“School of Villainy (The Digga Crates Real Deal)” Mixtape
While artist-driven mixtapes have been a decisive factor in the ascendancy of Hip Hop stars like Young Jeezy and Lil Wayne in recent years, as well as a variety of artists working in the electronic dance world, to date no artists from other genres have embraced this format in a substantial way.
With School of Villainy, The Dead Science usher in a new paradigm for the mixtape game, creating a space in which the most exultant popular music and the furthest reaches of avant garde conceptual art are able
to coexist in thrilling symphony. School of Villainy embraces and re-tools the structural traditions of modern rap mixtapes; we find songs from The Dead Science’s upcoming full-length album Villainaire re-made with new verses written and recorded by guest vocalists, as well as The Dead Science creating original work over instrumentals ranging from Ennio Morricone to Playaz Circle.
The songs and content of School of Villainy are supplemental to those of the forthcoming Villainaire, offering further-outlying context for the record’s themes and preoccupations. The mixtape is also a more unbounded expression of the group, their cultural interests and makeup; it provides a platform for collaborations with a wide swath of their friends and contemporaries, ranging from indie rock luminaries like Carla Bozulich and Shudder to Think’s Craig Wedren to experimental theater company Implied Violence, as well as further exposition of the group’s deeply-felt kinship to the Wu-Tang Clan, Marvel Comics, and other cultural ephemera. Ultimately designed to glorify the more focused and refined Villainaire, the School of Villainy mixtape finds The Dead Science working at the very vanguard of modern popular art and culture, in both form and content.
School of Villainy (The Digga Crates Real Deal) Mixtape:
INTRO
MODERN VAMPIRES
VILLVILLE
DAYS OF FUTURE PAST
GREY DIAMONDS
MAKE MINE MARVEL (CRAIG DUB PLATE) FEAT. CRAIG WEDREN
THRONE OF BLOOD RMX FEAT. ZAC PENNINGTON & KATRINA FORD
INTERLUDE
GARDEN WALL
MAKE MINE MARVEL RMX FEAT. CARLA BOZULICH
HEAVEN ON THEIR MINDS (EXCERPT)
CLEMENCY (FREDDY RUPPERT HOUSE MIX)
ADRIAN DESCANT
IMPLIED VIOLENCE RADIO PLAY-“A GHOST ON THE BOAT”
MAKE MINE MARVEL (REMIX)
THE APOLLONIAN
OUTRO
also available for free download:
School of Villainy (The Originals) Mixtape:
RZA #1
INTRO
DAYS OF FUTURE PAST
THRONE OF BLOOD RMX FEAT. ZAC PENNINGTON & KATRINA FORD
VILLVILLE
RZA #2
GARDEN WALL
MAKE MINE MARVEL(CRAIG DUB PLATE) FEAT. CRAIG WEDREN
HEAVEN ON THEIR MINDS (EXCERPT)
RZA #3
MAKE MINE MARVEL RMX FEAT. CARLA BOZULICH
INTERLUDE
GREY DIAMONDS
RZA #4
CLEMENCY (FREDDY RUPPERT HOUSE MIX)
IMPLIED VIOLENCE RADIO PLAY-“A GHOST ON THE BOAT”
RZA #5
MODERN VAMPIRES
ADRIAN DESCANT
MAKE MINE MARVEL (REMIX)
THE APOLLONIAN
RZA #6
OUTRO
RZA #7
School of Villainy is available for free download at
www.thedeadscience.com as of Tuesday, August 19th
Villainaire will be released Aug. 25th in Europe and Sept. 2nd in the
rest of the world via Constellation Records
The Dead Science proudly present the “Villainaire Festival of Culture”
Sept. 1-7 Seattle, WA
Monday, 9/1
“Villainaires Mansion” An Ill Joints Dance Party & Music Video Shoot Hosted by The Dead Science at Waid’s [1212 E. Jefferson] 9pm-Late
Tuesday, 9/2
Join The Dead Science For A Very Special In-Store Performance at Wall of Sound [315 E. Pine] at 7pm to celebrate the release of their new record, Villainaire
Wednesday, 9/3
Ashleigh Rauen & Tom Chapel’s “Final Crisis” at Vermillion Gallery [1508 11th Ave], Artists’ Reception 8pm-closing
Thursday, 9/4
Sam Mickens & The Slide Rule present “One In A Villion” a multimedia lecture on morality, memory, and more, 8pm at Gallery 1412 [1412 18th Ave.]
Friday, 9/5
The Dead Science & The Villainaires Academy present “Leviathan Blood” a program of new works and filmic remembrances, 11pm at Northwest Film Forum [1515 12th Ave.], $8.50 general, $6 seniors, $5 NWFF members.
Saturday, 9/6
We warmly direct you to Nas, Method Man, Redman and many more appearing at “Rock the Bells” at The Gorge Ampitheater
Sunday, 9/7
Neumos & The Dead Science Present The Villainaire Record Release Show at Neumo’s[925 E. Pike St.] w/The Dead Science, Past Lives & Schiziod Siblings, 8pm, All Ages/Bar W/ID, $7 Adv.
THE DEAD SCIENCE
07 Sep Seattle, WA Neumos
19 Sep Boise, ID US Neurolox
20 Sep Salt Lake City, UT US Kilby Court
21 Sep Denver, CO US Hi Dive
22 Sep Kansas City, MO US Record Bar
23 Sep Ames, IA US Maintenance Shop
24 Sep Minneapolis, MN US Triple Rock Social Club
25 Sep Chicago, IL US Empty Bottle
26 Sep Toronto, ON CA El Mocambo
27 Sep Ottawa, ON CA St Brigids Centre For The Arts
28 Sep Montréal, QC CA Il Motore
01 Oct New York, NY US Knitting Factory
02 Oct Philadelphia, PA US Danger Danger Gallery
03 Oct Washington, DC US Sonic Circuits/Velvet Lounge
06 Oct Tampa, FL US New World Brewery
07 Oct Orlando, FL US Wills Pub
08 Oct Atlanta, GA US The Earl
10 Oct Denton, TX US Hailey’s
11 Oct Austin, TX US Emo’s Longe
13 Oct Phoenix, AZ US Modified
14 Oct Los Angeles, CA US The Smell
15 Oct San Francisco, CA US Rickshaw Stop
Villainaire (Constellation)
Street Date: Sept. 2, 2008
1.Throne of Blood (The Jump Off)
2.The Dancing Destroyer
3.Make Mine Marvel
4.Monster Island Czars
5.Lamentable
6.Death Duel Productions
7.Wife You
8.Holliston
9.Black Lane
10.Sword Cane
11.Clemency
THE DEAD SCIENCE LINKS:
Official band page: www.thedeadscience.com
Label site: www.cstrecords.com
Myspace: www.myspace.com/thedeadscience
Press Materials: cstrecords.com/promo/cst054