Nao - Jupiter - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

CD showcases Nao Yoshioka's sixth album Inchself,Inch a deeply personal project shaped by her experiences touring 11 countries and reflecting on 13 years since her debut, blending neo-soul, indie R&B, Afrobeats, house, and spiritual jazz into a globally inspired work; featuring collaborations with artists including Bilal, Braxton Cook, Jamila Woods, My Anh, Keyon Harrold, Peter CottonTale, Khari Mateen, Devin Morrison, Sam Wills, Bnnyhunna, MXXWLL, and more from across the Americas, Europe, and Asia, the album embodies the WORLD SOUL COLLECTIVE philosophy of SWEET SOUL RECORDS while highlighting Yoshioka's evolution from vocalist to songwriter and storyteller, as she explores themes of light and shadow, strength and vulnerability, and self-acceptance, culminating in what she describes as Inchalbum therapy,Inch a transformative creative process that embraces both her struggles and growth and delivers a powerful, intimate listening experience that continues her artistic journey forward.

Silver Vinyl. In 2003, MF DOOM introduced us to one of his most intriguing alter egos, Viktor Vaughn. As the story goes, Viktor Vaughn was an interdimensional time-traveling MC from another realm where Hip-Hop was banned. He'd been exploring time and space looking for new dimensions to sharpen his MC skills, which eventually led him to 90s era NYC, where he found himself stranded from a mechanical mishap with his time machine. He began hitting open mics and small venues, battling other MCs and picking up side-hustles in order to raise the funds to repair his time machine.Vaudeville Villain is a concept album like no other, where MF DOOM re-envisions himself as a younger, hungrier, more brazen persona in order to explore a different point of view. Of course, developing a second self from a more technologically advanced universe, he took a new approach to the production too. Viktor Vaughn fittingly raps over next-school beats that move freely in spaces between Electronica and Hip Hop, courtesy of Sound-Ink producers King Honey, Heat Sensor and Max Bill, along with one track from RJD2. Vaudeville Villain is one of the more uniquely creative entries in the MF DOOM universe.

The upcoming album, Orion, features production by Grammy award-winning producer Nascent (SZA, Brent Faiyaz, Lil Wayne, etc.) and Rodaidh (Don Toliver, Adele, Sampha, etc.) InchThis album, like all of my albums, is about love. It's about the pain love brings whether you are with or without love. Pain finds you and tells you sweet things like Inchyou will grow from thisInch, or Inchyou wouldn't have learned this without knowing me...Inch