Rhyme Asylum

RELEASES

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‘SOLITARY CONFINEMENT: THE OVERDOSE EP’ 
[12” VINYL]
[Vinylism.de | Rhyme Asylum Records 2010]

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Rhyme Asylum & Vinylism.de present:

'Solitary Confinement: The Overdose EP'

This release exhibits 8 of the most banging tracks taken from the 'Solitary Confinement' album on a high quality, limited edition 12" vinyl!

The record was professionally mastered by Walter Coehlo @ Masterpiece and sounds very crisp and knocks very hard!

The EP was launched at the Dilated Peoples & Rhyme Asylum show in Hamburg, Germany!  The release is limited edition and a must have for any Rhyme Asylum fan.

TRACK LISTING:

A-SIDE:

01.    For The Hate
02.   Event Horizon feat. Crooked I 
03.   Strange Deranged feat. Reain
04.   The Art Of Raw
 
B-SIDE:

05.  Returmination
06.  Straight Jacket Immortals
07.  Open Mic Surgery feat. DarkStar & Ill Bill 
08.  Life Support 

CREDITS:

Tracks 1, 2 and 7 produced by:  Engineer
Track 3 produced by:  Al’Tarba
Track 4 produced by:  Think 
Track 5 produced by:  The Returners
Track 6 produced by:  Chemo
Track 8 produced by:  Ill Fated

All vocals written & performed by: Possessed, Psiklone and Skirmish

with the exception of tracks 3 and 4, written & performed by: Possessed and Psiklone

In addition, feature artist vocals include Reain on track 3,
Crooked I on track 2 and DarkStar and Ill Bill on track 7.

All cuts by: Psiklone
All tracks recorded and mixed by: Chemo @ Kilamanjaro Studios
Mastered by: Walter Coelho @ Masterpiece
Executive Producers: Psiklone & Possessed

Photography by: RomanyWG 
Graphic Design by: Psiklone

Cat. No: Vinylism003
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'SOLITARY CONFINEMENT'
[CD | DIGITAL]
[Rhyme Asylum Records | 2010]

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The second installment from Rhyme Asylum, this self-released album features, amongst others, US underground veterans Ill Bill (La Coka Nostra/Non-Phixion) and Crooked I (Slaughterhouse).

Eighteen tracks and no skits, the full length LP features production from Al’Tarba, Chemo, The Returners, Engineer, Hirolla, Think, Profound and Ill Fated; plus verses from New York emcee DarkStar and RA affiliate Reain.

The album art features photography from the incredibly talented RomanyWG.  The photographer/Urbexer (Urban Explorer) produces phenomenal images in abandoned buildings across the world.  During the album photo shoot, he captured shots of the group members inside a real, abandoned padded cell!

Like many other hip-hop outfits across the world, Rhyme Asylum are currently a totally independent venture. Aside from its obvious asylum-themed connotations, the title: ‘Solitary Confinement’ was intended as a metaphor for their independent, unsigned status. The group wanted to raise awareness of the difficulty of financing and self-releasing a project; emphasizing the importance of a loyal and supportive fan base.  For without it there is no way the music can continue to grow…

PREVIEW HERE

Rhythm Circus Review
"The album gives no disappointing reporting, only track-after-track of excellent music which will become good friends with your repeat button" 
~ Hip-Hop Kings.com
"There's a reason Rhyme Asylum are at the pinnacle of their game and it's not because they're completely bonkers"
~ BritishHiphop.co.uk
"this is a very solid album and I can’t stress this enough: if you don’t know, get to know. Buy this album."
~ Certified Banger

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TRACK LIST

01.    Solitary Confinement [4:32]
02.    For the Hate [4:38]
03.    This is Where [3:42]
04.    Divine Right of Kings [3:51]
05.    Next Level [4:05]
06.    Event Horizon feat. Crooked I [5:13]
07.    Axe of Violence [2:39]
08.    I Know [5:30]
09.    Strange Deranged feat. Reain [3:34]
10.    The ‘N Word' [2:05]
11.    The Art of Raw [3:41]
12.    Returmination [3:58]
13.    Who Goes There [4:11]
14.    Don’t Wanna Be [4:02]
15.    Straight Jacket Immortals [3:45]
16.    Broken Window [4:59]
17.    Open Mic Surgery feat. DarkStar & Ill Bill [4:14]
18.    Life Support [3:51]

RUNNING TIME: 73 mins approx.

CREDITS [Abbreviated]

Tracks 1 & 11 Produced By: Think 
Tracks 5 & 9 Produced By: Al'Tarba
Tracks 4 Produced By: DJ Butcher
Track 7 Produced By: Profound
Track 12 Produced By: The Returners
 Track 14 Produced By: Hirolla
Track 15 Produced By: Chemo
Track 18 Produced By: Ill Fated
Tracks 2, 3, 6, 8, 10, 13, 16 & 17  Produced By: Engineer

Arranged By: Psiklone & Chemo
Cuts by: Psiklone
Recorded, Mixed and Mastered By: Chemo @ Kilamanjaro Studios

Cat. No: RARECD001

[For full crediting see line notes]
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'STATE OF LUNACY'
[CD] [2008]

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Rhyme Asylum's highly anticipated debut album ‘State of Lunacy’ was released in June 2008.  It features renowned underground US rappers Copywrite and Diabolic, and an album cover designed by the distinguished, Skam2? (who has himself previously designed for Eminem, D12, A Tribe Called Quest, Naughty By Nature and Ill Bill).  These collaborations were landmark firsts for a UK group to have featured on a release. The album is 17 tracks long: see below for full track list...      

"Rhyme Asylum have created something quite excellent here!"
~ Certified Banger ~

"the sheer talent on offer makes you just have to sit up and take notice..."
~ UKHH.com ~

"the best U.K hip-hop release of 2008"
~Hackwriters.com
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 TRACK LIST

01. Explorers of the Mind [Intro] [0:57]
02. Ground Zero [03:37]
03. Straight Jacket Part I feat. Reain [3:15] 
04. The Awakening [Skit] [0:58]
05. Lost [5:05]
06. Multiplicity [4:15]
07. Smoke Screens & Pipe Dreams [3:23]
08. Unreasonable feat. Diabolic [4:49]
09. Poison Penmanship [3:22]
10. Test of Faith [4:00]
11. Stark Raving Genius [5:26]
12. Attitude Problem feat. Copywrite [4:16]
13. Straight Jacket Part II feat. Reain [3:03]
14. Holding On [4:27]
15. Shadow People [Skit] [0:54]
16. Iller Instinct [4:45]

BONUS TRACK: Multiplicity [Remix] [3:53]