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THE DEATH SET
Following on the huge success of their first 2 releases on Morphius, we helped the Death Set sign to Ninja Tune’s new imprint Counter Records for their latest release Worldwide. After their recent world tour including Australia, Japan, Mexico, and the U.S., The Death Set have proclaimed 2009 the biggest year of all time! Check out “Zombie” from Rad Warehouses Bad Neightborhoods on our SXSW2009 digital download sampler and look for the re-issue of their first two EPs plus bonus remixes, Rad Warehouses to Bad Neighborhoods, out 4.17.09.
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Morphius Distribution is proud to announce our recent signing of Brooklyn/D.C. quartet Deleted Scenes! Their debut LP, Birdseed Shirt, has garnered rave reviews from both NPR and Spin.com, and Pitchfork called the record "brave and ferocious." Don’t miss them on tour in the U.S. throughout ‘09.
The critical superlatives surrounding Labtekwon’s rise to international acclaim as a rapper, writer, and producer are impressive. As Action Man magazine stated in a 2002 review of the Mush Records compilation release Song of the Sovereign: “Labtekwon has accomplished something sought after by many artists: integrity, respect and an underground following.”
With a solid foundation of acceptance Labtekwon continues to evolve, as evident in his first DVD release, The Ghetto Dai Lai Llama. This DVD offers a rare glimpse into the multifaceted canvas of Labtekwon’s craft as it compiles a remarkable presentation of the best musical offerings Labtekwon has produced throughout his dynamic career.
Packed with six new tracks and clocking in at about one hour, the accompanying films on this release demonstrate the depth of Lab’s creative ingenuity by offering stark streetscapes and graffiti narratives of Baltimore and her environs. Utilizing inventive videography that stretches the boundaries of the medium, Labtekwon adds–for the first time–a visual component to his already acclaimed musical skills. Featuring Dali-esque “booty-cuts” and surreally documented street play, The Ghetto Dai Lai Llama explores the eclectic tendrils of an artist with a unique hip-hop aesthetic through commentaries and documentaries revealing a fascinating introspection. In offering a frank interview on the objectification of women in close topical proximity to the oblique “booty” video on the DVD (“Uhnnn Huhnnn”), Lab exposes the stark contradictions between art and reality.
In addition to the compelling and tastefully produced videos, Labtekwon explores urban reality through creative expression, offering some of the most electric freestyle footage since 1982’s acclaimed early hip-hop culture documentary Wildstyle, demonstrating that his music is an unusual balance of art, metaphysics, political context and afro-centric power. Adding to his mosaic of talents, Labtekwon goes expository by adopting a variety of personas in order to explore spirituality, beat-making, and lyricism.
In essence, Labtekwon has brought to the visual medium what he has accomplished repeatedly on wax, CD, and as freestyler over the last decade, a completely unique and previously unthinkable concoction of soul, wit and resonate art.
Chapters:
1. Real Emcee
2. Uhnnn Huhnnn
3. Black Boogie
4. Ghetto Wildflower
5. Ghetto Griot
6. Zona
7. Dai Lai Talk (12 different interview segments w/ Lab)
