Enough Debate! Short Fuze & Nasa Weigh In on this Election's stakes with a FREE Single

The future is In Your Hands Now.

The 2012 Presidential Election is only two weeks away and just like four years ago, the future is in our hands. While we can all agree that our government is far from ideal, the choice before us on Nov. 6 is simple and vital. We can vote to return Barack Obama to office and keep America moving forward or vote for Mitt Romney and look forward to an America where corporations and the super wealthy gain more and more power while the working class continues to struggle to get by. We live in an age where our media has a distinct interest in edging these elections closer and closer and it’s evident already that a great deal of people who supported Obama in the 2008 election are disillusioned to the point that they aren’t voting at all. This is dangerously misguided and short-sighted.

In response to the apathetic sentiment that plagues our nation, Uncommon Records is releasing a free single from Short Fuze & Nasa, In Your Hands Now. This track takes us back through Obama’s historic election in 2008 and how we changed America when we worked together and voted. Just like history was made when Obama was elected, his re-election this year could be known as the moment we banded together and tossed back the threats of those that sought to separate us with hate and sell us off for profit. The song pulls no punches, directly addressing the short memories of the electorate and the elephant in the room, race. This single also features an Instrumental b-side produced by Nasa called 10 Thousand Dollar Bet which features cameos from Mitt Romney in his own words. The bonus that's included with the free download is a 1 minute snippet preview of Short Fuze & Nasa's upcoming vinyl only 7 inch. The limited edition orange vinyl single, Odd Future b/w Breakdance for the Def will be released in early 2013 and will be the first ever Uncommon release for the turntable.

Short Fuze & ADAM on new Mute Speaker LP

Short Fuze and ADAM appear on the new album from Brighton (UK) Producer Mute Speaker called Post Block.  It's a bass heavy banger called Revelations Per Minute (R.P.M.).  The LP also features long time collaborators with Mute Speaker, namely Gajah, BeOnd and other members of the Acid Lab Records family.  Grab this now and name your own price for it!

Short Fuze & Nasa start work on "Revolution Music"

Short Fuze recently made his way to Nasa Labs to work with Nasa on their new project Revolution Music.  It's in it's early stages, but promises to be a progression of their heavy sound that was established on Lobotomy Music and Toxicology Music.  It will focus on the frustration with the frustrated amongst us among other things.  Look for it some time in 2012.

Uncommon Presents "Save the Horn" for Eastern African Famine Aid

Uncommon Records humbly presents our 2nd "Pop Up Album", Save the Horn.  All proceeds from Save the Horn will be donated to Charity:Water which builds water wells in the 3rd world.  They are currently raising funds to finance a drilling rig that can dig multiple wells in the country of Ethiopia.  All of the dollars donated to Charity:Water are verified to be going toward specific wells via Google Maps and photos that are directly associated with the dollars.  Even their overhead comes through a separate income source.

Save the Horn will only be available for one month (10/28-11/28), we will then donate all funds raised from the sale of the album and it will never be available again.  This creates a rare piece of music in the digital format.  The album contains 16 songs for only a $5 donation, although we would encourage you to donate more if you can.  Let's tell you about the album:

Save the Horn features music from Uncommon's roster like Acid Reign, Adam Warlock, Atari Blitzkrieg, Pruven, Short Fuze, Taiyamo Denku, Masai Bey, DCK VNNGT along with collaborations with fellow Progressive Hip-Hoppers like JunClassic, Billy Woods, Megabusive, Aeon Grey, Passive65ive, Carl Kavorkian, Zesto and more.  The list of producers banding together is also impressive including Nasa, Agartha Audio, IV the Polymath, Black Tokyo, Waatu, Bond and others.

The opportunity to present staunchly Progressive Hip-Hop like this in a joint effort to raise money for a worthy cause is an honor.  We were able to make a difference with Japan Earthquake Relief earlier this year with a similar project, now we need to send the same love to Africa.  Thanks to everyone that takes part, and enjoy the tunes!!!

No Dough, No Show Compilation OUT NOW

Soap-Box Clothing (UK) and Uncommon Records present the: "No Dough, No Show" Compilation!  It features The Presence, Atari Blitzkrieg, Teddy Faley, Willie Green, Kitchen Khemistry, Taiyamo Denku, Short Fuze, Agartha Audio, Megabusive, Adam Warlock and much more! 

The compilation is a joint project that ties together the themes of Soap-Box' recent Fall clothing line and centers in on struggling musicians from a first person perspective.  Each of the artists on the album created a track about the difficulties of making music in an era when everyone wants it for free.  From the artistic, to the financial implications, it's all laid out in stunning fashion.  The best thing that can come from this release is a further understanding of the relationship between artist and listener and the realization that we are all living under the same difficulties in life.

This is yet another FREE release from Uncommon Records which has already has brought you Masai Bey's "Collector's Bey" this month as well.  Further proof of the depth of talent here at Uncommon Records and our dedication to getting it to the public by all means neccessary.

Nasa's Instrumental Version of Lobotomy Music OUT NOW

In June, Short Fuze & Nasa released the epic LP "Lobotomy Music".  It's gotten great reviews from across the net.  Some even comparing it to Soundbombing 2 and many other classic releases.  It's heavy praise indeed across the board and we're thankful for it.  If you haven't, check this album out.  It's available in our store, on Itunes and more.

Now, we present the highly requested Instrumental Version of Lobotomy Music, entirely made up of beats by Nasa.  Grab it now, exclusively ONLY in our online store (available on Itunes and world wide August 17th).

Nasa is busy these days, yet another Instrumental project from him is going to be dropping in a few weeks called "The Iomega Years".  It will feature unreleased beats from each year of his producing career starting in 1999.  Iomega Years will be released exclusively on Bandcamp as a "pay as you wish" release (aka FREE), so stay tuned for that.

As far as the rest of 2010 goes, Uncommon has a lot more planned including:

Free* Remixes from 11:00A.M. due in August

Transit from Kitchen Khemistry, you'll hear a lot more about this, coming in the Fall.

Dark Weapons (from Mars) from Adam Warlock

Doomsday Device single from Short Fuze & Nasa (featuring some LP remixes and an exclusive non-LP track)

More, trust us.