Shabazz Palaces “Chocolate Souffle” is a scorching, electrofunk standout and the second official video from The Don of Diamond Dreams, directed by David Shields and James Nugent (Marshawn Lynch: A History). The performative visual stars Shabazz Palaces’ Ishmael Butler amid a dizzying array of images set to match the songs rapid-fire lyrics, and was compiled by Shields, Nugent, and Butler (who acts as the video’s director of photography).
Shabazz Palaces The Don of Diamond Dreams will be available April 17th, 2020 worldwide on Sub Pop. The 10-track album includes the highlights features the aforementioned “Chocolate Souffle,” “Bad Bitch Walking (ft. Stas THEE Boss),” “Thanking The Girls,” and the aforementioned “Fast Learner,” with additional contributions from singer/keyboardist Darrius Willrich, percussionist Carlos Niño, Knife Knights collaborator OCnotes, saxophonist Carlos Overall, and bassist Evan Flory-Barnes.
The Don of Diamond Dreams was recorded throughout 2019 and produced by Shabazz Palaces at Protect and Exalt: A Black Space in Seattle, mixed and engineered by Erik Blood with mixing assistance from Andy Kravitz at Studio 4 Labs in Venice, California, and mastered by Scott Sedillo at Bernie Grundman Mastering in Los Angeles.
Recently, Butler sat down with his son Lil Tracy while in Los Angeles for Interview Magazine, where they discussed their lives, their music, and more (read here).
Shabazz Palaces
The Don of Diamond Dreams
Tracklisting:
- Portal North: Panthera
- Ad Ventures
- Fast Learner (ft. Purple Tape Nate)
- Wet
- Chocolate Souffle
- Portal South: Micah
- Bad Bitch Walking (ft. Stas THEE Boss)
- Money Yoga (ft. Darrius)
- Thanking The Girls
- Reg Walks By The Looking Glass (ft. Carlos Overall)
Social Media links
Shabazz Palaces / Facebook https://www.facebook.com/shabazzpalaces/
Shabazz Palaces / Twitter https://twitter.com/shabazzpalaces
Shabazz Palaces / Instagram https://www.instagram.com/shabazzpalaces
Shabazz Palaces official website http://www.shabazzpalaces.com/
