A compilation of some of my favorite submissions through our Discord server's ongoing remix competitions! To join or get in touch with this community of producers, head for the #producers-channel after accepting this Discord invite: https://discord.gg/mbupBQ4KJC

I'm still tracking down a few remixes and will update these album credits and

A compilation of some of my favorite submissions through our Discord server's ongoing remix competitions! To join or get in touch with this community of producers, head for the #producers-channel after accepting this Discord invite: https://discord.gg/mbupBQ4KJC

I'm still tracking down a few remixes and will update these album credits and tracklists with more info on where you can hear more from each of these producers. I also might add future winners to this compilation because ... I can?

Also, I know. I'll get you some new music soon. Unless you subscirbe on Patreon in which case you're already enjoying the new music.... but I digress.

Shout to the whole producer community and everyone who's submitted work to these contests. They've certainly kept me inspired and hearing old work in new ways during this weird period of isolation... also it's been great to watch people develop their craft over time. Here's to many more chaotic live reaction streams.

<3

Producers:

* Danny9Lives https://soundcloud.com/danny9lives

* Diver Dan https://soundcloud.com/diver_dan

* I.mptry https://soundcloud.com/impty

* Digital Monster https://soundcloud.com/digitalmonster

* 80Hrtz https://soundcloud.com/80hrtz

* Loki https://soundcloud.com/lokipaw

* Jon Wheeler https://soundcloud.com/frankythefly/from-the-vault

* G*dawful https://soundcloud.com/godawfulmusic

* DJ Mayonnaise https://soundcloud.com/dj-mayonnaise

* Kosame https://soundcloud.com/kosame-tatsu/

* Oblio https://soundcloud.com/aaronfowler

This Was Supposed To Be Fun dropped on all streaming and digital services on March 29, 2019. Physical versions of the album (Colored Vinyl LP, CD, Cassette) can be ordered now at https://www.strangefamousrecords.com/news/twstbf/

This Was Supposed to Be Fun, the debut LP (and second official offering) from EPIC BEARD MEN, is an indie-rap tour de

This Was Supposed To Be Fun dropped on all streaming and digital services on March 29, 2019. Physical versions of the album (Colored Vinyl LP, CD, Cassette) can be ordered now at https://www.strangefamousrecords.com/news/twstbf/

This Was Supposed to Be Fun, the debut LP (and second official offering) from EPIC BEARD MEN, is an indie-rap tour de force by two of the underground's finest; SAGE FRANCIS and B. DOLAN. This album knocks. It parties with disreputable outlaws in truck stops. It blends the classic sounds of breakbeats and timeless drum machines with soul grooves and sub bass. Guitars, violins, and a goddamn brass band have sat in before the party's over. On the vocal side of things, more than a few lyrical heavyweights drop in to take their turn on the mics.

SLUG of ATMOSPHERE joins the gang in some NC-17 fun, as Sage and B. are soulfully backed by BLUE RASPBERRY (Wu-Tang Clan) on the road-noir tale "Pistol Dave". ELIGH of LIVING LEGENDS and South African newcomer YUGEN BLAKROK contribute blistering verses, while New Orleans Bounce legend Vockah Redu, vocalist Kathleen Stubelek of Circle Takes the Square, and San Antonio upstart Worldwide contribute brilliant supporting turns.

Throughout 50 minutes of intricately produced rap music, the duo of storied rapper/poets wander freely and set fires like the latchkey kids they once were. This Was Supposed to Be Fun, but that doesn't mean either emcee has shied away from their signature blend of the personal and political; topics range from the absurd to the unshakably true. EBM are two rap greybeards who aren't afraid to swing freely from dead-serious to wryly hilarious.

“Hedges”, the first single, is a haunting character study in suburban alienation and the collapse of the psychic bonds that used to constitute the great American neighborhood. Sage and B take turns spitting the chorus, like they’re shouting across empty, manicured lawns. “Man Overboard” is the album’s ironic thesis statement, maybe a metaphor for America itself. The topical track isn’t exactly about the VIP Fyre Fest experience, but it’s about that kind of thing: You were sold a bill of goods. You expected a private island, a luxury jet, a view of the beach. Then the skies turned dark. The millionaires took the lifeboats and left. Instead of a sunny lagoon, you got dive-bombed by seagulls, rained on. You paid for Club Paradise; you got Lord of the Flies. The “Sand Dunes” are not a tropical beach or a hip-hop singles cruise, for fuck's sake. They’re the Sand Dunes out in the woods, past the Pet Cemetery. The sketchy kind of unwatched all-ages party spot where rival warlords go to fight.

Hailing from the industrial outskirts of Providence, Rhode Island, both artists are walking hip-hop vaults who fiddle with esoteric knowledge over hypnotic, sprawling sample compositions. For well over a decade, no matter how many tours they survived or solo releases they dropped — more than 20 between the two, depending how you count ‘em — the members of this dream team and their DIY Econoline ethic endured a certain outsider status in the rap world. Last year’s debut EP, Season 1, poked fun at that label, while still delivering a sublime buckshot blast of political commentary, interpersonal dispatches, and healthy introspection. Now the joke isn’t so funny anymore.

Epic Beard Men rap and produce like keepers of the flame. They've clearly spent a few thousand hours excavating the crates during the creation of the album, fusing the treasures they've unearthed into the kind of dense hip-hop SONGS you haven’t heard much of since the sample-happy days of De La. TWSTBF is filled with sharp, satirical, bombastic edutainment, writ large in neon bubble letters for all the world to fuck off to.

This Was Supposed to Be Fun plays like a dark Buddy Comedy gone spectacularly sideways: the mighty Epic Beard Men are back in the barber chair, fuckin’ up your market share. You can’t tell them shit. The chill is gone. The chill was never here.

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Physical versions of the EP on Galactic Blue-and-Orange Colored Vinyl, limited edition Phaser Beam Glitter Cassette, or Autographed CD NOW at StrangeFamous.com

PLAY the EPIC BEARD MEN WEB GAME at EpicBeardMen.com!

After a decade of sharing stages and crafting collaborations in the studio, real-life rap BFFs SAGE FRANCIS and B. DOLAN have finally

Physical versions of the EP on Galactic Blue-and-Orange Colored Vinyl, limited edition Phaser Beam Glitter Cassette, or Autographed CD NOW at StrangeFamous.com

PLAY the EPIC BEARD MEN WEB GAME at EpicBeardMen.com!

After a decade of sharing stages and crafting collaborations in the studio, real-life rap BFFs SAGE FRANCIS and B. DOLAN have finally caved to years of fan pressure to form an official group: EPIC BEARD MEN. The super-duo embraced the absurd name as a reminder to themselves that, while they tackle a lot of difficult subject matter in their solo work, this group’s mission boils down to one thing: “This is supposed to be fun, for fuck’s sake.”

Arriving with a playable, Streets of Rage-style web game to accompany it's 16-bit funk and lyrical savagery (available at EpicBeardMen.com), "FIVE HEARTS" is the lead single from "Season 1". The first offering of the year from EBM finds Sage and B over infectious production from Le Parasite, killing it in 2-player mode while reminiscing on a childhood wasted playing 'goddamn video games' and an adulthood with too few magical lakes. By the time the track shifts into full chiptune mode and bags another castle, the newly-minted duo have changed the high score. FILL HER UP!

Strange Famous Records released their “WAR ON CHRISTMAS” single for free last December as a teaser of what the team has in store for the new year, and made it crystal clear that these two are not just here to discuss personal grooming; The EPIC BEARD MEN are gunning for a spot among your favorite partnerships in music. The stockpile of songs they’ve been meticulously obsessing over for last 2+ years feature Francis and Dolan tackling a vast array of concepts and trading off some of the most sardonic, punchy, and fun lyrics you’re likely to hear in 2018.

The “SEASON 1” EP is stacked with a signature blend of dusty breaks and absurdist lyrics, infectious grooves and slapping snares, plus the effortless rapport of two of indie rap’s best passing the baton back and forth with the only other emcee capable of running this rap race at such a breakneck pace. EBM’s full-length debut album is slated to drop in October. In the interim, fans can expect videos, remixes, social media meltdowns, and lots...’o...touring.

Keep up with the adventures of the Epic Beard Men at:

www.EpicBeardMen.com
www.StrangeFamousRecords.com
www.Twitter.com/EpicBeardMen
www.Facebook.com/EpicBeardMen
www.Instagram.com/EpicBeardMen

The "House of Bees" mixtape series, released in between my official albums, ended up 'housing' some of my most popular songs to date. Released outside of the record label / distributor system, we were able to sample recklessly. The result speaks for themselves.

Volumes 1, 2 & 3 are now all out of print in their original CD format, with

The "House of Bees" mixtape series, released in between my official albums, ended up 'housing' some of my most popular songs to date. Released outside of the record label / distributor system, we were able to sample recklessly. The result speaks for themselves.

Volumes 1, 2 & 3 are now all out of print in their original CD format, with relatively few remaining copies anywhere. Pressing that many new CDs also seems like a fools errand in 2021, with no tours scheduled anytime soon.

A year or two ago I started working on a compilation or 'best of' the original songs on those mixtapes, designed by Carl Sutton (who did the original HOB2 cover). I'm excited to announce that thanks to Bandcamp's new vinyl campaigns, it looks like we'll get to give this a try with relatively little cost up front.

Also, Buddy Peace being the lunatic that he is, he's remixed two entire LPs of mine, after asking me to send him the acapellas. His "Fallen House, Sunken City" remix LP has been a fan favorite for a lot of years, and I was equally blown away by the "Kill the Wolf" remix he sent me recently.

ASAP, I'll be putting this forward as a Bandcamp vinyl campaign, with an option to purchase the deluxe package that'll contain cassette copies of both remix LPs. Hopefully we hit our funding goal and the vinyl goes into production.

Get "Fallen House" on Vinyl LP & CD from Strange Famous at store.strangefamousrecords.com/collections/b-dolan

Strange Famous consigliare B. Dolan returns for 2010 with "Fallen House, Sunken City" produced entirely by ALIAS. Having already established himself as a master storyteller, this time Dolan presents us with a full-throttle, unabashed,

Get "Fallen House" on Vinyl LP & CD from Strange Famous at store.strangefamousrecords.com/collections/b-dolan

Strange Famous consigliare B. Dolan returns for 2010 with "Fallen House, Sunken City" produced entirely by ALIAS. Having already established himself as a master storyteller, this time Dolan presents us with a full-throttle, unabashed, boombap hiphop record. Joined by legendary beatsmith Alias behind the production board, B. Dolan's aggressive delivery is accentuated by a special brand of bass-heavy breakbeats, while the tailor made musical backdrops assist in the mood of impending doom. Guest appearances by P.O.S., Cadence Weapon, Providence's "What Cheer?" Brigade, and Buddy Peace round out the tracklist, as SFR and B. Dolan set the decade off with a demolition charge.