Shanetron - Smoke & Mirrors

Split tracks, revised album art.

Download/Stream Here.

Tell your friends the boys are back in town.

There’s an EP on the way with a special announcement.

veryaware:

…And Then There Were Two

Title Credit - Ben Cureton

I’ve been pretty productive, which really cuts down on my time to blog, and well, everything else. I’ve missed lots of things I need to be at a computer for, such as free leech on what.cd, the leak of the new Woods album, amongst other trivial bullshit.

I’ve been doing a lot of design work lately, including a collaboration with Tanner Young on an exhibition titled “A Message To Those Who Won’t Listen”, and it turned out pretty well.

I’ve begun some final work before for my next album, What Next, both graphics and music. I started using Logic 9, and it’s a brand new, exciting, experience especially after having used Fruity Loops and Acid for the past… 10 years? I really just want the album to be over though, since I’ve been working on it for two years.

Tides have begun to turn.

I’ve been wanting to make beats just for fun in apropos to nothing for a smidgen (I’m sort of wrapping up an album… slowly). After seeing Darron Ball go in on some Sweetheart drums (which are fantastic, by the way), I knew I had to dip my toe in the water.

Shanetron - Album Cover Explorations. Everything is tentative, I’m just having fun, and exploring concepts that have to do with the album

Have you ever heard a song that’s amazing except for one part, and the song would be perfect, sans that one part?

Well, Reflection Eternal (Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek) just leaked a song featuring Mos Def, Jay Electronica… and J. Cole. Don’t get me wrong, J. Cole can flow, but his subject material is worthless, making J. Cole another rapper not worth his weight in CDs that his label is going to have to buy back, or another rapper whose record will release, just not ship.

I’m serious, subtracting J. Cole adds to this song.

Original (via Nahright) Reflection Eternal - Just Begun - Ft. Mos Def, Jay Electronica… and J. Cole
Revised Edition (via Shanetron) Reflection Eternal - Just Begun - Ft. Mos Def & Jay Electronica

A Barack Obama poster that I designed.

Thanks, Cage, for giving me a name to a face.

If I have to explain it, don’t bother.



Also, it’s a lot larger than this and there is considerably more detail, but I’m tired of giving away things for free.

sound terrible and lo fi. they’re actually intricate and challenge the whole fidelity spectrum. i’ll upload an mp3 soon. the drums are sounding nice right now. i’ll call this one “tree” and tag all of the other shit as “tree”. GUESS THE SAMPLE.

color balance