TAG: Decon Records

Jan24

Gangrene, Vodka & Ayahausca (Review)

Gangrene

Vodka & Ayahausca

Released by Decon


Let's talk drug of choice. Hip-hop has generally gravitated toward alcohol & marijuana with the occasional foray into hallucinogenics and nose candy (simply reference Raekwon's OB4CL, pretty sure there's a few tracks where Ghost & Rae are snorting in the booth). These days hip-hop's medicine cabinet houses anything from adderall (Danny Brown eats them like TicTacs) to molly to cups of promethazine. Gangrene (Alchemist & Oh No) are here to introduce the South American alternative to absinthe, an apparently delightful little cocktail named Ayahausca.
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Aug16

Roc Marciano & Gangrene, Greneberg [EP] (Review)

Roc Marciano & Gangrene

Greneberg [EP]

Released by Decon Records


At the close of one of the most forgettable musical summers in recent memory, most clones were fawning over some superduo asking them to (needlessly) watch a throne; this while 401Ks tumbled into the sewer and global markets behaved more mercurially than Capitol Hill during the Debt Ceiling debacle. A few fiefdoms away from rap's so-called palatial estate, a less-heralded triumvirate dropped a mystifying little opus entitled Greneberg.
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Aug01

Label Love Vol. 3 – Music from Stones Throw, Decon, Fat Beats, Tru Thoughts, Wax Poetics and more! (MP3)

Label Love is an eclectic yet unified bundle of unique sounds compiled simply for the love of sharing them with the universe – each track plucked and presented by label heads from Decon Records, Fat Beats, One-Handed Music, Stones Throw, Tru Thoughts, Wah Wah 45s, and Wax Poetics.

Each label evokes its own signature giving this collection a diversified and interesting flow of genres. Label Love consists of nostalgic classics, unreleased gems, and exclusive selections with the goal of expanding minds to new musical styles.