Gene The Southern Child & Parallel Thought - Artillery Splurgin' (Album)

Parallel Thought has once again linked up with Bama Native, Gene the Southern Child. The album wasn't supposed to come out till next week, but they've surprised us by unleashing it today. Check this shit out, and if you feel so inclined to do so, cop that!

Parallel Thought - FAME (A Breaks Mix)

The duo that is Parallel Thought stays doing some cool shit. From their Eccentric Soul inspired Instrumental project to there work with Gene the Soulchild and Del they always seem to be pushing the envelope. This time around they've put together a 40 min mix of breaks that you've heard and a great deal of them that you haven't heard in the context you'd associate with a b-boy mix.

The Bronx, New York, the birthplace of Hip-Hop, and “The Shoals”, Alabama, the birthplace of W.C. Handy, “Father of the Blues,” both carry great historical significance in the world of music. While DJ Kool Herc and Coke La Rock were laying the foundations of a cultural phenomenon in New York, Grammy award-winning producer Rick Hall and the infamous “Swampers” were continuing to pump out hit records from a small town in Alabama.

Fast forward to 2013 and Parallel Thought’s latest release FAME. Parallel Thought, whose members have roots in both the Bronx and Muscle Shoals, brings together the unique sounds of these two musical meccas in a 40+ minute mix. Traditional Hip-Hop techniques are applied to music solely sourced from The Shoals, creating a masterful weave of breakbeats and samples. Additional original drum breaks recorded at Fame Studios capture the Muscle Shoals Sound, highly sought by iconic artists such as John Lennon, Aretha Franklin, and most recently, The Black Keys and The Civil Wars.

With FAME, Parallel Thought pays tribute to the South Bronx pioneers of hip hop’s origins while showcasing the rich musical history of The Shoals which will continue with the May release of their new album Artillery Splurgin’ with Gene The Southern Child.

Tracklisting after the jump

Gene The Southern Child & Parallel Thought – Gangsta Shit (Ft. Bentley)

This shit goes hard! Production duo Parallel Thought once again link up with the heavily underrated Gene The Soul Child. They got another album, Artillery Splurging on its way May 7th. Here goes the first single featuring Bentley. If you haven't heard of Parallel Thought or Gene the Soul Child...grab these under appreciated gems. Parallel Thoughts - Eccentric Breaks & Beats Volume 2 & Gene The Southern Child & Parallel Thought's - A Ride With The Southern Child .

Gene The Southern Child & Parallel Thought - A Ride With The Southern Child

I didn't catch this last month, but glad I was put on to game. Gene The Soul Child is an Alabama native that has made a name for himself on the local scene. Now with the aid of, underrated producers Parallel Thought, he drops his first, all original project.


Download: A Ride With The Southern Child

Breeze Brewin & Parallel Thought - Ice cold

The very dope production duo Parallel Thought are gearing up (july 24th) to release The Art of Sound. I was already very much looking forward to this project....then I come home from work and see that the first single happens to feature one of the most underrated emcees from the beginning of the millennium. If this is a sign of what is to come, I'm all in.



Download: Ice Cold

Classy Hoes Presents: Parallel Thought – Eccentric Breaks & Beats Volume 2

A little late on this, But none the less, Just a little something to ride too. I can pretty much guarantee you that this will be the best thing you listen to this weekend.

With 2011 being Parallel Thought's 10 year anniversary, they decided to create a project that would represent the hard work they had put in over the past decade. Being a classic hip hop production group, their appreciation for samples and the artists of an older era seemed natural to evolve the project into a instrumental mix of beats, breaks and edits of songs that moved the soul. By choosing one labels library (the mighty Numero Group) to use as the source for their musical collage, they found creative freedom to use parts of samples that would normally be avoided in conventional hip-hop because of clearance issues. In the sprit of the culture, the idea and project itself was very spontaneous and began without permission from anyone. This turned into a challenge for the group who knew that the only right way for the project to come out would be to impress the label who’s records they sampled enough to agree to its release. With the blessing from Numero, this project truly does showcase how music from the past can still lay the foundation for music of the present. For a 10-year anniversary release, we at Parallel Thought, could not be prouder, heres our gift to you!