The Don Of Diamond Dreams (CD) [Explicit]
Shabazz Palaces
Amoeba Review
On the duo’s fifth album, The Don Of Diamond Dreams, the eclectic and daring vision we’ve come to expect from Shabazz Palaces continues, this time reimagining hip-hop in a futuristic mold full of robotic vocoder, warped auto-tune, shimmering shards of refracted Funkadelic, and alien synthesizers. But the drums speak a universal and timeless language. It is hip-hop, dub, jazz, R&B, soul, funk, African, experimental, and occasionally even pop. The album features contributions from singer/keyboardist Darrius Willrich, percussionist Carlos Niño, Knife Knights collaborator OCnotes, Saxophonist Carlos Overall, and bassist Evan Flory-Barnes.