Qwel & Maker - So Be It - Dropping 09/01/09
July 30, 2009 by Jefe

Yep... the time has come... the final installment in the 4 Seasons / 4 Horsemen series... back to where it all started... with Maker

Qwel & Maker "So Be It" CD
Released September 1st 2009

Qwel & Maker reunite for the highly anticipated and long overdue "So Be It" on Galapagos4. The album’s grimy soundscape and hard hitting drums make it the perfect ending for Qwel’s four seasons project, which began with Qwel & Maker’s 2004 classic, "The Harvest".

Maker’s production on "So Be It" masterfully captures both the blazing and sometimes overwhelming hear of the summer and the cool relief of a summer night. The hypnotizing beats provide for a roller coaster of emotions and wide range of topics while staying true to a much larger overall theme.

Whether pondering hope and love or drug addictions and authority, Qwel amazingly accentuates the provided backdrop with flows ranging from rapid fire to melancholy and hazy.

Those expecting the fluff and filler so prevalent in modern hip hop will surely sit in disappointment. So be it.

Track list:
1. Dawn
2. Gnosticism
3. Back Stage Pass
4. Friend Or Foe
5. Har Megiddo
6. Interlude - Meditation
7. Berzerker
8. White Elephant
9. Fear As A Weapon
10. No Joke
11. Lunch Money
12. Interlude - So Be It
13. Paper Dolls
14. Golden Era

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Robust - Grown - drops July 14th!
June 29, 2009 by Jefe

That's right ya'll... the time is near...

Check out the promo megamix that the homie DJ Bizkid from Germany put together:

http://www.galapagos4.com/sounds/grown/DJ_Bizkid_Grown_Megamix.mp3

Snippets, beats, cuts, mixes, remixes from the Robust 'Grown" release. Just a dope hip hop DJ mix.

ROBUST 'GROWN'
DROPPING JULY 14TH ON GALAPAGOS4... digital only!

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G4X A SUCCESS. NEXT UP... NEW MUSIC
June 13, 2009 by Jefe

Thanks to everyone, friends family & fans, who came out for the massive G4 10th Anniversary party in Chicago. There are videos posted in the Blackbook section and lots more to come. We hope to have another couple of these elsewhere in the world later this year.

But for now... announcements come in the way of new music from G4. First up... Robust's "Grown", dropping July 14th as a digital release only. This will be G4's 1st official digital only album... more details soon...

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G4 10th Anniversary Show
May 13, 2009 by Jeff

Saturday June 6th, 2009

The Galapagos4 10th Anniversary Festival
featuring:

Typical Cats
Offwhyte
Mestizo
Robust
Outerlimitz
Pugslee Atomz
Himself
Hellsent
Rift
Royce
Dirty Digital
DJ White Lightning
Denizen Kane
Qwel
Dallas Jackson
Dr. Jones
Maker
Meaty Ogre
& more!

$15 advance
$18 door

2 shows
Early show ALL AGES! 6pm
Late show 21+ 10:30pm

@ Reggie's
2109 South State Street
Chicago, IL 60616

COMBO DEAL for both shows (21+ only): Buy an advance ticket for the late show and get into the early show for $12 at the door (while tickets last)

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New Jackson Jones CD, Jump The Gun Tour & Reggies show 4/18...
March 11, 2009 by Jefe

FINALLY... winter is starting to break (kinda) and things are getting going again... a bunch of new music is dropping soon... limited edition style tour cds + digital releases.... Jackson Jones "At The Crossroads" is out now... coming up soon will be Qwel & Jackson Jones "Jump The Gun" and Robust "Grown".

Also, Qwel & Dallas Jackson will be on tour March 28-April 10 in the Midwest, West Coast & Southwest. Check out the dates...

This tour will culminate with a dope show in Chicago we're putting together on April 18th... check the flyer above...

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