Qwel & Maker's 'Owl' to Be Released September 14, 2010
Qwel & Maker 'Owl' For their 3rd full-length album titled Owl (Galapagos4, 2010), Qwel & Maker’s creative partnership has gone from ‘occcasional collaboration’ to a full-fledged endeavor and the results are loud, clear, and undeniable.
Once described by Rolling Stone as having “stark, biographical songs that occupy the same bleak terrain as Francis Bacon paintings or The Dark Knight,” the Chicagobased duo has matured substantially since the release of their 2009 sophomore LP and continually raise the bar with their brand of raw, unadulterated, underground Hip-Hop.
“The Owl watches and grows wiser,” explains Maker. “As we became more aware of our environment, we gained new perspectives. This album is our way of reconnecting with everything that surrounds us.”
The duo is most at home on tracks like “El Camino” where Qwel’s lyrics scrape vibrant, and often harsh, realities across Maker’s soundscape of hard hitting drums and deft arrangements. “Name looking strange in the limelight / Chamber what you trying to change / Sitting here soaking in hindsight / It’s the road / Its the life I chose” concludes Qwel on “El Camino.”
Newly commited to the ‘life they chose’ and resolved to defeat stagnation in an industry in transition, Qwel & Maker have only just begun...
Qwel & Maker + DJ SPS 'Master Your Machine' US Tour: (some dates subject to change)
Fri 9/10/2010 Chicago,IL @ Reggies w/Typical Cats, Meaty Ogre, Maxilla Blue Sun 9/12/2010 Evansville, IN @ The Jungle Mon 9/13/2010 Columbia, MO @ Mojos w/IndyGround Wed 9/15/2010 San Marcos, TX Thu 9/16/2010 Austin, TX @ Ruta Maya Fri 9/17/2010 Dallas, TX @ The Green Elephant Sat 9/18/2010 San Antonio @ Limelight Sun 9/19/2010 Corpus Christi Wed 9/22/2010 Albuquerque, NM @ Burt's Tiki Lounge Fri 9/24/2010 Las Cruces, NM Sat 9/25/2010 Colorado Springs, CO Sun 9/26/2010 Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge Mon 9/27/2010 Pueblo, CO Wed 9/29/2010 Bozeman, MT @ Zebra Lounge Thu 9/30/2010 Boise , ID Fri 10/1/2010 Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey Sat 10/2/2010 Eugene, OR @ John Henry's Sun 10/3/2010 San Francisco, CA Wed 10/6/2010 Santa Cruz , CA @ Blue Lagoon Thu 10/7/2010 Palm Springs, CA @ Space 120 Fri 10/8/2010 LA, CA Urban Underground @ The Airliner Sat 10/9/2010 Pomona, CA @ Friar Tucks Sun 10/10/2010 San Diego, CA Wed 10/13/2010 Las Vegas, CA Thu 10/14/2010 Merced, CA @ Urban Illustrators Sat 10/16/2010 Yuma, AZ Sun 10/17/2010 Phoneix, AZ @ Hidden House Mon 10/18/2010 Tucson, AZ @ The Congress Thu 10/21/2010 Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room Fri 10/22/2010 Omaha, NE @ Slowdown Sat 10/23/2010 Des Moines, @ Vaudeville Mews Tue 10/26/2010 Dayton, OH Wed 10/27/2010 Cincinatti, OH Fri 10/29/2010 Boston, MA Sat 10/30/2010 Buffalo, NY Sun 10/31/2010 Providence, RI Mon 11/1/2010 Portland, ME Tue 11/2/2010 Asbury Park, NJ Wed 11/3/2010 Portsmouth, NH Fri 11/5/2010 Richmond, VA Sat 11/6/2010 Atlanta, GA Mon 11/8/2010 Orlando, FL + more to come in SC, NC, TN, Sat 11/13/2010 Champaign, IL @ Canopy Club
B-Real Plants "The Harvest" Project - Available Sept. 28th!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Most notably known as the front man of one of hip hop’s most important Latino groups Cypress Hill, 20-year vet and legend in the game B-Real has taken his experience to the streets to amass a new breed of MC’s. With his newest project “The Harvest Vol. 1” B-Real is giving back to the game in taking on a mentor role to some of the hottest up & coming MC’s hip hop has to offer, due to hit stores and digital outlets September 28th.
Fresh off the heels of Cypress Hill’s successful “Rise Up” album, B-Real is making a move to bless hip hop with fresh new talent with this solo project. With the success of his “Gunslinger” series, B-Real’s “The Harvest Vol. 1” offers a compilation format reminiscent of some of hip hop’s biggest productions such as Dr. Dre’s “Chronic 2001” or Timbaland’s “Shock Value”. The project features 20 heat-laced tracks in which he allows his feature artist to showcase their skills, while providing the backbone to each track, including the single "Dr. of Death" featuring Xplicit.
From the hardcore feel of tracks like “Dues Paid” feat. L.O.C. to the conscious feel good vibes of “Are U Ready” feat. Aygee, “The Harvest Vol. 1” is sure to transcend the culture as it offers something for everyone.
While on tour, B-Real will continue to water his crops of MC’s, plugging the project and performing cuts from the record. Who knew one B-Real’s most famous records to date would become a premonition a decade later. Dr Green Thumb is back to the fields to bring growth to hip hop. Now all we gotta do is wait for the harvest.
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