In the near future...
February 10, 2009 by

I know we've been saying it forever, but the new website is really almost ready, and there's some great new features I think people will be hyped about... not going to spill anything yet, but it's not that far off.... There is also a bunch of new music, some in limited or exclusive formats... announcements on that stuff and 2009 tour plans coming very soon as well... It's been a month since the Typical Cats show at Reggie's in Chicago... many thanks to all those that came out and made it a sold out show... I know it was packed to capacity (over 500 people) but we love Reggie's and will keep doing stuff there because they let us do 17+ shows which is next to impossible for local hip hop in Chicago at a mid-size venue... and we think as many people as possible should be able to come out... Okay now I'm just rambling. More news at 11. Stay tuned...

99 TIL INFINITY
December 6, 2008 by El Jefe

Just wanted to take this moment to reflect back on some of the many releases we've dropped since 1999...

... and we don't plan to stop. There's a bunch of new G4 music on the horizon for 2009 and beyond... announcements coming soon...

The new website is making progress and we hope to have a launch date set for the near future...

PEACE!

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G4 FALL CLASSIC 2008
November 6, 2008 by Jefe

Just a quick update... lots of shows coming up including a G4 showcase in Chicago on 11/21. Peep the list to the right.

We're also working diligently on a new Galapagos4.com. The new site will have much more content & will be much more user friendly, but will still have the same ammenities you've come to love (e.g. - the discussion board). We're in the final stages of a long process, and we hope to have an announcement on when the site will go up sometime soon.

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THE NEW WINE
June 8, 2008 by Jefe

The New Wine is out. The tour has begun with the Chicago release party on June 6th @ Reggie's , which was packed (thanks to all those who came out). Check for a list of stores where you can cop the album on the discussion board. Check the tour dates on the right side of the news page. Come see Qwel, Dirty Digital and Robust showcase their skills on stage. If we're not hitting your area we plan to soon....

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NEW QWEL - THE NEW WINE - DROPS JUNE 10th... TOUR STARTS JUNE 6TH
May 19, 2008 by Jeff

QWEL & KIP KILLAGAIN "THE NEW WINE"
JUNE 10th 2008

Qwel returns to the forefront with "The New Wine", the 3rd in the series that started with autumn’s "The Harvest" produced by Maker & winter’s "Freezerburner" produced by Meaty Ogre. This time Qwel has tapped the talents of Kip Killagain, who has fostered renown in the underground music scene as an artist and more importantly a jungle/hip-hop producer. The genesis of this collaborative effort was sparked by the idea that the avant-garde use of live musicianship in hip-hop production could be done, and is needed to fill that void in the underground hip-hop community.

The New Wine is an expose of contrasts. The third horseman in Revelation is called forth - the black horse. His rider wields a balance proclaiming loudly 'A week's wage for a loaf of bread, a week's wage for a serving of grains, but don't harm the wine or oil'. Half the world slaves away to starve while the other wages war for its thirst for oil and wine. Man's wine has gone spoiled.

But just as the gloom of spring rain clears to a better day, so is the promise of the new wine. Qwel's unique and cynical outlook into our modern Babylon provides for an amazing range of sounds and topics, while contrarily giving way to hope in this plastic culture of Americanized Christianity and pop singers.

The sound of the new wine is unlike any of Qwel's previous records. Beautiful soundscapes of live violin often give way to thunderous baselines and soothing harmonies, further proclaiming 'Spring time is upon us. Drink the New Wine.'

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