New Album: "Reworked With Rhythm 1: Random Katrah​-​Quey Remixes"

This is my new remix album series called "Reworked With Rhythm". This first volume is just random remixes that I've done this year and a bit earlier. Download it here free (donations are welcomed):
https://katrah-quey.bandcamp.com/album/reworked-with-rhythm-1-random-katrah-quey-remixes

SALE: "Range Effect Studies" & ALL digital releases $1 or FREE in December

Throughout December, my bandcamp store will be selling all releases for $1.00 USD or name your own price! Go ahead and stock up on a couple of Katrah-Quey releases you don't have, or buy them as a gift for someone for the holidays!

https://katrah-quey.bandcamp.com/

New Album: "Range Effect Studies" NOW available

Download here: https://katrah-quey.bandcamp.com/album/range-effect-studies

Review: "Range Effect Studies is an uniquely beautiful instrumental based released created by bedroom beatmaker/producer Katrah-Quey (desmond hollins) of the 4shades production collective. He blends lush melodies, samples & chords with boombap driven drums, experimental electronic sections, relaxing soundscapes and very minimal turntable scratching into a cohesive instrumental healing hiphop album. The longer tracks have more dynamic arrangements while the shorter tracks have grooves so rich in depth, you are inclined to play them back over and over. The first half the album provides a good amount of energy to catch your attention while the last half of the album is more meditative & zen-like. The compositions seems to follow the chakra chart on the album cover with each track activating different spots while maintaining vibrations to improve the quality of your mind, body and spirit. Overall, a delightful listen that is highly recommended." - Sport Distant

"Katrah-Quey treats us with a brief but very concentrated and cohesive instrumental hip-hop album that is mellow but very energetic. Laced with heavy drums, shifty procussion and nice bass carried throughout the project complements the chilled out concept of the album that is not boring like many instrumental projects tend to do. For fans of Fat Jon, Comfort Fit, Dimlite, Prefuse 73, Nujabes, Caural and Express Rising - or if you're a fan of relaxing music! 8/10" - James Howard

Tracklisting Avaliable for Range Effect Studies

1. View
2. Dream For A Requiem
3. Sighting (Coincidental)
4. Mint Envelope (Personality Analysis Reprise)
5. Surround The Revolved
6. Emotional Epidural
7. Hesitant Drizzle
8. Duration Correspondance
9. Her Shape From Tears view
10.Rin's Inn Theme
11.Exchange Through Irvine (Romantic Downpour Part 2)
12.Equanimity view
13.Bed Illuminate

Album page link here: https://katrah-quey.bandcamp.com/album/range-effect-studies

Review: "Range Effect Studies is an uniquely beautiful instrumental based released created by bedroom beatmaker/producer Katrah-Quey (desmond hollins) of the 4shades production collective. He blends lush melodies, samples & chords with boombap driven drums, experimental electronic sections, relaxing soundscapes and very minimal turntable scratching into a cohesive instrumental healing hiphop album. The longer tracks have more dynamic arrangements while the shorter tracks have grooves so rich in depth, you are inclined to play them back over and over. The first half the album provides a good amount of energy to catch your attention while the last half of the album is more meditiative & zen-like. The compositions seems to follow the chakra chart on the album cover with each track activating different spots while maintaining vibrations to improve the quality of your mind, body and spirit. Overall, a delightful listen that is highly recommended."

There will be a live online listening session Sunday, November 23rd 2014 at 12pm Central Standard time. The entire album we will played through twice via Mixlr: http://mixlr.com/katrah-quey/

(NEW MIX) Spiritual Freedom Mix: Type B

I just uploaded the 2nd part of the Spiritual Freedom Mix on Mixcloud!

Spiritual Freedom Mix Type B by Katrah-Quey on Mixcloud

http://www.mixcloud.com/Katrah_Quey/spiritual-freedom-mix-type-b/

The length of this mix is around 28 minutes and focuses mainly on jazzy spiritual hip-hop, and soul.
This mix features songs by Esperanza Spaulding, Madlib, Amel Larrieux, Wale Oyedije and more.

You can download the mix free HERE.

New Track: Mint Envelope

New track from "Range Effect Studies" coming out November 27th

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/katrah-quey/mint-envelope-personality-analysis-reprise

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLzqx_LL8iY

I have alternate artwork for this release which will be bonus material.

Pre-orders will be avaliable Novemeber 20th, with a few live listening parties via Mixlr a few days before the 27th! Stay tuned!

RANDOM UPDATE: Hearing The Earthtones After on Youtube, Featured on Korean Hip Hop Compilation

I was checking up on youtube of any new videos featuring music of mine uploaded by other users and I found the remix project "Hearing The Earthtones After" (remixes of Crown City Rockers & J-Live) on youtube:

Crown City Rockers - B-Boy (Remix)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2uBYUWXK1Q

Crown City Rockers - Simple (Remix)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5cTandFRgU

Crown City Rockers - No Sense (Remix)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydw88n2rFfw

Crown City Rockers - Something (Remix)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sG-mTpFNJ6Q

Crown City Rockers - Without Love featuring Zion (Remix)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Vjl70qCTSc

J-Live - Aww Yeah (Remix)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFkwlI9JVzY

J-Live - Audio Visual (Remix)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0HAYtowLq4

J-Live - Coming Home featuring Dwele (Remix) 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN0SI3xdOTY

J-Live - Weather The Storm (Remix)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ednO46D8rUc

J-Live - Listening featuring Kola Rock (Remix)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUUeQ3AsS5Y

Also, I found this via google:

https://soundcloud.com/a-june-j-beat/sets/healin-in-the-city-night-vol-15-15

http://www.ollehmusic.com/#/AlbumDetail/f_Album_info.asp?album_id=80453654

(translated description)

Nation's only global hip-hop jazz compilation album series [Healin 'In The City Night. 1.5]Increasingly more diverse healing the show compilations City Night Series Vol.1 is calm and mellow a bit-oriented yeotdamyeon 1.5 inseuteurumental house brings back case with vocals and delicate wrapping. The biggest jazz hip-hop market, mainly active rapper in Japan 'Substantial', 'JonWonder', 'LHA', 'Landon Wordswell' and the new A & R A quasi dig a rookie have also been released with varied emotional Playlist leaving the famous was completed.Track 4 I'm featured with Sha-Mecca, which was on the EP "I Heart Esperanza"

Remember: Range Effect Studies LP dropping November 27th! 
-desmond

OLD MUSIC: Moon Blazers - Candid LP (produced by Katrah-Quey)

Right now I am jotting down my production discography for katrah-quey.com, and I just remembered that I fully produced this LP for California emcees Moon Blazers back in 2011.

It's a pretty laid-back and chill album. It isn't very rhyme heavy on a few of the tracks; you'll hear more light singing and harmonizing, blended with instrumentals and skits at the end of some tracks.
You can download it for free here at bandcamp: http://moonblazers.bandcamp.com/album/candid

While you peep the album, read some press and reviews of the album:

http://runowls.blogspot.com/2011/09/moon-blazers-x-katrah-quey-candid.html

http://www.thewordisbond.com/35837/album-review-moon-blazers-candid/

http://www.thewordisbond.com/31357/video-moonblazers-so-slow-the-night/

http://www.fresh-grind.com/2011/07/21/moon-blazers-so-slow-the-night-video/

New Track: Dream For A Requiem

New track from the Range Effect Studies
LP coming out November 27th

(NEW MIX) Spiritual Freedom Mix: Type A

I just uploaded the first part of 3 mixes called "Spiritual Freedom" on Mixcloud:

http://www.mixcloud.com/Katrah_Quey/spiritual-freedom-mix-type-a/  

The length of this mix is 25 minutes and features mainly soul, spiritual jazz with some hip-hop.
​This mix features songs by Build An Ark, Ammoncontact, K'naan, Jazzanova and Hiatus Kaiyote and more.

Exchange Through Irvine (new LP coming soon Range Effect Studies)

Artifacts | All Points Bulletin (Katrah-Quey Remix)