“WORKING MAN” by Prolyphic & Buddy Peace is in stores now!

We have the digital version and exclusive CD package deals available HERE.

Check out “Go Green”, the latest video from the album!:

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PROLYPHIC (Providence, RI) was signed to STRANGE FAMOUS RECORDS in 2005 when SAGE FRANCIS partnered up the introspective lyricist with his long-time production partner, REANIMATOR. The subsequent album, THE UGLY TRUTH, received critical acclaim even though it didn’t quite match the success of the auto-tuned raps it sat beside on the charts that year. That was 2008, and by today’s standards that’s practically a lifetime ago. 5 years later the snarling, pessimist emcee has emerged once again, this time with eclectic DJ/Producer extraordinaire BUDDY PEACE (London, England,) to answer the question: “Where has Prolyphic been?” The content of this new album makes it abundantly clear; “in the same hell as you.”

WORKING MAN takes the all-too-familiar tales of family turmoil, cancer scares, lack of health care, unemployment woes and then forges them into blue collar anthems. Buddy Peace’s obscure loops and dusty breaks give the musical backdrop a quintessential “golden age” throwback sound, while Prolyphic uses grim life experience as the launching pad for an exploration of realities that are bigger than one man’s experience. This is a collective experience and it comes across as such. We all know someone with cancer. We all feel the pinch of the bad economy. Now it becomes a matter of what to do with that frustration and how to address the bigger picture.

“Business As Usual” is the first single:

Prolyphic uses the personal approach and goes for the throat like never before. On songs like “DRUG DEALER” we hear about doctors pushing pharmaceutical products on his mother to treat her cancer, and why her ultimate decision was to refuse them.

Check out “Drug Dealer”, the first video from “Working Man”:

“SIX FEET HIGH” tells the story of his father losing the family business in the floods that overran New England a few years back. With his unique honesty in full view,  Prolyphic courageously tells the story of what it meant to rebuild everything from scratch without help from the Government, and why experiences like this have working class New Englanders “losing faith in the Democrats.”

It’s not all doom and gloom though. The first single, “BUSINESS AS USUAL,” has Prolyphic double-timing his vocals while weaving lyrics around a catchy, Buddy Peace bounce pattern. “DEATH OF THE BOOMBOX” is a playful posse cut that features SFR label mates SAGE FRANCIS and METERMAIDS. Songs like “FUCK BANKS” use clever metaphors which help to illuminate the reasons why everyone is so disgruntled over their paychecks being “held for ransom.” If the new generation of hip-hop fans are no longer interested in deriving meaning from their music, the intricate beat layering and masterful wordplay used throughout makes it more than worth the journey for them. However, in a musical climate where so much airtime is wasted on throwaway bars and the latest dance crazes, it’s refreshing to see a duo like this making brave, honest music.
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“Working Man” is now available: tinyurl.com/WorkingManLP

If you aren’t able to make it to one of B. Dolan‘s shows this spring (click here to see if he’s coming to your area), you don’t have to miss out on the merch table: we’ve got 3 new pieces of B. Dolan gear that are only available online at SFRstore!

Click on the item image for more pics and details, and to cop yours!

The B. Dolan “Skullbeard” Zip Hoodie

The B. Dolan “Who Killed Russell Jones?” T-Shirt

The B. Dolan “Apocalypse Ready” GREEN T-Shirt

The seemingly insurmountable gap between t-shirt and hoodie has been bridged: introducing the SFR Crewneck!

Soft but not flimsy, these sweatshirts are built to keep the chill out.

Available in 2 styles!

Gold SFR Logo on chest with SFR ‘Raiders Script’ on right wrist:

Silver SFR ‘Raiders Script’ on chest with SFR Logo on right wrist:

Printed on Black Gildan Adult Heavy Blend Crew Neck Sweatshirts by ClassSick Custom in Pawtucket, RI.

- preshrunk 50% cotton/50% polyester
- set-in sleeves
- double-needle stitching throughout

Click here to see more pics and to cop yours!

Now available at SFRstore: “Flowers For My Father”, the Fake Four Inc. debut of Seattle, WA emcee Sadistik! The album features performances and production from Cage, Ceschi, Blue Sky Black Death, Kno of Cunninlynguists, and many more!

The first 30 orders purchased from SFRstore will receive a free SIGNED 11×17 Sadistik poster!
All orders after the first 30 will receive an unsigned poster.

Click here for more details and to order your copy!

From his earliest recordings, Sadistik has used the vocal booth to create emotive etchings of
thoughts that pound so furiously on his frontal lobe that they can’t help but make their way out
of his mouth. His 2008 debut The Balancing Act, produced by Emancipator, showcased a
hopeless romantic setting fires in a cold world through tracks such as “Ashes to Ashley” (featuring
Mac Lethal) and “Searching For Some Beautiful”. Two collaborative efforts would follow in the
form of The Art Of Dying, produced by Kid Called Computer, and 2011′s explosive Prey For
Paralysis record alongside Kristoff Krane and Graham O’Brien.

Click here to check out “The Balancing Act,” “Prey For Paralysis”, and more projects featuring Sadistik available from SFRstore!

The elusive beautiful that Sadistik sought on his debut album “The Balancing Act” is captured
sonically on Flowers For My Father and garnished with an array of styles he has experimented
with over the past few years. Here we have an emcee unafraid to expose the brooding that robs
him of sleep through songs diagramming self-destructive tendencies and the sad sweetness of
lovers lost. Such intrepid introspection has seldom been seen since Sage Francis, an artist with
whom Sadistik has collaborated, released Personal Journals over a decade ago. A child of the
backpack heyday, Sadistik learned from the best the scene had to offer, from the aforementioned
Sage and Mac Lethal to the late, great Eyedea. You can hear Eyedea’s indelible influence on
urgent confessionals such as “Melancholia” and the Cage-assisted “Russian Roulette”. That
which Eyedea left behind in this world resonates deeply within Sadistik, as he keeps his friend’s
message of hope and love in the face of adversity alive, and pays touching tribute on “Micheal”.

Flowers For My Father, which features guest shots from Astronautalis, Ceschi and Child Actor,
marks Sadistik’s first solo long player since The Balancing Act and charts his growth in spades.
The spoken word close of intro track “Petrichor” foreshadows the open book to come: “I want
nothing more than to tear every piece of my flesh off one by one to show you what’s been hiding
underneath”.

Evolving his style to a more synthesized rendition of a signature cinematic Seattle sound, the
new album displays a distinct juxtaposition of Sadistik’s complex, vulnerable writing with textured,
ambient production handled by the likes of Blue Sky Black Death and Kno of CunninLynguists.
The result is his most mature and revealing project to date, with lush soundscapes lifting
Sadistik’s verses from a vast darkness.

Shortly after the release of The Balancing Act, Sadistik’s father tragically passed. Never one
to shy away from heavy topics or keep his personal life personal, Sadistik wrote Flowers for his
late father, choosing to treat each song as an update of what has happened in his life since. This
is reflected in writing that delves into depression, heartbreak, optimism and the struggle to make
sense of the ever-shifting pieces in the world around him.

TRACKLISTING

1. Petrichor [produced by Kid Called Computer]

2. Russian Roulette (feat. Cage & Yes Alexander) [produced by Blue Sky Black Death]

3. City In Amber (Feat. Lotte Kestner) [produced by Blue Sky Black Death]

4. Snow White [produced by Raised by Wolves]

5. The Beast [produced by Blue Sky Black Death]

6. Kill The King (Feat. Deacon the Villain) [produced by Kno]

7. Song For The End Of The World [produced by Raised by Wolves & Eric G.]

8. Palmreader (Feat. Child Actor) [produced by Eric G.]

9. Micheal [produced by Eric G.]

10. Seven Devils [produced by Andreikelos]

11. Exit Theme (Feat. Astronautalis & Lotte Kestner) [produced by Eric G.]

12. Melancholia [produced by Eric G.]

13. A Long Winter (feat. Ceschi) [produced by Blue Sky Black Death]

***PRE ORDER SHIPPING INFORMATION***

Please read carefully! ALL pre orders will be held until the ship date.
ALL other items in your shopping cart will also be held until the ship
date. If you have items that you may want to receive sooner we suggest
placing a separate order for those items.

Orders will ship on or before the release date of Tuesday, February 19, 2012.

Click here for more details and to order your copy