EPIC: The Musical - Epic: The Complete Collection (Original Soundtrack) - VINYL LP

Hadestown (Original Broadway Cast Recording) A limited edition 2 x LP set pressed on creamy 140g transparent vinyl with a unique black & red dot-splatter pattern. This is the complete Hadestown showpackaged in a gatefold sleeve featuring images from the Broadway production and with sleeve notes by composer Anais Mitchell. Album Tracks 1. Road to Hell - By André de Shields & Hadestown Original Broadway Company 2. Any Way the Wind Blows - By Eva Noblezada, Jewelle Blackman, Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer & Kay Trinidad 3. Come Home with Me - By Reeve Carney, Eva Noblezada, André de Shields, Afra Hines, Timothy Hughes, John Krause, Kimberly Marable & Ahmad Simmons 4. Wedding Song - By Reeve Carney, Eva Noblezada, Afra Hines, Timothy Hughes, John Krause, Kimberly Marable & Ahmad Simmons 5. Epic I - By Reeve Carney & André de Shields 6. Livin' It Up on Top - By Amber Gray, André de Shields, Reeve Carney & Hadestown Original Broadway Company 7. All I've Ever Known (InchIn Spite of Herself...Inch) [Intro] - By André de Shields 8. All I've Ever Known - By Eva Noblezada & Reeve Carney 9. Way Down Hadestown - By Hadestown Original Broadway Company 1. A Gathering Storm - By André de Shields, Reeve Carney, Eva Noblezada, Jewelle Blackman, Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer & Kay Trinidad 2. Epic II - By Reeve Carney 3. Chant - By Hadestown Original Broadway Company 4. Hey, Little Songbird - By Patrick Page & Eva Noblezada 5. When the Chips Are Down (InchSongbird Vs. Rattlesnake...Inch) [Intro] - By André de Shields 6. When the Chips Are Down - By Jewelle Blackman, Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer, Kay Trinidad & Eva Noblezada 7. Gone, I'm Gone - By Eva Noblezada, Jewelle Blackman, Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer & Kay Trinidad 8. Wait for Me (InchHey, the Big Artiste...Inch) [Intro] - By André de Shields & Reeve Carney 9. Wait for Me -

After a hip hop hiatus of about 15 years, Prairie rap pioneer Epic returns with his first album of new songs since Aging Is What Friends Do Together in 2008. It's a hip hop team up with rapper-producer Rob Crooks, who produced and recorded most of the album in his Winnipeg, MB apartment in the Nassau Manor apartment complex that also provides the title of the album, with Epic laying down his vocals in a closet padded with a cut-up used cubicle bought at a surplus sale. This DIY aesthetic permeates the album. Those familiar with Epic will be happy to discover that he has retained his blending of absurd braggadocio, politics, very personal memories and nostalgic Canadiana all wrapped in a dry sense of humour and delivered in his unique folk rap flow. Over Rob's jazzy and soulful boom bap beats, Epic raps of sad white rappers on InchSad Rapper JackInch, the tricks of the DIY recording method on InchBlanket Over the Head EmceeInch, and reminisces on the good ol' days with InchYounger DaysInch, plus he pays homage to fellow Canuck crew Frek Sho with a cover of Ismaila's song InchWay Back WhenInch, on which the original cut up Epic on the hook. Rob Crooks also drops a solo song with InchSaskatchewanInch, and Kitz Willman makes a guest appearance on InchUniversity of ArizonaInch. Nassau Manor is not just the return and re-introduction of Epic, but it's also the first in an upcoming onslaught of albums as he enters into his most prolific period of his music career. Album Tracks 1. Hold It Down 2. University of Arizona (Feat. Kitz Willman) 3. Sad Rapper Jack 4. Statues 5. Way Back 6. Saskatchewan 7. Younger Days 8. Anytime 9. Blanket Over the Head Emcee 10. Green Tablecloth 11. Sesame Street (Feat. Emprime, Nolto)

Welcome to the enigmatic world of A library called Calder, the latest from veteran Canadian emcee Epic. This world-building hip hop record pulls together a rich collection of thought-provoking narratives as Epic issues his reports and observations from once familiar territory. From the opening strains of InchChickpeasInch, Epic brings the listeners with him as he points out jarring changes in the world around him, musing about what once was while pressing on into an uncertain future that still finds hope on album finale InchProperly SwimInch. With a perspective as unique as his voice, Epic guides listeners through a labyrinth of emotions and ideas, each verse twisting and turning around the dreamlike, otherworldly production by Montreal's Deadly Stare (Triune Gods, Endemik Music). Ethereal beats grounded equally in Golden Age boom bap and sweeping prog rap abstraction serve as the perfect compliment to this mesmerizing and profound record that serves as a travelogue of both past and present. Together, Epic and Deadly Stare have built something magnificent in A library called Calder. Step inside and check it out. Album Tracks 1. Chickpeas 2. So Much Class 3. Walking Through Toronto (FT. Chokeules) 4. Turntables in the Van 5. Feel 6. Hot 97 7. Scarborough Town Centre 8. Beat 79 9. California Beach Town 10. Snow Tires 11. Hey Robot Vacuum 12. Northern Lights 13. Properly Swim