The Cult Leader wrote: ↑Wed Apr 24, 2024 11:19 pm
I've picked up a few records recently based off your posts including some. KING GIZZARD and the Masana Temples album.
Definitely going to check out these new ones you posted and then probably search on Discogs.
A lot of the dope newer hip hop albums are pressed oversees and makes it expensive. It used to just be Chopped Herring records. But now you got Fxck Rxp, Rap De Winkel, Daupe, Tuff Kong, and I'm forgetting another big one that drops a ton. Wanted some of those Big Ghost LTD records and regret not picking them up before they sold out.
Glad you're digging some of the stuff. Kikagaku Moyo has been a great discovery for me this year and I've been enjoying the hell out of their stuff as I dig through it.
The hip hop labels are such a pain, I follow most of them and try to pick up the stuff I really like but it's so expensive. I completely stopped buying from DRW because it was hitting $75 for a single 20 minute LP with shipping and conversion. FXCK RXP and CPH Crates are the only ones that still have reasonable pricing, 30 euro lps with 13 euro shipping. Not sure if you use Instagram or not but that is where pretty much all these labels post about their upcoming releases so that's where I follow along. The nice thing about Tuff Kong, which has now been rebranded to RRC Music, is they have distro deals with Get On Down and Fatbeats here in the US so generally you can wait until they hit the shops here unless you want fancy color variants.
I recommend checking out Lukah & Real Bad Man's album that recently hit streaming it's called Temple Needs Water. Village Needs Peace. It's one of my favorite releases of the year, can't wait til they release physical copies of it