Name: Shook
Brand: Algiers

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Gold

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Limited edition

Release date

2023-02-24

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PIAS

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Algiers

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Alternative / Modern

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Matador

Algiers is an experimental band hailing from Atlanta, Georgia. With their unique blend of genres and thought-provoking lyrics, they have established themselves as a force to be reckoned with in the music industry. Their sound is a fusion of punk, gospel, soul, and post-punk, creating a truly distinctive and captivating listening experience.
Formed in [year], Algiers quickly gained recognition for their powerful live performances and socially conscious songwriting. Their music tackles important themes such as race, politics, and inequality, delivering a powerful message through their art. They have been praised for their ability to seamlessly merge different musical styles while maintaining a raw and authentic sound.
Algiers' discography includes critically acclaimed albums such as [album names]. Each release showcases the band's evolution and growth as artists. With their innovative approach to music-making and fearless exploration of new sonic territories, Algiers continues to push boundaries and challenge conventions within the industry.

Matador is an Irish DJ and producer based in Dublin. With a passion for electronic music, he has been captivating audiences with his unique sound and energetic performances. His innovative approach to production has earned him recognition within the industry, leading to collaborations with renowned artists and labels. Matador's music blends elements of techno, house, and electronica, creating a dynamic and immersive experience for listeners. Whether performing at festivals or in intimate club settings, Matador continues to push boundaries and leave a lasting impression on his audience.

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Algiers returns with Shook, their first new music since 2020’s There Is No Year.&nbsp;Shook features contributions from Rage Against The Machine’s Zack De La Rocha, Boy Harsher’s Jae Matthews, Big Rube, billy woods, Backxwash, and many more.&nbsp;

Stacked with guests spanning icons through to future stars,&nbsp;Shook&nbsp;is a lightning rod for an elusive yet universal energy and feeling. A plurality of voices; a spiritual and geographical homecoming; a strategy of communion in a burning world; the story of an end of a relationship; an Atlanta front porch summer party. Ultimately, it's a 17-track set of the most mind-expanding and thrilling music that you are likely to hear anytime soon.

Algiers have always been unflinching, but&nbsp;Shook&nbsp;is at the same time notably joyous and celebratory. It&nbsp;was born when Fisher and Mahan found themselves back in their native Atlanta for several months, reeling from growing pressures and burnout as touring musicians. Thistriggered an intense period of beatmaking, reconnecting&nbsp;as friends over hours immersed in episodes of Rhythm Roulette and Against the Clock and descending deep into alt-rap YouTube rabbit holes.&nbsp;A revisit of DJ Grand Wizard Theodore’s 1970s punk-infused New York City rap masterpiece ‘Subway Theme’ served as a spiritual moodboard for the album’s cross-pollination of urban and counter-culture styles. Across the seamlessly flowing set, including spoken vignettes and ambient instrumental segues, the band pay respect to a sprawling lineage of rap and punk iconoclasts from DJ Premier, DJ Screw and Dead Boys to Lukah, Griselda and Dïat – chopping and screwing beats on a dusty SP-404 and a Sequential Circuits Tempest, building imagined sample libraries from scratch.

While community and collaboration has always been integral to Algiers’ ethos,&nbsp;Shook&nbsp;brings this to its fullest manifestation. The liner notes read like a who’s who of ground-breaking and contemporary underground music, featuring Zack de la Rocha, Big Rube (The Dungeon Family), billy woods, Samuel T. Herring (Future Islands), Jae Matthews (Boy Harsher), LaToya Kent (Mourning [A] BLKstar), Backxwash, Nadah El Shazly, DeForrest Brown Jr. (Speaker Music), Patrick Shiroishi, Lee Bains III, and Mark Cisneros (The Make-Up, Kid Congo Powers). Their contributions throughout deftly reshape and recontextualize the notion of being Shook from a variety of perspectives, occupying shifting roles as oracles and narrators. “It very much deepens and broadens the world of Algiers”, says drummer Matt Tong.

Shook

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