October 31st, 2010

HAN014 - Hidden Fortress - All That Is (2010)


Hidden Fortress: All That Is

Track Listing:

1. All That Is
2. Good Hurt
3. The Cure
4. Apotheosis ft Modulok
5. Iconoclast
6. Rich Folks ft Planit
7. Slangshot ft Kaigen
8. Psychonaut
9. Good Bye ft Raven Madd

Website Links:

Hidden Fortress Hand’Solo Artist page
Hidden Fortress MySpace
Hidden Fortress Reverbnation page

October 26th, 2010

Free Download: ALEX DIMEZ - TWENTY DIMEZ EP

Alex Dimez finally follows up the singles “So Hard” (2009) and “All Out” (2010) with his debut EP, Twenty Dimez, on Hand’Solo Records. Twenty Dimez features production from Anonymous Twist, Jaydapro and TymE, with a guest appearance from King Jus.

Twenty Dimez is out today, Tuesday, October 26, 2010.

Download as a 320 kbps zip file: Alex Dimez - Twenty Dimez



Tracklisting:

1. STORMY (produced by Anonymous Twist)
2. ALL OUT (produced by Jaydapro)
3. GREEN featuring KING JUS aka Great Talk Slinga (produced by TymE aka ECP)
4. Intermission with NECRO
5. MY BIG BROTHER (produced by Jaydapro)
6. BUSTING STEREO DECKS (produced by Jonathan Kendall)
7. Outro with BROTHER ALI

Request first single “GREEN” from your local college radio station.

October 17th, 2010

Alex Dimez


Toronto rapper Alex Dimez strives to create the lyricism of timeless hip hop embedded with similes, metaphors and humorous punchlines while simultaneously showing introspection and diversity in his concepts and subject matter. Alex started his solo career in mid-2007 and by the beginning of 2009 he had honed his skills by performing at over 100 shows, including every major indoor and outdoor festival in Toronto: North by North East, Wakestock, Toronto Urban Music Week, Styles In Progress, ManifesTO, Culture Shock and the Canadian Music Festival. It was only after a year and a half of performing that he independently released his first official single, “So Hard,” in 2009. The song received almost 20,000 plays online and the music video that accompanied the single was picked up by the nationally distributed Ambush DVD series.

Alex released his second single, “All Out,” at the beginning of 2010 on 12″ vinyl. Serviced all across North America, “All Out” received heavy rotation on college radio stations both nationally and internationally and was placed on a plethora of podcasts and many mixtapes. This led to more touring in cities all over Ontario and across Canada. He started 2010 by opening for GZA (Wu-Tang Clan) in Peterborough, followed by TECH N9NE in Barrie and SLAUGHTERHOUSE with PHAROAHE MONCH in both Toronto and Montreal. The high profile touring escalated with multiple dates on the EPMD tour, concerts in various cities in Canada with REDMAN and AZ, and reached a pinnacle when he opened for CYPRESS HILL at The Sound Academy in Toronto. And the year isn’t even finished yet.

His relentless touring, talent and impressive live stage show attracted the attention of Hand’Solo Records, who will release his debut EP, Twenty Dimez, on October 26, 2010. Twenty Dimez represents Alex’s experiences, thoughts and the musical expression of his life in 2010. The EP features production by TymE, Anonymous Twist and Jaydapro. The first single from Twenty Dimez is entitled “Green,” a collaboration record that features King Jus aka Great Talk Slinga and is produced by TymE. Twenty Dimez will prove that 2010 belongs to Alex Dimez.

Hand’Solo Records Discography:

Alex Dimez – Twenty Dimez

Website Links:

MySpace

October 15th, 2010

LIVE: $5 Rap Show presents HIDDEN FORTRESS release party!

Hidden Fortress follow up their Vancouver release party for their new album on Hand’Solo Records, All That Is, with a release party at $5 Rap Show. If you’ll be in or around Toronto for Thursday, October 21st, you’ll want to hit up Rancho Relaxo for a great party that will include Hidden Fortress, Angerville, Gem Cutterz (Q and Absent Minded) and a rare set by Conspiracy (SBU), along with plenty of giveaways. Maybe we might even see Modulok hit the stage with Hidden Fortress to perform their collaboration from the new album. Here’s the funky flyer: