Shabazz Palaces | Exotic Birds Of Prey (Translucent White LP)

On March 29, 2024, Shabazz Palaces’ two new mini-albums, Robed in Rareness and Exotic Birds of Prey, come out on CD and LP. Shabazz Palaces is masterminded by Ishmael Butler (Digable Planets), whose relentless drive to reimagine hip-hop – even as he enjoys his fifth decade on Earth – remains undiminished.

When Robed in Rareness hit digital platforms in 2023, NPR Music called it “enchanting and subversive," while Pitchfork observed that “the futurism of Shabazz Palaces has always been interwoven with the past and present, their songs scintillating tapestries of old-school shit talk, proggy psychedelia, and melodic flossing. Robed in Rareness is draped in this multiplicity as Butler and a team of close collaborators swagger across eras of rap.”

Exotic Birds of Prey furthers the modus operandi of Robed in Rareness: a respectful eye on the past, an embrace of an ever-evolving present, with its feet firmly planted in the future. Where Robed warped sounds like shoegaze and ambient music into the Shabazz Palaces multiverse, Exotic cross-pollinates these elements with twisted electro and funk vibes.

Tracklist

A1        Exotic BOP
A2        Angela
A3        Myths Of The Occult
A4        Goat Me
B5        Well Known Nobody
B6        Synth Dirt
B7        Take Me To Your Leader

*Audio and/or tracklist may vary slightly from the vinyl version.

Label: SUB POP
Rel. Date: 03/29/2024
UPC: 098787161205

• Genre: Rap/Hip Hop
• Format: Vinyl