Can't Be Living in the Past, Yo

So yeah, we're back. That's obviously not a good thing, for anyone.



There have been good releases this year, lots of them. We're not going to cover very many of them here. That's not what this is about. This is about bearing witness to the carnal wreckage of celebrity culture. This is about documenting the End Times.

We're going to insult a lot of people this year, most of them shit-stupid genetic dead ends. That's inevitable in a country as great as America. All of us aspire; most of us are going to be losers. Such is Nature, motherfucker, and such is Life.

No amount of money could make Asher Roth successful. That kind of emergent group intelligence is what makes hip hop great, and make no mistake, brothers and sisters...hip hop is in better shape than ever in 2015. So please, join us in this orgy of Social Media Darwinism.

The inbox, as always, is YoHumpJones@gmail.com and any submission signifies your consent to be covered however we see fit. Know, in your heart of hearts, that we will not be charitable with your unique creative artistry. Know there there is nothing here but an infinite, whirling vortex of sharp objects shaped like nightmares.

We've often been accused of being "haters," but few things could be further from the truth. We're doing this because we love you all. We're doing this because we care enough ... to tell you to stop fucking rapping.

"Night Owls" - FDR prod. Dr. Quandary

This gorgeous Dr. Quandary production has been a big hit, especially with the European rap heads. This is the closing cut from FDR's debut EP, "Fear of Death and the Need for Reproduction," which I have already bloviated about at some length. Gird yourself for more, beginning immediately.

This week the EP got an excellent and insightful review from Alex at The Underground Vault, who cited a certain lack of cohesiveness & thematic consistency to the project. He's hardly the first person to make that point, and yet we find ourselves in a very...Crowleyesque position, as the authors. Bottom line, FDR is not an accessible project, and we are surely guilty of being Willfully Obscure.

Still, making beautifully doomed cult projects -- "cult" is being invoked here in a literal & legal sense -- is the entire reason we started World Around Records in the first place. I am happy to report the next FDR project will do nothing to illuminate our methods and motives. Stay woke.

"Spontaneous Grooves: Episode 20" - Central Parks & Es-K

This is a pretty huge slice of MPC artistry right here. Everything thumps and this is an album with huge horizons; there's clearly some fertile soil chemistry going on between the two producer-scientists.



This minor masterpiece got hashed out in late night sessions at NEKtones Studio in Burlington, VT with the NEK legend Walter Westinghouse presiding.

FDR - "Fear of Death and the Need for Reproduction"

I like working with Godforbid because he is really good at rap and creates terrifyingly fast. It is good to be inspired, it is better to be intimidated. From Alaskan Fishermen cuts to Hump Jones singles to American Style Cardboard, we've covered a lot of ground. This EP is the opening salvo of something bigger and weirder.

Algorhythms: Deluxe Edition - THE TURQUOISE TAPE

EELRIJUE is coming. To celebrate, Algorhythms has remastered their eponymous debut EP, along with several salient singles, to create The Turquoise Tape. If you're not into rap cassettes, no worries: you can get this digitally, too, in all the multifarious formats that Bandcamp provides. A great soundtrack for Tulpa creation, egregore binding, or just general experimentation with Solomon's Lesser Key.

"Math" - Wombaticus Rex x Es-K

Fresh produce from NEKtones Studio. One big surprise about the response to this track: a lot of rap fans catch feelings on behalf of Socrates. I blame Inspectah Deck for this.

"Live From Vermontistan" - Wombaticus Rex

Fresh produce from the Green Mountains. This was mixed and recorded at Burke by the NEK legend Walter Westinghouse. Just ripping through my catalog with Louis Mackey assisting. We had a great time with good people and questionable substances.



If you're digging this, you will almost definitely enjoy "Fear of Death and the Need for Reproduction."