What exactly happened to Hard 2 Obtain? Well, i can't tell you what i don't know but i can tell you this much. A Math (12 Block) was originally supposed to be one of the main emcees in H2O, along with Taste The Terror (12 Block, Hard 2 Obtain), but as the recording of Ism & Blues was about to commence, A Math decided that finishing his education down south was the right move at the time.
Fast forward a little while later to September 1994 and A Math makes his way to the studio with Taste and Dj Nastee who also worked closely with H2O. These tracks were all recorded from Sept 94 to Feb 95. "If It's On Like That (C'mon)" was played on Stretch And Bobbito and is another elusive sought after demo, as was "Movin Island Style Thorough".
While you're at it, if you've yet to cop Terror Green there's less than 50, and less than 80 Adagios.
Gee Rock now sold out.
Combined shipping with new GRR release:
As with previous releases, we will be combining shipping with the new release dropping in the next 1-2 weeks on GRR. No details on the release name yet, but it's another mid-90's banger! To combine your shipping, just pay the normal shipping cost on your Heavy Jewelz order. When the new GRR release is available, there will be an option for you to pay reduced/combined shipping.
SHIPPING TO BEGIN END OF MARCH!! But the records are here!
100 copies Clear with Black Smoke
200 copies 150 Gram Black
12 Test Press bundles [SOLD OUT]
COP HERE:
http://heavyjewelz.bigcartel.com/
PREVIEW HERE:
https://soundcloud.com/heavyjewelz/12-block-movin-island-style
The sticker artwork is done by Spek The Architek. Peep some of his other work here:
http://groundbreakin.blogspot.gr
"The drawing is hand-made in black & white as an attempt to express the raw and colorless sound of the demo itself. The group’s name, as well as the title, includes references to the region where the 2 MC’s used to live in (12 / Island) and that's why the Long Island map is used here as a platform, to add emphasis to the place itself. Those buildings shaping a "12" are placed right over Roosevelt and Lakeview, the said territory. Lyrics and music are quite dark but kind of optimistic at the same time, like moving forward in a dull and declining place. Thus long sharp lines are being used to express movement (a line contains the concept of speed), strong shading and clouds / mist to create a grim and hazy feeling but no sea water to keep a certain level of dryness (dry like the music). The absence of water also implies a post-apocalyptic era combined with strict geometry, influenced by some of the lyrics which mention God, Revelation and Mathematics as the language of the universe."
