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’ new album ‘Music Will Explain (Choir Music Vol. 1)’ is out now. To make the record, Mocky invited friends including ,...
06/27/2025

’ new album ‘Music Will Explain (Choir Music Vol. 1)’ is out now. To make the record, Mocky invited friends including , , , , and to his studio to gather around a single microphone and sing together.

Swipe through for a preview. We’re shipping vinyl from the store today. Mocky’s playing his release show at Zebulon in LA on July 1st.

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06/13/2025

Happy 25th anniversary to Quasimoto’s The Unseen.

: It’s the late 90s. I was at an indie vinyl distributor in SF where I worked my way up to head of indie hip hop. I ran my label at night, releasing Bay Area, DJ-friendly boom bap on vinyl only.

One night I heard The Lootpack on college radio. I got the record and called the number on the back. It was Madlib’s dad. It was an EP called ‘Ill Psyche Move’ and I was in love. I ordered 1000 copies & the group came up to SF to meet me. They knew Stones Throw from Charizma, Homeless Derilex, etc. We agreed to do a full album.

On one of their demo tapes, I heard the b-side and immediately wanted it to come out on Stones Throw. I asked Madlib about it - he said it was his side project, Quasimoto. It easily became my favorite stuff I was involved in at the time. The East Coast wasn’t really feeling it, but we got love from Cali DJs like the Beat Junkies and support in Europe, Australia & Japan.

When the Quas LP finally came out in ‘99, I convinced Madlib to play record release shows in LA & SF. Madlib said half-jokingly, “I’ll only do it if you get a life-sized furry costume of that aardvark creature (from the first Quas 12”) made.” I found a costume maker in the Yellow Pages who agreed to do it for $800. It was very homemade-looking, but close enough.

Madlib made the Quas songs by recording beats into his Tascam 388 tape machine, slowing it way down, recording the raps in his normal voice, then speeding it back up, which gave it that helium chipmunk sound. We had to use a pitch shifter effects unit for shows. Worked fine at home & soundcheck, but in costume it was a disaster. It created an audio feedback loop, like looking at yourself with a mirror in front and behind you, where you see infinite reflections of yourself.

Madlib rapped in costume at the SF show. You couldn’t hear a word through all the feedback. For LA the next day, he said he’d only do it if Wildchild wore the costume and rapped next to him, who luckily knew the lyrics. But sure enough, more feedback & embarrassment.

He told me he’d never perform on stage as Quasimoto again. To this day, he’s kept his promise. Happy 25 years of The Unseen.

We’re celebrating the 50th anniversary of ’s cult classic ‘Tropical Dandy’ with the first-ever international reissue, ou...
06/12/2025

We’re celebrating the 50th anniversary of ’s cult classic ‘Tropical Dandy’ with the first-ever international reissue, out July 25th. 🌴🚢 🏝️

On ‘Tropical Dandy’, Hosono shifted toward a genre-bending fusion of exoctica, jazz, and pop, laying the groundwork for Japanese City Pop. Pre-order today in an exclusive Ocean Blue or Classic Black. 180-gram vinyl, pressed in the US with OBI and a new translation of Haruomi Hosono’s 1975 liner notes.

Hosono is playing a rare show at the Royal Festival Hall in London on July 19th. Photo by

’s “SIXUNDRGROUND” - Ringgo’s take on the Sneaker Pimps’ classic - is streaming everywhere now.“The original was a defin...
06/02/2025

’s “SIXUNDRGROUND” - Ringgo’s take on the Sneaker Pimps’ classic - is streaming everywhere now.

“The original was a definitive soundtrack of the 90s for me, a timeless anthem (or angst-them if you will) for the unseen and misunderstood,” Mndsgn says. “I did this cover for myself and didn’t initially intend to share it but maybe others who also have an appreciation for this lost era will dig it. They really need to have this song on every karaoke system worldwide.”

Mndsgn and are going on tour throughout Asia and Australia starting June 5th. Listen and get your tickets via the link in bio.

Mndsgn 🤝 Knxwledge - Asia & Australia Tour
June 5 - Seoul - Hyundai Card Understage
June 7 - Tokyo - O-East
June 13 - Fukuoka - Theater 010
June 14 - Osaka - Joule with
June 15 - Nagoya - JB’S
June 18 - Taipei - The Wall
June 20 - Shanghai - Bandai Namco Future House
June 23 - Bangkok - Speakerbox *Mndsgn solo show
June 26 - Sydney - Oxford Art Factory
June 27 - Melbourne - Northcote Theatre

Out now: ’s ‘WHEN THE FLOWERS BLOOM’ - his debut album. Throughout, Lionmilk processes heartbreak through a mix of hum...
05/30/2025

Out now: ’s ‘WHEN THE FLOWERS BLOOM’ - his debut album. Throughout, Lionmilk processes heartbreak through a mix of humor and introspection - performing every instrument, producing & writing to heal. “Making music is one of the greatest blessings there is,” he says.

Swipe through for a preview of the full project featuring a live performance of “fantasy” + “only one”, “all i have” & “get high”. You can pre-order vinyl from the Stones Throw store today.

Lionmilk Live:
June 20 - Los Angeles, CA - Moroccan Lounge
July 11 - Dallas, TX - Club Dada
July 12 - Austin, TX - Parish
July 13 - Houston, TX - Asia Society Texas
July 15 - Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar
July 16 - San Diego, CA - Quartyard
July 17 - Los Angeles, CA - Highland Park Ebell
July 18 - Los Angeles, CA - Lodge Room
July 19 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent
July 21 - Portland, OR - Polaris Hall
July 22 - Vancouver, BC - Biltmore Cabaret
July 23 - Seattle, WA - Barboza
July 31 - New York City, NY - Public Records

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🤝 are going on tour soon.Read Knx’s full interview with - translated in English at the link in bio. Knx chats about h...
05/28/2025

🤝 are going on tour soon.

Read Knx’s full interview with - translated in English at the link in bio. Knx chats about how he and Ringgo first met, Twitch streaming, Street Fighter, his love of Japan, and more.

ノレッジ(Knxwledge)とマインドデザイン(Mndsgn)が、6/7-15にジャパンツアーを開催。今年3月に都内で収録された貴重なインタビュー記事と写真が@fnmnltv に掲載中。ノレッジが、マインドデザインとの出会いや、Twitchのストリーミング、ストリートファイター、日本への愛、などを語っています。マインドデザインのインタビュー記事も後日公開。ツアー開催前に是非チェックを。

Knxwledge & Mndsgn Asia & Australia Tour

06.05 - Seoul @ Hyundai Card Understage
06.07 - Tokyo @ O-East
06.13 - Fukuoka @ Theater 010
06.14 - Osaka @ Joule with Pink Siifu
06.15 - Nagoya @ JB’S
06.18 - Taipei @ The Wall
06.20 - Shanghai @ Bandai Namco Future House
06.23 - Bangkok @ Speakerbox (*Mndsgn solo show)
06.26 - Sydney @ Oxford Art Factory
06.27 - Melbourne @ Northcote Theatre

Welcome to Stones Throw, . We’re celebrating the signing with “Waiting to Wait for You” produced by .Lately N8NOFACE has...
05/13/2025

Welcome to Stones Throw, . We’re celebrating the signing with “Waiting to Wait for You” produced by .

Lately N8NOFACE has been playing arenas across the US & Europe on Limp Bizkit’s Loserville tour, and joined Eyedress onstage at Coachella. Before relocating to Long Beach, CA in the early 2010s and cleaning up, he lived a drug-addled, ultraviolent lifestyle in Tucson, AZ that shaped the dark themes of his music.

N8 says: “Most songs I have written have come to me through things I have seen or experienced (drug tales, border life and the streets), But I have always been a fan of love, and wrote about that too. I always bounce back and forth from heartbreak in the streets or from a lover. This song explores the cool things about love, while still having a backdrop of the scary hard world around us.”

Catch N8NOFACE at in Pasadena, CA on Saturday, May 17th, followed by the Stoner Tour 2025 with in July.

N8NOFACE On Tour
5.17: Cruel World - Pasadena, CA
7.08: San Francisco, CA – The Masonic
7.10: Seattle, WA – Neptune
7.11: Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
7.15: Denver, CO – Summit
7.17: Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater
7.18: Chicago, IL – House of Blues
7.24: Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore Silver Spring
7.25: New York, NY – Irving Plaza
7.26: Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
7.28: Charlotte, NC – The Underground
7.29: Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theater
7.30: Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl
8.01: Houston, TX – House of Blues
8.02: Austin, TX – EMO’s
8.03: Dallas, TX – House of Blues
8.05: Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren

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05/12/2025

“Everybody Gets Down”, the new track from NxWorries (Anderson .Paak 🤝 Knxwledge) - streaming everywhere now. Be on the lookout for a special update coming tomorrow.

Listen: https://sthrow.com/everybodygetsdown

’s new album ‘Oriki Duuru’ is out now. ‘Oriki Duuru’ means “piano poems” in Yoruba and is Jamael’s stream of consciousne...
05/09/2025

’s new album ‘Oriki Duuru’ is out now. ‘Oriki Duuru’ means “piano poems” in Yoruba and is Jamael’s stream of consciousness, improvised solo piano performance recorded in one-take at in LA.

For an hour straight, Jamael didn’t know what he’d play until his fingers struck ivory. ‘Oriki Duuru’ seamlessly weaves together improvisations, reconstructions of jazz standards and homages to the greats. It draws on one of Ifa’s fundamental spiritual practices: connecting with the source. Link in bio to listen.

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’s “Mystic Seeker”, from his new album ‘Oriki Duuru’, out this Friday, May 9th. The album’s title is Yoruba for “piano p...
05/06/2025

’s “Mystic Seeker”, from his new album ‘Oriki Duuru’, out this Friday, May 9th. The album’s title is Yoruba for “piano poems” and was recorded one-take in a completely improvised solo piano performance at in Los Angeles.

On “Mystic Seeker” Jamael meditates on his Oluwo, a spiritual teacher of Ifa within the Yoruba tradition. Link in bio to pre-save ‘Oriki Duuru’.

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’s original soundtrack for the feature film ‘The Luckiest Man In America’ is streaming everywhere now. Here’s a preview ...
05/02/2025

’s original soundtrack for the feature film ‘The Luckiest Man In America’ is streaming everywhere now. Here’s a preview of “The Luckiest Man”.

‘The Luckiest Man In America’, starring Paul Walter Hauser and Walton Goggins, follows Michael Larson’s appearance on the game show “Press Your Luck”. On May 19th, 1984, Larson’s performance on the show was so dominant that he sent the showrunners and network executives into a total panic.

Kirby and his band are going on tour throughout the US with starting at the end of May.

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