Adult Swim has announced it will be releasing 15 – yes, 15 – never-before-heard DOOM tracks over the next 15 weeks.
The tracks were allegedly received as a folder called “The Missing Notebook Rhymes”, and they consist of original tracks and upcoming songs that contain guest verses from metalface himself.
While no tracklist has been shared, we’re told to expect one track from Jay Electronica, and the first track to be released has been taken from the great Sean Price‘s forthcoming posthumous album iMPERIUS REX.
You heard that right. Listen to Sean Price’s Negus ft. DOOM right now. In short, it’s really, really, really good:
Adult Swim went on to say that “these missing notebooks were last seen at the METALFACE L.A. office when DOOM was denied entry into the US 7 years ago.” It also links to a website (which looks like a DOOM-specific music blog and merch store) to contact “if you have any information on the whereabouts of these notebooks”.
Whether this is just a bit of playful lore to accompany the release, or whether it’s actually true, is anyone’s guess, but it does put into question the ‘newness’ of the tracks. Given that we’d do just about anything for 15 new slices of DOOM, we don’t really care either way.
Adult cartoon network and occasional purveyors of excellent music Adult Swim have capped off 2016 by releasing a compilation album entitled Noise. The project was first announced last week along with the release of a new single from noise-hip-hop group clipping., and the full release is now available.
The compilation was arranged by Adult Swim writer Laura Sterritt, who envisioned a project where music from all genres would come together under the common umbrella of essentially being noisy as fuck. From experimental electronica like Arca to Japanese metal courtesy of Merzbow himself, the sonic diversity and feedback-induced heart attacks are pretty damn fantastic throughout.
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Check out the full track-listing here:
1. clipping. feat SICKNESS – Body For The Pile
2. MELT-BANANA – Case D in the Test Tube
3. EYE – Mega Equipment for Popsicle
4. Vessel – PRIHATIN
5. Sadaf – The Clinic
6. Arca – Bussy
7. Pharmakon – Squall
8. Tanya Tagaq – Erie Changys
9. BEAST – You’ve Got Rabies On Your Breath!
10. Dreamcrusher – Sick World
11. Perc – Porthia
12. Noveller – Processional
13. Merzbow – For Adult
14. Prurient – Everything You Know Is Wrong
15. Hassan Khan – CASIOTONE GIGANTJA
16. Wolf Eyes – Subterranean Life
The release is the latest in a great string of original compilations from Adult Swim, who are best known in music for their Adult Swim Singles series, which this year featured brand new music from Run The Jewels, Sannhet, Earl Sweatshirt, Jenny Hval and many more.
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Two days ago, cable network and compilation masters Adult Swim announced the lineup for the 2016 round of their Singles Series. Since its birth in 2010, the series has grown each year, and last year’s series included Flying Lotus, Run The Jewels, Skrillex and Shabbazz Palaces.
The 2016 run is set to feature new music from Vince Staples, Die Antwoord, Against Me! and Ryan Hemsworth among others, including repeat offenders Run the Jewels and FlyLo. The first weekly instalment of the year is now upon us, courtesy of Teklife member and footwork master DJ Paypal.
Dose is exactly what you’d expect from a collaboration between Adult Swim and Paypal, along with fellow Teklife members DJ Earl and DJ Taye. The enigmatic producer has gone down the old school route on the synths, bringing out some 8-bit and classic techno sounds that ride along floating pads. Of course, in true footwork style, all hell quickly breaks loose, with sharp hats and a lead that sounds like what you’d use to charm a snake. It’s this mastery of footwork that puts Paypal at the forefront of the genre; his debut album Sold Out was released last year to critical acclaim, and he’s toured all over the world, although his last visit to Australia was back in 2014.
Dose is the perfect intro to anyone looking to branch into a higher velocity dance music. Best of all? You can download it for free.
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Every Adult Swim single will be available as a free download, and with so many stellar artists making up this year’s roster, your iTunes library is going to be looking a lot more stacked. To be continued… next week.
The full Adult Swim Single Series list can be found here. Keep an eye on the official website for more information and updates.
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Last year, Adult Swim had a solid lineup for their annual singles series, where an artist releases a new single every week for 19 weeks. Everyone from Shabbazz Palaces to Big Grams to Skrillex were involved, providing Cartoon Network’s young adult late night viewers with some quality music.
This year, they once again did not disappoint.
From Wednesday May 25th, tune in for a round of free downloads from a variety of amazing artists including (but not limited to) Against Me!,Vince Staples, Rae Sremmurd, Die Antwoord, Mike-Will Made It, Metro Boomin‘ and Earl Sweatshirt, as well as Flying Lotus and Run The Jewels, who both participated last year too. As well as being available online, Cartoon Network will, along with promoting each track via the old fashioned TV ad, also play them on air.
Cartoon Network’s Creative Director Jason Demarco spoke to Fast Company’s Co-Create about the process of creating their yearly lineup and why they continue to do it.
“It’s always a balance, because you want to balance it out with a few recognizable names, because people will talk about those names more, and they’ll drive interest in the overall program. They’ll say, ‘Oh man, there’s a new Against Me! track from Adult Swim. Oh, it’s part of a single program that they’re doing!’ So in a way, it’s using not just the television and what we bring to the table, but it’s using the artists with higher profiles to draw attention to other artists who don’t have as much clout,” he said.
He mentioned that, “The reaction from Adult Swim fans has been so positive, and all the music press has been so great,” so they “would have been stupid not to [continue the tradition].” Thus, here they are running for the sixth year since 2010. “Selfishly, I enjoy exposing audiences to music that might be new to them,” he said, sneaking in the personal value it has for him.
Blanck Mass
Clark
D∆WN
DJ Paypal
Earl Sweatshirt/KNX
Elysia Crampton
Flying Lotus
HEALTH
Jenny Hval
Jlin
Kitty
Metro Boomin’
Mica Levi
Mike-Will Made It
Protomartyr
Rae Sremmurd
Run the Jewels
Ryan Hemsworth
Sannhet
Thelonius Martin ft. Joey Purp
Tim Hecker
VHÖL
Vince Staples
Detroit mega-rapper Danny Brown and mega-producer Clams Casino (think A$AP Rocky, Lil B, Mac Miller and way more), have finally come together on a track, and it’s crazy interesting. As the 9th instalment of the 2015 Adult Swim Singles series – which has thus far included new tracks from artists like Yung Lean and Peaches – it’s free to download too (scream).
Worth It is Danny Brown’s exploration of fame and celebrity. His fast and piercing vocals run laps around Clams’ spacey instrumental, and though on first listen it doesn’t really sound like it matches up, it really finds a groove. The juxtaposition of Brown’s vocals and Clam’s production also backs up the meaning in Brown’s words. He questions his career path; “Is it really worth it? / For fast cards and ice / Do you wanna live that life? / Is it really worth it? / New girls every night / Do you wanna live that life?” and takes aim at the careers of his peers, “Smoke ‘til I get a head rush / Lookin’ at you rappers like breakfast/ No apologies for what Imma do to ya / Imma take that game like I’m a sore loser.”
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With 7 tracks still yet to be released via Adult Swim, there are big shoes to fill after this one. Danny Brown and Clams Casino is an amazing collaboration – and hopefully it means future collabs between the two of them, and more individual work as well (Instrumentals vol. 4 please Clams).
The full list of Adult Swim singles releases is below. Check the site for more deets.
June 8: D∆WN (formerly Dawn Richard)
June 15: Cherry Glazerr
June 22: Kitty
June 29: Owen Pallett
July 6: Yung Lean
July 13: Swervedriver
July 20: Peaches
July 27: Thou
August 3: Danny Brown & Clams Casino
August 10: Skrillex
August 17: Shabazz Palaces
August 24: Sia [SOPHIE Remix]
August 31: Slayer
Sep 8: Chromatics
Sep 14: DOOMSTARKS
Sep 21: Myrkur
Sep 28: Flying Lotus
Oct 5: Run The Jewels
Oct 12: BONUS TRACKS: Shantih Shantih, Dasher, Low Estate, Scanning Antarctica
Cartoon Network offshoot Adult Swim have recently announced their sixth annual Singles series. The 2015 lineup is immense and dazzling – every single upcoming track looks like it’s going to be amazing, and it features a couple pretty amazing collaborations. The cartoon TV network, who make largely animated comedy shows, have dipped their toes into the music world on many occasions, including using their many late night shows to share music from upcoming artists, launching careers of many – notably Flying Lotus and Run The Jewels.
Each year, the Singles series produces some of the best tracks of that entire year – many of which you’ll already know. Blending some of the biggest and best artists in the world with some of the brightest upcoming acts, it’s a great way for us to hear new music of all styles – and some brilliant exposure for the smaller ones. Just look at their lists from 2012, 2013 and 2014. Yeah. Wow.
So it’s pretty big news that this might be their best one yet.
Spanning just about every genre imaginable – with a heady offering of hip hop. Featured artists include pop queen Sia, good ol’ Skrillex, Danny Brown, metal overlords Slayer, Run The Jewels (who, incidentally, were introduced via Adult Swim Vice President Jason DeMarco) and the legendary DOOMSTARKS, a mythical collaboration between Ghostface Killah and DOOM. Holy moly.
For 19 weeks, Adult Swim will be dropping one single, completely for free, on their website. Check out the full list here.
June 8: D∆WN (formerly Dawn Richard)
June 15: Cherry Glazerr
June 22: Kitty
June 29: Owen Pallett
July 6: Yung Lean
July 13: Swervedriver
July 20: Peaches
July 27: Thou
August 3: Danny Brown & Clams Casino
August 10: Skrillex
August 17: Shabazz Palaces
August 24: Sia [SOPHIE Remix]
August 31: Slayer
Sep 8: Chromatics
Sep 14: DOOMSTARKS
Sep 21: Myrkur
Sep 28: Flying Lotus
Oct 5: Run The Jewels
Oct 12: BONUS TRACKS: Shantih Shantih, Dasher, Low Estate, Scanning Antarctica