The newest volume in the Chadiohead series… Only available on Bandcamp and select stores!
Chadiohead 2 is the second iteration in Kamloops beat maker Pasquale’s Chadiohead trilogy. This mashup project takes the vocals from Chadio’s 2007 album Underestimated Raindrops and repurposes them over cheeky remixes produced by Pasquale using Radiohead samples. The Chadiohead series is a fun nod to his favourite band that is not to be taken too seriously, resulting in a very different take on the original songs.
Proteus and Black Art Ninja release a variety of versions of their newest album, Hey Motherfucker…
Proteus and Black Art Ninja once again demonstrate their chemistry in their latest collaboration as the former delivers a dense barrage of b-boy braggadocio alongside references to nerd-culture, black magic, hip hop, and lots and lots of hentai over the latter’s heavy 808 drums and crunchy electronic production, a soundscape that would certainly suit the otherworldly raps of Kool Keith. Hey Motherfucker is available in three different versions: a shorter, clean edit affectionally entitled Hey Motherfunker that is suitable for radio play and proper public consumption, BAN’s remix of the vocals creating a collection of songs distinctly different from those on the explicit extended edition, which is how the album was originally intended for play; and then a cassette version provides even more music with the addition of a number of bonus songs, including three exclusive to the tape only. Pick your level of difficulty and explore this warped world envisioned by Proteus x Black Art Ninja.
Written and performed by Proteus Produced by Black Art Ninja
If you’ve been on the fence about picking up any tapes from the Hand’Solo Records Bandcamp, this is the week to do it! All cassettes are now 25% off until October 19, 2025! That’s only $15 Canadian per tape! You can’t get better than that! Stop by handsolorecords.bandcamp.com/merch and scan the selection. Some are close to sold out, so act fast!
Consider joining us for a series of Listening Parties on Bandcamp to celebrate our Cassette Week 2025 releases. Click on each image to access the RSVP page.
Pasquale’s Chadiohead 2 on Sunday, October 12 at 8 PM EDT
Proteus x Black Art Ninja’s Hey Motherfunker on Tuesday, October 14 at 8 PM EDT
Proteus x Black Art Ninja’s Hey Motherfucker on Wednesday, October 15 at 8 PM EDT
The cassette releases of Proteus x Black Art Ninja’s Hey Motherfucker and Pasquale’s Chadiohead 2 arrived on Monday! What better way to celebrate Cassette Week 2025 than by picking up some cassette tapes from Hand’Solo Records. Along with these two albums, we have a massive back catalogue of dope rap tapes! But here are the newest…
The first single from Pasquale’s Chadiohead 2 is a mashup of Chadio’s vocals from “Gone Fishin'” off his debut solo album, Underestimated Raindrops, from 2007 with the guitars from Radiohead’s “I Might Be Wrong” for “I Might Be Gone Fishin'”. Out now on Hand’Solo Records. And only available on Bandcamp!
The intro track for Kamloops beat maker Pasquale’s second iteration in the Chadiohead series takes Chadio‘s vocals from his original song “Gone Fishin’” off his debut solo album, Underestimated Raindrops, and pairs them with the main guitar sample from Radiohead’s “I Might Be Wrong”. The result is “I Might Be Gone Fishin’”, featuring Chadio’s classic braggadocio and rapid fire staccato over hypnotic guitar and haunting crooning in the background courtesy of Mr Yorke, plus Pasquale layers in some boom bap flavoru to tie it all together. Another fine mashup to prepare you for the upcoming Chadiohead 2.
Cassette Week 2025 runs from October 13 to October 19, and Hand’Solo Records has two releases officially link to this weeklong celebration of cassette culture. The preorders for both releases dropped today, just in time for Bandcamp Friday. We have Chadiohead 2, the follow up to Pasquale’s Chadiohead, which sold out quite quickly when it dropped, and a cassette by a duo who is new to the Hand’Solo Records fam, Hey Motherfucker from Proteus x Black Art Ninja. Check some sample songs out from each down below, and consider picking up one or both for CW2025.
“… il y a quelque chose de Sixtoo dans les meilleurs passages …” – Indie Rock Magazine
Indie Rock Mag provides a short review of Max Moon’s The Grand Howl, likening him in his best moments to Canadian underground rap legend Sixtoo.
Translation:
Plucked strings of the double bass, discreet deconstructions, weighty atmospheres and minimalist flow: there is something of Sixtoo in the best passages (Little Do They Know and Next Time in particular) of this new album by the Canadian Max Moon, one half of Magick Show alongside Mickey O'Brien, enough to make us appreciate all the more that The Grand Owl is supported by Hand'Solo Records which helped to reveal thirty years ago this little genius of adventurous indie rap that we never talk about enough. For the rest, we navigate between excellence and ordinary, with a little too many skits perhaps but short enough not to break the atmosphere too much. The bonuses that do feel good: Fresh Kils of Backburner as co-producer, ShrapKnel and Ultra Magnus as guests... family in short.
The debut solo album from Max Moon, The Grand Howl, is out now. And you should check it out!
Tucked within the rugged landscape of Northern Ontario, Canada, Max Moon has been steadily carving out his own distinctive place within rap music, and his debut record is a testament to this. The Grand Howl, a reference to the collective noise of human emotion, is a blend of dusty, moody production, and free, contemplative rhyme schemes, with field recorded poetry and harmonic vocal segues. Max Moon may have previously been best known as a rapper/producer with horrorcore trio Magick Show, but his solo effort veers madly off in alternate directions. Max Moon assumes most of the album’s production duties, save contributions from Juno-nominated MPC wizard Fresh Kils (“Little Do They Know”) and acclaimed Ukraine rapper/producer Smuff Tha Quiz (“Rendezvous”). And only impactful features appear on The Grand Howl, with Max Moon enlisting the prolific duo ShrapKnel (PremRock & Curly Castro, Backwoodz Studioz) for the stream-of-consciousness barrage of “DEAD END$” and friend, label-mate, and Toronto fire-spitter Ultra Magnus for the boom-trap anthem “Scrawlings”, The end result is an album that is ultimately true to this MC.
Written and performed by Max Moon and guests Produced by Max Moon and guests Artwork by Apdtum
The second single and title track from Proteus x Black Art Ninja’s upcoming collab album Hey Motherfucker is out now with three different versions to suit whatever your tolerance level for crassness might be…
For the second single and title track from Proteus and Black Art Ninja’s upcoming new collab album, Hey Motherfucker, producer BAN builds the beat around a metal-style garage-punk Volca bassline with squealing electrolobotomy synths in the background, rebirth and Volca drums, and catchy backing vocals by the Black Art Ninja Choir (Peachy Tickles, Misty Beavers and Jimmy ‘Poppa’ Noodles) on the hook. It makes for a weird but catchy tune. Lyrically, the single is raunchy and risqué, pushing the boundaries of good taste as you might expect with a song called “Hey Motherfucker”. Proteus presents hentai hip hop in all its glory, loading the lyrics with sex and violence – and plenty of anime references! Should you prefer something safer, you would best digest “Hey Motherfunker”, the radio edit that is both much cleaner and shorter – and lyrically rearranged. And if you want to go more extreme, you would want to explore “Hey Motherfucker (THINK Reimagine)” on which producer THINK includes a longer vocal cut that increases the crass quotient, the length of the song, and also assaults our eardrums with an extra layer of guitars added throughout. Pick your poison level on this maxi-single and jump into the deranged world of Proteus and Black Art Ninja.
Written and performed by Proteus Produced by Black Art Ninja
