‘Live From The Tape Deck’ is the perfect follow-up record for Skyzoo fans who are anxious for new material. Skyzoo says his goal while recording the album was ” to make something that felt like a 2010 cassette tape. I wanted the content to be raw and lyric driven as always, but not as story driven or emotional as ‘The Salvation’ was. There are still parts of the album that are stories and concepts, but not as much as my debut had. This one was more of a beats and rhymes type of album.”

!llmind took a custom approach to the production for the album based on the concept of “Live From The Tape Deck,” explaining that he “wanted to keep the soundscape warm and ‘analog’ sounding, just like how 2 inch tapes used to sound. Most of the keyboard and synth sounds I used were from analog synths made in the late 80′s. Combined this with using my ASR-10, I was able to capture that feeling, but with a slightly updated feel. I think our debut record, ‘Frisbees’ was a cool way, sonically, to introduce the sound I was going for.”

Tracklist:
1. Digital Analog
2. Frisbees
3. The Burn Notice (feat. Sean Price & Rock of Heltah Skeltah)
4. Speakers On Blast
5. #Allabouthat
6. Barrel Brothers (feat. Torae)
7. The Winner’s Circle
8. Krylon
9. Kitchen Table
10. The Now Or Never (feat. Styles P. & Buckshot)
11. Understanding Riley (feat. Rhymefest)
12. Langston’s Pen

Release Date: 05.10.2010

Directed by: Derek Pike

Every Tuesday Skyzoo and !llmind will be releasing an episode from their four part video series. In which they give fans an inside look into the creation of their upcoming album, Live From the Tape Deck, dropping October 5th via Duck Down Records.

In episode 2 they speak on the Frisbees record.

In the third installment of Skyzoo and !llmind’s four part video series; the two speak on the direction they decided to go with (production wise) on their upcoming collaborative effort, Live From the Tape Deck, dropping October 5th via Duck Down Records.

For the final episode in the “Tales From the Tape” series, !llmind interviews Skyzoo about his writing style, what his goals were when creating the ‘Live From The Tape Deck’ project, and the approach he took with this one as compared to his previous work.