Nov 6, 2011
Sole And The Skyrider Band – Napoleon Video
Check out this brand new video for the Napoleon by Sole And The Skyrider Band featuring Xiu Xiu:
Sole is currently on a European tour – check all dates right here:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=208914292479063
Oct 7, 2011
Sole – Hello Cruel World European Tour
Sole will be on tour in Europe in November. See below the confirmed dates, more dates will be posted shortly!
If you are interested in booking a show please contact booking (at) e-q-x.net
Thursday November 3 : NL
Friday November 4 : FR – Paris / Petit Bain
Saturday November 5 : FR – Bourgoin Jallieu / Abattoirs
Sunday November 6 : CH – Neuchâtel / Queen Kong Club
Monday November 7 : CH – TBA
Tuesday November 8 : TBA
Wednesday November 9 : DE – Frankfurt / IVI
Thursday November 10 : CZ – Praha / 007 Club
Friday November 11 : TBA
Saturday November 12 : TBA
Sunday November 13 : TBA
Monday November 14 : DE –TBA
Tuesday November 15 : DE – Hamburg / Hafenklang
Wednesday November 16 : DE – TBA
Thursday November 17 : DK – Copenhagen / Stengade
Friday November 18 : TBA
Saturday November 19 : TBA
Tuesday November 22 : DE – Leipzig / Zoro
Wednesday November 23 : DE – Munich / Feierwerk
Thursday November 24 : TBA
Friday November 25 : TBA
Saturday November 26 : TBA
New Album Info: http://www.e-q-x.net/releases/sole-and-the-skyrider-band-hello-cruel-world/
Buy the new album: http://www.e-q-x.net/shop/sole-and-the-skyrider-band/
Facebook Event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=208914292479063
Sep 17, 2011
Sole And The Skyrider Band Feature in New Noise Magazine
The French New Noise Magazine features a nice Sole interview and also a review for the album (giving it 8 of 10 points) in their latest issue:
Sep 2, 2011
Hello Cruel World Vinyl Out Now!
Since early last week the awesome double vinyl edition of the new Sole And The Skyrider Band album “Hello Cruel World” is available. It’s the first US pressing on Equinox Records and it’s a loud, great sounding vinyl. The cover is a beautiful gatefold sleeve with all the lyrics in there. Don’t sleep to get your copy right now at the Equinox Records Online Store or at hhv.de:
equinoxrecords.com/shop/
hhv.de
Here are a few more shops that carry the release:
http://www.kudosrecords.co.uk
http://shop.grenadeoffensivemusic.com/category/equinox-records
Aug 31, 2011
Sole Interview in DEAD Magazine
Check out a great and extensive interview with Sole on the DEAD Magazine website:
Sole Interview DEAD Magazine (English interview, Introduction in German language)
Here is the English article:
Sole Interview DEAD Magazine
(Picture by Lucia De Giovanni)
Aug 28, 2011
Sole And The Skyrider Band Review in Backspin Magazine
Alongside other reviews in couple of other magazines, a nice one has been published in Germany’s Backspin Magazine last week. Read it right here:
Aug 6, 2011
Sole And The Skyrider Band “Immortality” Video Released!
Yesterday, the second video for the new Sole And The Skyrider Band album has been released: “Immortality” is an incredible animation film created by UK sci fi artist Lando from Decadence Comics.
Lando has been self publishing comic stories since 2003, using the medium to explore dystopian futures and abstract narratives and “Immortality” was the ideal oppertunity and inspiration to make a story exploring transhumanist ideas and predictions.
Aug 5, 2011
Hello Cruel World – CD & Shirt Out Now!
Since today, the new Sole And The Skyrider Band album “Hello Cruel World” is finally available as a beautiful CD Digipak which additionally includes a booklet with all the lyrics! We are happy to be able to ship all pre-orders for the CD as well as the CD bundle package with the shirt tomorrow.
If you haven’t placed your order yet, please do so right here:
CD with Shirt
CD only
Keep in mind that we offer super low worldwide shipping costs of just 4 Euro!
Unfortunately, the vinyl release got delayed because of heat problems at the US pressing plant in Texas which slows down the process of producing it. The weather doesn’t seem to be with us these days. However, be sure to expect a dope looking, fat sounding double LP with a thick gatefold sleeve to arrive in Europe soon! We will keep you updated. Approximate delivery date for the vinyl is now August 22nd.
You can pre-order the vinyl right here:
Vinyl with Shirt
Vinyl only
Last but not least, if you are unsure yet if you want to buy the release, feel free to download the opening track for the album featuring Xiu Xiu right here:
Sole And The Skyrider Band – Napoleon (feat. Xiu Xiu) (FREE DOWNLOAD) by Equinox Records
Aug 3, 2011
Hello Cruel World Reviews
“Hello Cruel World“, the new album by Sole And The Skyrider Band, has been getting lots of great reviews all over the planet. Potholes in My Blog called it one of Sole‘s “finest records in his career” and UK’s The Skinny gave it 4 of 5 stars saying that the album is “executed with authoritative coherence and grace.”
Here are the full articles:
http://www.theskinny.co.uk/article/102582-sole-and-the-skyrider-band-hello-cruel-world
http://potholesinmyblog.com/sole-and-the-skyrider-band-hello-cruel-world/
Also check some more quotes of the album:
“Sole and the skyrider band prepare “mammoth of an album””
XLR8R Magazine
“Sole finds new life in Cruel World”
CMJ
“Hello Cruel World is executed with authoritative coherence and grace.”
The Skinny / 4 of 5
“Sole is making a concerted effort to tailor his sound to the audience a bit more, and it’s a brilliant concession. Love him or hate him he’s at the root of indie hip hop.”
Mishka Bloglin
“Sole has reinvented his style while nonetheless retaining all of the best elements of his prior albums”
Turntablekitchen.com
“This is a rough, tough, and very good record that relies on the talent and diversity of its members to carry it through and carry it through it does…to the Promised Land.”
First Coast News
“Recommended”
The Silver Tongue
“It’s been awhile since anyone associated even formerly with anticon has sounded this raw doing straight hip-hop music, but with his backing band coming into their own and a host of excellent collaborators, Sole has been energized into making one of the finest records of his career.”
Potholes In My Blog / 4 of 5
“A bracing listen throughout, Hello Cruel World is dense with vibrant ideas, poetry and wisdom.”
Westword.com
“Ein überdurchschnittliches Album, auf dessem außergewöhnlichen Mix jeder seine eigenen Highlights vorfinden wird.”
Hiphop-Jam.net / 4 of 5
Jul 19, 2011
Hello Cruel World – Digital Deluxe Bundle Out Now!
Since today the new Sole And The Skyrider Band album “Hello Cruel World” is available at iTunes and other shops!
You can get the exclusive digital bundle package with all tracks + 2 videos and a booklet for the regular price right here:
http://itunes.apple.com/de/album/hello-cruel-world/id448871578
Pre-Listen all tracks right here:
http://soundcloud.com/equinoxrecords/sets/sole-and-the-skyrider-band/
Here are more shop Links for Digital Release:
iTunes (Germany)
iTunes (UK)
iTunes (France)
Juno Download
soulseduction.com
amazon.de
musicload.de
Lastly, here are the pre-order shop links for the Vinyl and CD as well as the deluxe package with shirt:
Equinox Records Online Store – Album Deluxe Package with Shirt
Equinox Records Online Store – 2LP / CD / Digital
hhv.de (2LP)
hhv.de (CD)
hhv.de (2LP with Shirt)
hhv.de (CD with Shirt)
Juno (UK) (2LP)
Juno (UK) (CD)
Kudos Records (UK)
Grenade Offensive (Greece)
discogs.com
Jul 16, 2011
Hello Cruel World – Album Stream + Free Download of Track with Sage Francis
You can now check out all songs of the new Sole And The Skyrider Band album on our Soundcloud account – many of them in full length:
Sole And The Skyrider Band – Hello Cruel World (eqx-030) by Equinox Records
Also, download the track with Sage Francis for free right here:
Sole And The Skyrider Band – Progress Trap (feat. Sage Francis) (FREE DOWNLOAD) by Equinox Records
And don’t forget to pre-order your copy with a t-shirt:
http://www.e-q-x.net/shop/equinox-records/sole-and-the-skyrider-band-hello-cruel-world-shirt-deal/
Jul 9, 2011
Sole And The Skyrider Band – Pre-Orders Now Available
We just started a pre-order deal for the new Sole And The Skyrider Band album “Hello Cruel World” and you can now get the vinyl, cd or digital edition along with a t-shirt. The LP edition is a dope sounding double vinyl copy with gatefold sleeve while the CD comes as a beautiful digipak. The digital version includes all tracks in 320kbps quality and additionaly includes a pdf booklet with lyrics.
So yeah, don’t hesitate to get one of the limited shirts – we may just do a limited run of 50 or 100 copies!
Order the physical deluxe package with a free T-Shirt at the Equinox Online Store:
http://www.e-q-x.net/shop/equinox-records/sole-and-the-skyrider-band-hello-cruel-world-shirt-deal/
If you are not interested in any physical release form you can also pre-order the album on iTunes as a deluxe package that comes with 2 videos for the tracks “Hello Cruel World” and “Immortality”, as well as a pdf booklet with all the lyrics:
itunes.apple.com/de/preorder/hello-cruel-world/id448874012
More Info about the album:
http://www.e-q-x.net/releases/sole-and-the-skyrider-band-hello-cruel-world/
Jul 1, 2011
Sole And The Skyrider Band New Track with Lil B & Pictureplane
VIBE Magazine has just premiered a new song from the upcoming “Hello Cruel World” album called “Bad Captain Swag“. The track is featuring Lil B “THE BASEDGOD” & Pictureplane – definitely a combination you wouldn’t expect from Sole – so check it out:
Sole and the Skyrider Band “Bad Captain Swag” feat. Lil B & Pictureplane by sole…
For more information about the album that also features Ceschi, Sage Francis, Noah23 and many others please go here:
http://www.e-q-x.net/releases/sole-and-the-skyrider-band-hello-cruel-world/
May 26, 2011
Sole And The Skyrider Band – Hello Cruel World Video Premiere
Tonight, the first video of the upcoming Sole And The Skyrider Band album “Helle Cruel World” was premiered on Alarm Press:
http://alarmpress.com/35532/blog/music-news/video-premiere-sole-the-skyrider-bands-hello-cruel-world/
If you like it, please share!
May 16, 2011
New Sole And The Skyrider Band Album To Be Released On Equinox
This monday, we are very happy to announce that the new album by Sole And The Skyrider Band, „Hello Cruel World“, will be released on Equinox Records in Europe.
Again we have combined forces with the powerful US indie label Fake Four Inc. to ensure the best distribution and promotion for one of the sickest albums that will come out this year.
Dropping on July 17, “Hello Cruel World” is Sole’s first full length since the split with anticon, and his third album with the Skyrider Band. Comprised with a new sound in regard of sole’s rapping as well as the Skyrider Band’s production, the album additionally features great guests that range from Sage Francis and Ceschi to Xiu Xiu and Lil B THEBASEDGOD (!).
The single for the album is already online since a few days and is making some serious waves in blogs and online magazines:
Sole and the Skyrider Band “Hello Cruel World” by sole…
Please preview the cover and tracklist and make sure to sign up to the newsletter to be kept informed about the release itself, upcoming videos, remixes and a lot more:
http://www.e-q-x.net/releases/sole-and-the-skyrider-band-hello-cruel-world/
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