aren't leaving the scene anytime soon." - Exclaim.ca (http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/HipHop/backburner-heatwave)

"lג€™

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Doogie, I got a suggestion. You obviously run your own label. Why not make this thread strictly for your releases?

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thanks !

Alex Dimez finally follows up the singles ג€œSo Hardג€ (2009) and ג€œAll Outג€ (2010) with his debut EP, Twenty Dimez, on Handג€™Solo Records. Twenty Dimez features production from Anonymous Twist, Jadapro and TymE, with a guest appearance from King Jus.

Tracklisting:
1. STORMY (produced by Anonymous Twist)
2. ALL OUT (produced by Jaydapro)
3. GREEN featuring KING JUS aka Great Talk Slinga (produced by TymE aka ECP)
4. Intermission with NECRO
5. MY BIG BROTHER (produced by Jaydapro)
6. BUSTING STEREO DECKS (produced by Jonathan Kendall)
7. Outro with BROTHER ALI

Download: http://www.handsolorecords.com/twentydimez

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http://www.myspace.com/younggoddalexdimez
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=517547349

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The reason I said this is because, we know you post on here with a lot of your projects. And you have an extensive catalog. I respect your grind. We stated mainly each artist have a master thread; but not indie labels. Thats the reason why I suggested it.

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And I'm down for that... I won't have a bunch of threads floating around. However, if this thread falls far down the list, I'm more likely to start a new thread with new info as opposed to wading through pages of posts to find this one...

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If its just info. for this project with new info, update this thread, please. Definitely not trying to flood the forum too much, feel me?

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For sure... I'm all for avoiding clogging up a forum... Everything related to this release goes here. That's my modus operandi. I was more concerned about the prospect of posting about my next project a few months from now and having to search through pages of threads just to find this thread to post in... I promise I'll be a good boy. I'm Canadian after all.

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Thread got awkward.

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LOL, not at all vinylpops. Doogie's been a low-key poster and mainly likes to push his product. Which I have no problems with. Thought he'd want his own Hand'Solo Records thread. I trust you'll be cool, Doogie. No worries.

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Word up.

I missed where it got awkward though...

And yeah, I'm low-key but I lurk a lot and post in the topics that interest me. I just don't start many threads other than ones about Hand'Solo and related projects.

And to use this thread for what it's meant for, here are a few more free downloads:



1. Third Eye Cyclops
2. Brilliant Animal
3. Wasnג€™t Me
4. Fire Walk With Us
5. Path We Walk

Download: http://handsolorecords.com/thirdeyecyclops

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1. Her Majestyג€™s Royal Intro
2. Unsanitary featuring Stray
3. Grown Men Always Prevail
4. Superseeded
5. So What
6. Since I Was Fourteen
7. Fג€™d Either Way
8. W4
9. Asshole
10. Dead Words
11. Groundhog Emcees featuring AC the Ace, Max Prime, Addvice, Epic, Planit, Whatevski and Lexington

Download: http://handsolorecords.com/dead-words/

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1. Crackheads On Bikes
2. Picture of You
3. Good People (Nato mix) featuring Touch
4. 19 Trillion Miles featuring Planit
5. Swanky Flashy Hoes featuring Hollohan aka G.O.D., B-Money & Ryan Crack the Dirt Dogg
6. Dick In Ya Drink featuring Hollohan aka G.O.D. & Mr Grim
7. Back When
8. Dead And Famous featuring Planit
9. Single File featuring Lingo
*. 5 Min to Kill a Family of 4 featuring Hollohan aka G.O.D. (CD only bonus cut)
10. Sum Alberta Spit featuring Touch
*. The Machine (CD only bonus cut)
11. Your Kidג€™s Got My Eyes
12. Rolemodel
13. Movin On Up (interlude)
14. Big City
15. Good People (Whatevski Mix) featuring Touch
16. Preggers Canג€™t Be Choosers radio ad

Download: http://handsolorecords.com/customer-appreciation-day/

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Download: http://handsolorecords.com/hokey-religions-mix/

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i'm gonna check these out. thanks.

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I'd appreciate it. And if you have some time and would like to leave some thoughts - pro or con - on the music, please do... I always like feedback.

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With the razor sharp cuts and cinematic productions of UsdNeedls providing a heavy foundation for the introspective and often cryptic lyrics of nofutureface, Hidden Fortress is a predictor that something wicked this way comes. And now they drop their first album with Hand'Solo Records...



Track Listing:

1. All That Is
2. Good Hurt
3. The Cure
4. Apotheosis ft Modulok
5. Iconoclast
6. Rich Folks ft Planit
7. Slangshot ft Kaigen
8. Psychonaut
9. Good Bye ft Raven Madd

Currently available as a download and in CD format from Bandcamp at:

http://handsolorecords.bandcamp.com/album/all-that-is

First single, "Apotheosis" featuring Modulok:

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eL0SRWQyk4

Hard copies come with a link and password to download an exclusive instrumental EP produced by Hidden Fortress DJ/producer UsdNeedls. The artwork and tracklisting for bonus EP Audio Scientifico is below:



Track Listing:

1. Intro
2. Back Into The Darkness
3. Sonic Weapon
4. The Art of Super Devil Rays
5. Sonoluminescence
6. Results of the Bio-Effects
7. Audio Scientifico

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Twenty Dimez ust reviewed by RapReviews.com:

Alex Dimez :: Twenty Dimez :: Hand'Solo Records
as reviewed by Steve 'Flash' Juon

"If you gettin sick and tired of the daily routine
Wipe the whole canvas clean, turn the landscape green
Say green (GREEN) green (GREEN)
Say green, green mean gold for you and your team"

There's an intentional quirk to the quote chosen to open this Alex Dimez' review: Dimez and his label Hand'Solo Records are giving away the "Twenty Dimez" album FOR FREE. It's kind of hard to collect much green for you and your team on a download you don't charge for let alone an album you don't sell in stores. That's actually indicative of the Hand'Solo modus operandi though. For 15 years this independent imprint has charted their own route through the hip-hop landscape, not following the well worn paths to success and prosperity for themselves or their artists. Has it been effective? The fact they're still around makes it hard to argue that being the backpack label even backpackers haven't heard of hasn't hurt much. They obviously keep a tight rein on expenses, rely on word of mouth to increase exposure, and drop seminal compilations that grow in acclaim as the years go by. Until they pull up the stakes and fold up the tent it's hard to argue it's not working.

Toronto rapper Alex Dimez is the next performer to emerge from the Hand'Solo roster. Ironically by giving away "Twenty Dimez" for free they may be giving Dimez the biggest push of anybody in their label's history, allowing the public to sample from an artist they clearly think highly of and have big plans for. The Dimez bio indicates they serviced his second single "All Out" all across North America in 2010 and received a lot of mixtape and college radio exposure. This was followed by Dimez doing opening act show dates with GZA, Pharoahe Monch and Tech N9ne among others. Now some readers may think from reading his press that he's a typical member of the Canadian rap underground (while others may wonder why we didn't feature him during Canada Month in October), but Dimez sounds closer in sound and spirit to East New York on songs like the Jaydapro produced bass and keys banger "My Big Brother":

"At night, prayed for peace, but there's war in my eyes
So I stick with my brother like the four on my side
Any schoolyard beef, he'd be ready to ride
My big brother Archduke, there ain't no other
Different pops, same mom, so we rolled as one
Brothers wouldn't even try cause they knowed he'd come
Back then was straight knuckles, we didn't have any guns
Never had to worry 'bout, gettin stuck for my lunch funds
And even back then, took the time out to puff some
Runnin 'round town like we Biggie and Puff"

Arguably the dedication to your fam or your man who had your back isn't new in hip-hop and hasn't been for ages, but that doesn't make it any less worth doing correctly or showing enough passion and emotion to make it believable. Dimez has regrets that his brother's choices took him away from a path to hip-hop stardom, but vows that he'll always have his back no matter what he does right or wrong. I feel the dedication and feel the flow, with the tempo of a Large Professor and a vocal tone somewhat reminiscent of Sheek Louch. In fact if you closed your eyes and just listened to "All Out" without knowing anything about Dimez, you'd think he was from the D-Block crew:

"I'm Alex Dimez the young god but popular for my grime
Get to know me through rhyme when I'm massaging your mind
Watch you get hypnotized by each one of my lines
Like when the shotgun pellets all be touchin your spine
Everything that touchin is mine so hands off
Before I got to prove to the world that your man's soft
Bitch niggaz runnin they mouth and that's all
Most don't know the true meaning of what's raw"

Jaydapro seems to be Dimez' best collaborator musically on "Twenty Dimez" but Anonymous Twist nearly steals the show with the Marvin Gaye inspired "Stormy," the rare song which would have been better if it were one or two minutes longer. A couple of the tracks here are throwaways which don't really hurt the presentation but don't add much either - the Necro intermission and the Brother Ali outro among others - but for the most part songs like "Green" featuring King Jus showcase the talent Hand'Solo Records is right to believe that Alex Dimez has. It's a good start, and it's a free one, so there's not much to hate. Check out what Dimez and Hand'Solo are working with.

Music Vibes: 7 of 10 Lyric Vibes: 7 of 10 TOTAL Vibes: 7 of 10

Link: http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2010_11_twentydimez.html

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Alex Dimez video interview on the Come Up Show... He discusses his new EP, being the first Canadian rapper to have his own line of bongs and water pipes, and gives advice on a quality live show...

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHBOulUIKeE

And listen to the podcast here:

http://thecomeupshow.com/2010/11/07/podcast-the-come-up-show-presents-alex-dimez-oct-30-2010/

And if you haven't checked out the free EP yet, Twenty Dimez is available at www.handsolorecords.com/twentydimez.

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Hero Hill has upped their review of The Dirty Sample's remix album Joshua's Dreamixes, featuring D-Sisive, Eternia, Moka Only, Noah 23, Royce Birth, Wordburglar and more. Check out the review here: http://www.herohill.com/2010/11/quick-h ... amixes.htm

You can listen to the whole album at Bandcamp before downloading or buying: http://handsolorecords.bandcamp.com/alb ... -dreamixes

Here's the remix of D-Sisive's "Brian Wilson":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VMo5O0NyUY

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And the remix of Touch's "Any Battle":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8yDUcPZPnQ

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First single from Hidden Fortress's new album All That Is has been made available as a free download in a DJ pack that also includes the instrumental, acapella and an exclusive remix from The Dirty Sample.



1. Apotheosis ft Modulok (clean)
2. Apotheosis ft Modulok (instrumental)
3. Apotheosis ft Modulok (acapella)
4. Apotheosis ft Modulok (The Dirty Sample Remix)

Available from:
Hand'Solo Records site: http://handsolorecords.com/apotheosis/
Bandcamp: http://handsolorecords.bandcamp.com/album/apotheosis-single

Here's the song:

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eL0SRWQyk4

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Hand'Solo Records has decided to start our 15th year off right by offering all digital albums on the Hand'Solo bandcamp page for only $5 or FREE, depending on the release.

http://handsolorecords.bandcamp.com
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Hidden Fortress - All That Is = $5

Short Description: Building upon their Third Eye Cyclops EP, a free digital EP available on HandSoloRecords.com, Vancouver, BC duo Hidden Fortress goes even deeper with second album All That Is. The themes and subjects expressed on previous releases are still evident, but this time the influences are no longer drawn from frustration but from the psychedelic realms of shamanism, buddhism and mind altering plants such as DMT. All That Is is a eulogy for this world and a celebration for the next, a transformative work lost in the language of psychedelic visionaries such as Terrence McKenna, Greg Braden, Graham Hancock and Ram Dass.

Press Quote: ג€œHidden Fortress rhymes fringe science and esoteric studies over a hip hop beat.ג€ - DataChurch.com

"another thickly produced, lyrically enigmatic slice of alternative hip-hop." - Hipster Please!
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Hidden Fortress - Apotheosis single (featuring Modulok) = FREE

Short Description: First single from All That Is, "Apotheosis" features a guest verse from Toronto's Modulok and an exclusive remix of the track by The Dirty Sample.
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Hidden Fortress - Third Eye Cyclops EP = FREE

Short Description: Their first project for Hand'Solo Records, Third Eye Cyclops is a short EP of music to introduce the duo's apocalyptic, mind-expanding brand of horrorcore.

Press Quotes: ג€œTheir sound will probably appeal more to hard rock fans than traditional hip hop listeners, but they sport a unique, fairly focused style that is equally suitable for pump-up jams and eerie conceptual rap.ג€ - RapReviews.com
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Alex Dimez - Twenty Dimez EP = FREE

Short Description: Hand'Solo Records ventures outside of the normal comfort zone for this first release from Toronto rapper Alex Dimez, an EP of tunes featuring production from Anonymous Twist, TymE and Jaydapro, a guest spot from King Jus, and interludes with Brother Ali and Necro. It's more than worth the free download.

Press Quote: "Songs like 'Green' featuring King Jus showcase the talent Hand'Solo Records is right to believe that Alex Dimez has." - RapReviews.com
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Various Artists - Bassments of Badmen 2 = $5

Short Description: In 2003, Hand'Solo Records followed up their classic debut release, Bassments of Badmen, with a second volume. The music was dark, but the artwork wasn't. Seven years later and the compilation receives a re-release with artwork better suited to the vibe of the album. Features early exclusives from underground, alternative rap artists currently on the cusp of making it: Supreme Being Unitג€™s Mindbender and Conspiracy, a pre-OK Cobra Fritz the Cat, Plague Language founder Noah 23, Anticonג€™s Restiform Bodies, nerdcore superstar Jesse Dangerously, punchline rapper Wordburglar, and many of the other members of the Backburner crew.

Press Quotes: ג€œג€¦these cuts all share a like-minded avant-garde vibe, filled with DJ Shadow-style cinematic soundscapes and esoteric musings. - Exclaim Magazine

ג€œHandג€™Solo can bank on the good names, integrity and quality of the talents they have always supported to now get this out to a well-earned wider audience.ג€ * rated: 7/10 - Montreal Mirror
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The Dirty Sample - Joshua's Dreamixes = $5

Short Description: When the call went out to hip hop artists in Canada and worldwide that Calgary producer The Dirty Sample was planning an album of remixes, he ended up with enough submissions for two releases. The first, Beauty & Poison, was released as a free download on the Hand'Solo Records site in 2009 while the follow-up Joshua's Dreamixes was released as a CD. The Dirty Sample offers alternative versions by remixing D-Sisive ("Brian Wilson"), Eternia ("Many Many"), Noah 23 & Moka Only ("Yeah"), Wordburglar ("The Route") and many more. A great collection of songs whether familiar with the originals or not.

Press Quote: ג€œFlowing back and forth between shadowy, NYC-style underground beats and more Golden-Era-influenced styles isnג€™t as easy as he makes it sound.ג€ * rated: 8.5/10 - Montreal Mirror
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The Dirty Sample - Beauty & Poison = FREE

Short Description: The first of The Dirty Sample's remix compilations was a free download featuring remix from Wordburglar, Cadence Weapon, Lexington + Whatevski, More Or Les, Rhythmicru and more.
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Lexington + Whatevski - Customer Appreciation Day = FREE

Short Description: Word of mouth is the driving force behind the growing army of fans that continue to pledge allegiance to Lexington and Whatevskiג€™s charming, tongue-in-cheek flavor (horrorcore with humour!) that is now the staple of the Canadian prairies hip hop sound. They thank their fans with Customer Appreciation Day, a collection of b-sides to their self-released Preggers Can't Be Choosers album. CAD was released as a free download on the Hand'Solo Records site as well as CD copies with bonus tracks and uncensored artwork.

Press Quote: ג€œLittle did I know this album would change my perception of hip hop. Honestly, I havenג€™t heard anything like this before and it really blew me away.ג€ * rated: 10/10 - Legendary Hip Hop
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Epic - Aging Is What Friends Do Together = $5

Short Description: Since 2001, Epic has honed his honest and humourous heartfelt rhymes about home, hip hop and hockey (just check new fan favourite ג€œAh Hemskyג€) over two solo albums (8:30 in Newfoundland and Local Only), a vinyl EP (Heater in My Truck), and a collaboration album with Homesick Nomad of Cavemen Speak (Epic & Nomad), all on Clotheshorse Records. His newest is his first with Hand'Solo Records. Aging Is What Friends Do Together is an apt title for this collection of songs about ג€œsleeping shirts,ג€ ג€œrhyming into a four track" and "walking around town."

Press Quote: ג€œEpic crafts some of the most beautiful songs ever.ג€ - Fazer Magazine
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Various Artists - Hokey Religions & Ancient Weapons mixtape = FREE

Short Description: Hokey Religions & Ancient Weapons is a mixtape collecting personal favourites from the back catalogue, combined with new songs and dubs over Hand'Solo instrumentals. Features tracks from Buck 65, Moka Only, Sixtoo, Tachichi, Wordburglar and many more.
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Various Artists - Cock Dynamiks = $5

Short Description: Cock Dynamiks is a compilation of sensual Canadian hip hop from many of the best in Canadian hip hop. Originally conceived by ג€œCasa-Nova Scotiansג€ Buck 65 and Moves (Hip Club Groove / Len) back in 1997, early the next year Handג€™Solo Records released their cross-Canada compilation as a cassette-only release limited to 200 copies. In 2005, the Year of the Cock in the Chinese calendar, it seemed appropriate to make this classic rarity available again. Handג€™Solo Records remastered the compilationג€™s original 14 tracks and added new condom-inspired artwork for the CD release. Features exclusive tracks from Buck 65, Moka Only, The Goods, Tachichi and many more.

Press Quote: ג€œThe beats are sensuously cool and the stories intertwined in the rhymes grasp complete listening attention. ג€¦Cock Dynamiks is one of those albums that has a theme and delivers.ג€ * rated: 9/10 - HipHopHotSpot.com

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Hard copies of most release also available for only $8.99.

More FREE releases available at http://www.handsolorecords.com/audio

Also available from CD Baby and iTunes.

Also, I would be remiss not to mention for those in Toronto, all Hand'Solo releases are available for sale at Play De Record and Soundscapes. That includes all the CDs from the above list as well as Wordburglar's vinyl EP and Burglaritis CD. The Wordburglar vinyl EP is also available at Rotate This while the recent CDs (Joshua's Dreamixes, Bassments of Badmen 2 and Hidden Fortress's All That Is) are available at Moog Audio. Support Hand'Solo Records and help keep record stores alive by stopping by and picking up a CD or vinyl release.


Wordburglar - Burglaritis

Short Description: Dubbed a ג€œunique hybrid of Beastie Boys, Fresh Prince & Buck 65,ג€ Wordburglar was listed as Earshotג€™s #3 most played Hip Hop Artist on Canadian college radio for 2006. He went on to win a CBC Radio 3 Bucky Award for Best Lyrics and was nominated for a 2007 Canadian Music Week Indie Award for Favourite Urban Artist and as one of URB Magazineג€™s NEXT 1000 in 2007 and NEXT 100 in 2008. Wordburglar was also chosen as one of Stealth Magazineג€™s (Australiaג€™s #1 Rap Magazine) STEALTH SEVEN. All off the strength of Burglaritis, which still gets physical and digital sales.

Press Quote: ג€œThis Nova Scotia poetג€™s lyrics are like Lord Finesse with ten times more ג€œIג€™m this like thatג€ analogies, and the way he tapes them together are really quite remarkable.ג€ - Exclaim Magazine
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Wordburglar - s/t vinyl EP

Short Description: The debut vinyl release from Wordburglar features a couple of tracks from his self-released, self-titled debut album along with a few exclusive tracks and remixes and two tracks from his debut album, Burglaritis, on Hand'Solo Records. Features great comic book-inspired artwork from Dave Howlett and LA Symphonyג€™s Pigeon John puts in an appearance on ג€œBreeze.ג€

Press Quote: ג€œNow thereג€™s finally phonographic evidence of this catג€™s skill of blending clever wordplay with some pretty serious beats, and though only a few tracks deep, this EP is an impressive jump out of the gate.ג€ - Exclaim Magazine

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congrads on the 15 years of making music.

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Thank you. I can't believe how quickly it's passed.

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London, ON rap trio Toolshed (Chokeules, Psybo & Timbuktu) release album number six as a group on Hand'Solo Records. The Lost drops on CD and digital on Tuesday, April 26, 2011, but those in the Toronto area can get an early preview and their very own copy on Thursday, April 21 at the release party hosted by $5 Rap Show. Check the flyer for all the pertinent info:



Facebook Event Page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=122426494499004

And here's the first single, "Irish Carbomb Pt 2":

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoSgba2A3d8

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TOOLSHED - THE LOST

1. Peppercorns [produced by Fresh Kils]
2. Rock N Rule [produced by Timbuktu & Danny Miles]
3. Flavor Saviors (remix)
4. Prime Evil
5. Club Suck (redux)
6. Irish Carbomb Pt 2
7. Round Table ft. More or Les, SJ the Wordburglar and Savilion
8. Dream Team
9. Hit Em' With His Running Shoes ft. Ghettosocks [produced by Fresh Kils]
10. Worse For Wear
11. Final Round (Muneshine Remix)
12. Strong Bros (Fresh Kils Remix)
Bonus Jams
13. Club Suck (redux Muneshine Remix)
14. Irish Tigerbalm Pt 2 (Savilion Remix)
15. Dream Team (Bix Remix)
16. Final Round (Original Version)

all tracks produced by Timbuktu except where noted.
cuts by Middlesex Wrestling Team.
cover design by Ghettosocks.
liner notes by D-Sisive.

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Backburner has a new album dropping on August 30, 2011. We're currently taking pre-orders through Bandcamp. The CD release party is at Rancho Relaxo for $5 Rap Show on September 1st. The official video for first single "Heatwave" will also be debuted at the release party. Only $5 to get in or $10 to also get the CD.

Check out "Heatwave" and think about pre-ordering or picking one up at the release party...

PRE-ORDER HERE: http://handsolorecords.bandcamp.com/album/heatwave?permalink



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SOUNDCLOUD LINK: http://soundcloud.com/han-4/backburner-heatwave

Track Listing:

1. Straight Out The Vault - Jesse Dangerously, Chokeules, Jay Bizzy & Ambition [prod by Dexter Doolittle]
2. Lifers - Chokeules, More Or Les, Timbuktu & Wordburglar [prod by Timbuktu]
3. Nothinג€™ Friendly - Jesse Dangerously, Timbuktu, Ghettosocks, Wordburglar, Ambition, Chokeules & More Or Les [prod by Timbuktu]
4. Back Home - Ginzu333, More Or Les, Thesis Sahib, Johnny Hardcore & Psybo [prod by Mister E]
5. Show Of Hands - Ghettosocks, Chokeules, Wordburglar & Timbuktu [prod by Beatmason]
6. Heatwave - Thesis Sahib, Timbuktu, Wordburglar, Jesse Dangerously, Chokeules & Jay Bizzy [prod by Timbuktu]
7. Hurtinג€™ - Chokeules, Timbuktu, Ghettosocks, Jesse Dangerously & Wordburglar [prod by Ghettosocks]
8. Style Dumpster - Psybo, Manalive, Thesis Sahib & Frank Deluxe [prod by Fresh Kils]
9. Long Story Short - More Or Les, Timbuktu, Ghettosocks & Wordburglar [prod by Fresh Kils]
10. Phantom Ghost - Chokeules, Wordburglar, Mister E, Timbuktu & More Or Les [prod by Beatmason]
11. Harmג€™s Way - Wordburglar, Timbuktu, Frank Deluxe, Ghettosocks, Chokeules & Jesse Dangerously [prod by Uncle Fester]
12. Freak Show Physics - Frank Deluxe, Timbuktu, Manalive, More Or Les, Chokeules, Thesis Sahib & Johnny Hardcore [prod by Uncle Fester]
13. Showtime in ג€˜09 (ג€™011 Mister E-Mix) - Timbuktu, Manalive, Jesse Dangerously, More Or Les, Chokeules, Frank Deluxe, Wordburglar, Thesis Sahib, Psybo & Ghettosocks [prod by Mister E]
14. Burn It Down - Ghettosocks, Jesse Dangerously, Timbuktu, Frank Deluxe, Wordburglar, Chokeules, Jay Bizzy, Thesis Sahib, More Or Les, Psybo & Manalive [prod by Dexter Doolittle]

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BACKBURNER IS:
Fresh Kils, Wordburglar, Timbuktu, More Or Les, Uncle Fes, Ghettosocks,
Chokeules, Jesse Dangerously, Jay Bizzy, Thesis Sahib, Beatmason, Frank Deluxe,
Dexter Doolittle, Psybo, Ambition, Johnny Hardcore, Manalive, Ginzu333 & Mister E


The first collective effort to bear the group name ג€œBackburnerג€ was a 2001 compilation called Big Talk. It was recorded in the basement of a grubby suite of student flats; a five minute walk from the site where The Vault would one day be carved out of the living rock, and where Heatwave would be principally recorded in 2009. That record was exactly like this one, except for being completely different and not as good. The crate-digging ethic still rules all production, but the breaks have been honed to maximum nod factor and the mixes are thicker than thighs.

The cuts are still pulled from the furthest reaches of hip-hop heritage to illuminate the lyrics they dance around, but now the hands are steadier and every idea comes through with the precision of Jesus Christ Himself cutting a diamond into the shape of a single, delicate rose with His laser-vision.

The words are still a polysyllabic spree of interlocking rhymes, layered meanings and bravado, but now the voices are veterans of an independent hip-hop scene that will chew you up and spit you out into your own face if you canג€™t hold the attention of a tough crowd, or some stupid blogger.

The heat has baked Backburner; the weather has hardened them, the road has tested them and some thought they might be mad. They now sprint where others trundle, canter where others whinny, and swagger where others fucking suck.

Dozens of albums have been released by groups and individuals flying the Backburner flag, and the dream has always been to squeeze our enormous personalities back into one tight package, and blast that package into space like Zod and that chick and the big dude in Superman II.

Heatwave: Fourteen tracks, sixteen rappers, seven producers, and one DJ. Even these liner notes are the most amazing liner notes of all time, and the CD itself is made of a radioactive compound that reverses aging and improves sexual confidence by up to a factor of nine.

So basically I hope you like getting your face melted off.

- Jesse Dangerously, 2011

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New video for first single, "Heatwave," from Backburner's album of the same name...

This is your brain on sunshine...

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<b>TO CELEBRATE:</b>

<u>1. "Heatwave" Remix Context:</u>

Remix Backburner's debut single, "Heatwave." Submit by February 29, 2012. Submissions will be judged by a representative of Hand'Solo Records and the participating members of Backburner. The winning remix will be announced on HandSoloRecords.com and Backburner.ca as well as included on the upcoming collector's edition vinyl EP of Heatwave, and the producer of the winning remix will receive five copies of this vinyl release. The following four runner up remixes will also be featured on HandSoloRecords.com and Backburner.ca.

Additional rules, info and to download the Remix Contest Zip Pack: http://handsolorecords.com/brainonsunrays/

<u>2. Double Video Release Party:</u>

for Backburner's "Heatwave" & Wordburglar's "Rhyme O'Clock"

$5 RAP SHOW presents Backburner's:
MORE OR LES, WORDBURGLAR, TIMBUKTU, CHOKEULES, THESIS SAHIB, FRESH KILS & MISTER E

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012 @ Rancho Relaxo, 300 College St., Toronto

Doors Open @ 9pm
Only $5!
19+

Facebook Event Page: http://www.facebook.com/events/115866101867243/?ref=ts

<b>FURTHER INFO AND LINKS:</b>

<u>About Backburner:</u>

BACKBURNER ISג€¦ Fresh Kils, Wordburglar, Timbuktu, More Or Les, Uncle Fes, Ghettosocks, Chokeules, Jesse Dangerously, Jay Bizzy, Thesis Sahib, Beatmason, Frank Deluxe, Dexter Doolittle, Psybo, Ambition, Johnny Hardcore, Manalive, Ginzu333 & Mister E.

Seen another way: Sixteen rappers, seven producers and one DJ.

The first collective effort to bear the Backburner name was a 2001 compilation called Big Talk. Dozens of albums have since been released by groups and individuals flying the Backburner flag, and the dream has always been to squeeze their enormous personalities back into one tight package and blast that package into space like Zod and that chick and the big dude in Superman II. Enter Heatwave...

Additional artist info: http://handsolorecords.com/artists/backburner/ & http://www.backburner.ca

Artist photo: http://handsolorecords.com/wp-content/g ... Burner.jpg

<u>About Heatwave:</u>

It took ten years for the crew to follow up with another collective project, but Heatwave (receiving comparisons to Jurassic 5 and People Under the Stairs or 90s-era Heiroglyphics and Latyrx) has earned the #5 slot on the Top 11 Albums of 2011 list for French site IndieRockMag.com and spent 9 consecutive weeks on Earshot-Online's college radio top ten hip hop charts, while Hex, host of The Nerdy Show and founder of nerdcore festival Nerdapalooza, recognized the merits of the song "Heatwave" with a #13 position on his Top 20 Tracks of 2011. The video is produced and directed by 3:AM Design (http://www.3am-design.com/).

Additional album info: http://handsolorecords.com/releases/bac ... -heatwave/

Preview or buy the album at:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/heatwave/id467126010
http://handsolorecords.bandcamp.com/album/heatwave

<B>REVIEWS:</B>

"Eat your hearts out, Odd Future, this is how a true collective works." - PopMatters.com (http://www.popmatters.com/pm/artists/backburner)

"Heatwave solidifies the maturing Backburner sound and is an indication ... these dudes aren't leaving the scene anytime soon." - Exclaim.ca (http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/HipHop/backburner-heatwave)

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