SHABAZZ PALACES - Robed In Rareness JUST MUSTARD but the collective’s roots stretch

but the collective’s roots stretch back to the meeting of Sibusile Xaba (vox/keys) and Ashley Kgabo (synths/snare drum/drum machine) in 2016

rather than trying to fight it

a potentially self-referential ‘My kingdom for yourMagazine’ in ‘The Sun And The Sea’ being a particularly nice touch

Synthesizing blues

Parked Car Conversations has been named as Picture This’ most ambitious work to be released thus far

SHABAZZ PALACES - Robed In Rareness JUST MUSTARD but the collective’s roots stretchCD Gatefold altpack. On March 29, 2024, Shabazz Palaces two new mini albums, Robed in Rareness and Exotic Birds of Prey, come out on CD and LP. Shabazz Palaces is masterminded by Ishmael Butler (Digable Planets), whose relentless drive to reimagine hip hop even as he enjoys his fifth decade on Earth remains undiminished. When Robed in Rareness hit digital platforms in 2023, NPR Music called it enchanting and subversive," while Pitchfork observed that