Depth Charge Studios

03/02/2025

One week away from the return of the Lower Life Forms. Single and video "Circling the Drain" streaming everywhere March 7th on Depth Charge Recordings.

A Team Demo Production.

Visit https://LowerLifeForms.com for more details.

02/10/2025

New single and video "Circling the Drain" streaming everywhere March 7th. From the forthcoming album "A Journey Through the Anthropocene" on Depth Charge Recordings. Check out lowerlifeforms.com

27 years since the "The Whole Universe is Ours" album, we have returned. "Circling the Drain" new single and video available on all platforms March 7th, 2025. From the forthcoming album "A Journey Through the Anthropocene," available this Spring.

02/10/2025

The Lower Life Forms have returned!

12/08/2023

The new recording space at Depth Charge is ready to inspire and capture greatness.

11/17/2023

Depth Charge Studios is currently closed for renovations. We expect to reopen December 1, 2023.

04/27/2023

Apple Music users can pre-add "The Essential Team Demo (1996-2004)" to their music library with this link:
https://music.lnk.to/kgbWHd

01/11/2023

Check out the video for “The Music Ain’t Loud Enough Remake” by Priest da Nomad featuring DJ Kool and J Hill. The track was produced by our in-house production squad, Team Demo an…

11/03/2022

Behind the scenes in Burke, VA - November 23, 1994

Just a bunch of the original kids being dope. This room is what later would become Studio A of Depth Charge Recording. This session was for Chaz the Natural's joint, "Heavens to Merkatroid." People in this video: Chaz the Natural, Props the Optical (aka ,) , Ill-Legit (aka ,) and . In those days, we tracked our music to a four-track Fostex tape machine. Tracks one and two were for the stereo music, tracks three and four were for vocals, scratches etc. Wise would then mix everthing to DAT tape. The walls are covered with carpet because we didn't have much of a budget for sound treatment. But there was a carpet store across the street and they would let us have their discontinued samples and installation leftovers. While not ideal, it served as decent sound absorption to help deaden the room.

Team Demolition - The Demolition Orange Tape, features choice cuts from the Lower Life Forms, Props the Optical, Chaz the Natural and Kreative Natives. Originally released in March 1995 at the Howard Hip Hop Conference, only 300 cassettes were ever produced. The album has been remastered and is available on all streaming services NOVEMBER 4TH and includes two bonus tracks. Please check it out!

10/17/2022

Check out the video for Team Demo’s, “Strictly For My People,” featuring Kurious and DJ Doo W*p. This record was mixed and mastered by Mister Wise at Depth Charge Studios. Enjoy!

08/26/2022

More of the Depth Charge Recordings catalog is now available on major streaming platforms like and .

Lower Life Forms - "The Whole Universe is Ours" (1997)

Zechariah Wise - "The Mister Wise Album" (2010)

Mister Wise - "The Way of the Doh Doh" EP (2013)

Mister Wise - "If They Don't Hear Us Now" EP (2016) {previously only available on Soundcloud}

Coming soon.... Team Demolition "The Essential Team Demo," a compilation of remastered joints from 1997-2004, including five previously unreleased tracks.

Looking for original physical vinyl and cds as well as exclusive content? Visit depthcharge.com.

04/18/2022

Classic behind the scenes footage circa November, 2004 at the original Depth Charge Studios location in Burke, VA. This is one many / sessions (which we humorously refer to as, "spills of blood.")

The clip begins with some ritual incantations celebrating the dopeness of "Illa-ocrates," which would later be featured on Illa's album, "Bullet and a Bracelet." Later we playback and plan further production of the still never released, "Boss Like Me," after Illa lays the hook.

on the console, on camera and dance moves, in the building and with the camera work at the end.

11/18/2021

In a past life, Depth Charge was also a record label. This wall in our lounge showcases our catalog of 24 physical releases between 1996 and 2014. Many are no longer available, but some can still be found in our online store at depthcharge.com.