BIS => 2025 01 24
7 INCH - MAD ABOUT RECORDS
2024

CANCELLED
1LP - COALMINE RECORDS
2025

Album is packaged in a black, matte-finished jacket w/ center holes, and boasts a Spine-Wrap OBI Strip featuring an album foreword penned by renown music journalist David Ma. Vinyl is pressed on classic black discs with hand-numbered center labels.

TRACKLIST

Side A:
A1 Combinations (Intro)
A2 Out of Life (feat. Ill Camille)
A3 Same Time (feat. MoRuf)
A4 Catch Your Breath (feat. Pink Siifu)
A5 Once Upon A Time (feat. Gabe Nandez, Fly Anakin)
A6 Slippery (feat. billy woods)
A7 Up To Speed (feat. Tha God Fahim)
A8 The New Day (feat. lojii, Ill Camille)
A9 Resting Rate (feat. Awon)

Side B:
B1 All I Can Say Is (feat. YUNGMORPHEUS)
B2 Sometimes (feat. lojii)
B3 Wish I Could Go Back (feat. Quelle Chris)
B4 Seven Times (feat. MoRuf)
B5 Historys Here (feat. Lil B, Vic Spencer)
B6 Passion (feat. Oliver the 2nd, DJ Chali)


DESCRIPTION

Norwegian producer Ole-Birger Neergård revisits 74: Out of Time with emotive ideations; new remixes featuring Fly Anakin, Pink Siifu, Gabe ‘Nandez, Quelle Chris, and other notables from the current vanguard of rap progressives. Weaving social and cultural themes throughout, this ambitious project is a corollary to the unrest and tension felt in 1974, a year of political disruption and disillusionment — not unlike our current state of affairs.
Neergård’s minimalistic approach contains multitudes, tracks with high levels of organization in its simplicity, with a jazz- anchored tapestry that also includes YUNGMORPHEOUS, lojii, and Tha God Fahim. On “Slippery,” a spiritually intimate profession, the enigmatic billy woods says: “I used to think the means justified the ends / I had it backwards, I made amends.”
This sense of numerology surrounding “74” underscores the project in other ways, specifically the sample palette, and a stark sense of activism, emphasized by songs titled,
“Out of Life,” “Resting Rate” and “Wish I Could Go Back.” True to form, the entire album is paced at 74 BPM, with the cast of guests jutting in and out of OBB’s fluid arrangements, which can be bold when bare yet richly layered during flourishing moments. -David Ma


Critical Praise:
The album’s songs are a seamless blanket of hypnotizing loops made from dusky vibraphone, misty keys, and shimmering cymbals. This is hip-hop as intimate, late-night jazz club music. The MCs likewise stick to the task of writing within the album’s conceptual framework.” -Bandcamp
“’74: Out Of Time’ lives up to its title. When music can often seem like fast food, this feels anachronistic—something from the pre- email days of collaboration, with ’70s afternoon Jazz sounds complemented by laid-back raps aimed at your synapse.” - Ambrosia for Heads
“The paradox at the center of Ol’ Burger Beats’ latest collection of songs is that the Norwegian hip-hop producer and curator of emcees is able to make the listener feel like they’re simultaneously living in 1974 and 2024 at any given moment across 74: Out of Time’s 17 tracks.” -FLOOD Magazine

BIS => 2 / 3 WEEKS
1LP - HIGHER THAN MOST
2025

- Feature contributions from prolific French-American emcee Napoleon Da Legend, and esteemed Minneapolis rapper Muja.
- Scratches on all tracks by Tone Spliff.
- Cover artwork by Japanese designer Nadeneco.

TRACKLIST 

Dogs
Pigeons
Rats ft. Napoleon Da Legend
Elephants
Mosquitos
Bacteria
Butterflies
Cats
Sharks
Panthers ft. Muja

DESCRIPTION

New York lyricists Nejma Nefertiti and Double A.B. team up with producer Dub Sonata for a conceptual project titled Animal Barz. Each song on the thematic album details the intricacies of a different animal. First conceived as a 5-track EP, the trio expanded the concept into a full length LP to portray creatures such as Elephants, Sharks, and Butterflies among others — each depicted in the cover artwork designed by Nadeneco. The lead single Pigeons reverently pays homage to T.O.N.Y., the timeless anthem by esteemed rap duo Capone-N-Noreaga, and utilizes the symbolic imagery of the pigeon — the unofficial mascot of New York City — to capture the essence of NYC Hip Hop and its cultural legacy. Animal Barz features guest appearances from prolific French-American emcee Napoleon Da Legend, esteemed Minneapolis rapper Muja, and scratches on all tracks by Tone Spliff.

PRE ORDER => 2025 05 23
1LP - MUNSTER
1974 => 2025

“Gusano mecánico” has become a coveted collector’s item, highly valued by music lovers worldwide. It has been included in 5001 Record Collector Dreams by Hans Pokora, receiving the highest rarity rating and hailed as a musical masterpiece.
It was released in 1974 by the legendary Bolivian rock band Climax and was a big leap from their early recordings, where they paid tribute to their musical heroes. It became a landmark of prog rock in Bolivia and one of the few conceptual albums produced in the country.
“Gusano mecánico” explores themes such as the loss of personal essence and the vindication of indigenous peoples.

TRACKLIST
Side A
1. PACHACUTEC (REY DE ORO)
2. TRANSFUSIÓN DE LUZ
3. CUERPO ELÉCTRICO – EMBRIÓN DE REENCARNACIÓN
Side B
1. GUSANO MECÁNICO
2. PRANA (ENERGIA VITAL)
3. CRISTALES SOÑADORES

DESCRIPTION
On October 7, 1974, the now-historic “Gusano mecánico” was released — the only full-length album by the legendary Bolivian rock band Climax. Founded in 1968 from the remnants of the disbanded Los Black Byrds and the unrealized project The Turtles, Climax was formed by guitarist José “Pepe” Eguino and bassist Javier Saldías, who developed a strong bond with drummer Álvaro Córdova, cemented by their shared passion for rock. Together, they embarked on a journey of self-discovery, spending several months in the United States during a crucial period straddling the end of the Summer of Love and the lead-up to Woodstock.
This period, perhaps the most significant of the 1960s countercultural movement, saw an explosion of artistic expression driven by dissatisfaction with the society that the youth had inherited from their parents. Within this context, the influence of iconic bands such as The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Cream, Blue Cheer, and Emerson, Lake & Palmer played a pivotal role in their decision to return to Bolivia and form the country's first ‘power trio’. Their first EPs paid tribute to their musical heroes.
They quite literally brought psychedelic and prog rock to Bolivia by carrying new, experimental vinyl records in their luggage, at a time when rock music (and music in general) had very limited exposure due to the scarcity of media resources. Their musical project reflected their influences and laid down the first traces of what would later be called heavy rock, a genre that never achieved widespread popularity in Bolivia.
“Gusano mecánico” was a big leap from their previous recordings. Climax embarked on a prog rock journey, exploring themes such as the loss of personal essence and the vindication of indigenous peoples. Their rebellious discourse opposed the mechanization of humankind brought about by past decades of industrial exploitation in which they resist being absorbed by the system. It became a landmark of prog rock in Bolivia and one of the few conceptual albums produced in the country.
Over time, Climax’s music has gained cult status among prog rock fans. Their album became a coveted collector’s item, highly valued by music lovers worldwide. It was even included in 5001 Record Collector Dreams by Hans Pokora, receiving the highest rarity rating and hailed as a musical masterpiece. Only two South American albums received this distinction.