Danny Brown is hitting the road for his first headlining North American tour of 2014, bringing raw raps and boundless on-stage energy to the Old Danny Brown Tour. Get full dates, info and #ODBT tickets starting 2/14 at xdannyxbrownx.com, and get Old now on iTunes and direct from FG (with t-shirt bundle and more). Read More
Killa on Fool’s Gold? Trizzy on the boards? Dame Dash in the cut? The computers are definitely ‘putin, stay tuned for more…
MTV just announced their 2014 Artist To Watch roster, including our own Danny Brown. If you’re reading this here website, you’ve known that DB is the man for some time now – still, it’s awesome to hear that Danny and his latest album Old will be featured across MTV’s television and web platforms all year long with exclusive videos, performances, interviews and more. Stay tuned, Bruisers…
A POSITIVE SPIN is an online fundraising auction to benefit Give a Beat and We Are The Movement, two programs which use electronic music to make a positive impact in the lives of youth.
The auction runs from December 9 through December 22, featuring amazing items from several generous donors, including your friends right here at Fool’s Gold Records, The BPM Festival, Dubspot, Fusicology, Goldenvoice, Good For You Records, Grimy Records, HARD, House of Blues, Insomniac, Krewella, Major Lazer, Mas Malo Restaurant, Mysteryland, Native Instruments, Pattern Bar, Pioneer, Ultra Music Festival and more. Get yer bid on for a good cause!
FG put a giant exclamation point on the summer with our fourth-annual Labor Day extravaganza DAY OFF, bringing thousands of fans together at Williamsburg Park for a free, festival-caliber concert with everyone from Duck Sauce to Danny Brown, the entire A$AP Mob, A-Trak and Boys Noize joining forces as “Unibros,” Migos, Run The Jewels, surprise guests Action Bronson, Travis $cott and Mykki Blanco, and many, many more, it was another unforgettable FG event. But why stop there?
For the rest of the year, we’re literally bringing the show on the road, with free DAY OFF events going down each month in Boulder, Colorado on 10/13, Los Angeles on 11/10, and Miami this December. The Boulder show features A-Trak, Danny Brown, Carnage, Casey Veggies, Nick Catchdubs, gLAdiator, and special guests taking over the Balch Fieldhouse for an all-day party. RSVP now at foolsgoldrecs.com/dayoff. We’re also happy to announce that a limited amount of VIP tickets (with lots of bonuses including guaranteed entry and other show perks) can be purchased at wantickets.com/dayoff.
Stay tuned for more city lineup announcements, as well as details on NIGHT OFF afterparties in each city! Read More
The boys are back! Check out Chromeo’s funky shotgun wedding of a teaser trailer for their new album White Women, directed by Jérémie Rozan of Surface To Air and soundtracked by new jam “Over Your Shoulder.” Stay tuned for more LP details, and check Dave ‘n Pee debuting more studio-fresh tunes when they DJ Boiler Room NYC tomorrow night.
Danny Brown lends his signature Danny-ness to a Jake One remix of Portugal, The Man’s “Evil Friends,” which you can stream on their Soundcloud. It’s a burner for sure, but the day’s biggest Danny news comes in the form of a tweet confirming the September 30th release date for his long-awaited album Old. Much more on THAT one very soon…
The wait is over! Fool’s Gold’s inaugural rap compilation Loosies drops December 18th, featuring 22 new tracks curated by label founders A-Trak and Nick Catchdubs. The new music from FG family and friends around the country includes an insane “Piss Test” remix with Jim Jones, Flatbush Zombies, El-P and Flosstradamus, a new Casey Veggies / Chuck Inglish collab (watch the video above), tracks from our own Danny Brown, GrandeMarshall, Donnis, Party Supplies and much, much more – peep the entire tracklist after the jump!
Loosies will be available digitally from all retailers on 12/18, as well as on a limited edition cigarette-shaped USB drive direct from store.foolsgoldrecs.com and select stores. The package will also include a continuous DJ mix of all 22 songs from A-Trak and Nick Catchdubs. Read More
A-Trak has been all over this year: remixing the likes of Justice and Martin Solveig, collaborating in the studio with Juicy J and Foster The People, dropping singles with Dillon Francis and DJ Zinc, gracing the cover of Billboard and starring in a Grey Goose ad campaign, all while touring non-stop around the globe – from massive electronic music festivals Ultra and I Love Techno to the raucous, invite only Fool’s Gold House Party tour.
The man GQ calls “the most skillful DJ in the world” now closes out the year with Tuna Melt, a new, four song EP out December 4th. Each track is a collaboration with an eclectic choice of producers: Beatport chart-topper Tommy Trash, rookies of the year GTA, Swedish super-group Galantis and Fool’s Gold’s own Oliver, highlighting the musical diversity, irreverence and humor that we have grown to expect from Trizzy.
Savor the snippets below, and preorder Tuna Melt now on iTunes!
Fools Gold, Mad Decent and OWSLA have come together with Architecture for Humanity to help people in need. Help us rebuild one block and repair homes of first responders affected by Hurricane Sandy, full details for donations here!