Art by Niv Bavarsky

FG’s near-decade of genre smashing good vibes can be directly traced back to the high spirits of label co-founder Nick Catchdubs. Hailed as “one of the US’s premiere party DJs” by FACT Magazine and a “Mr Do It All” by XXL, Nick has been pulling double duty as a nightclub and festival mainstay while helming Fool’s Gold with partner in crime A-Trak. Now Catchdini makes a bold leap forward as a producer with today’s release of his debut album, Smoke Machine.

Smoke Machine is a 34 minute blast of hyperkinetic beats and nitrous oxide raps. Alternate universe hip-hop superheroes riff on club hookups and pop culture WTFs: Liz Claiborne, Daria, spinning G-Unit chains, Jay-Z’s MoMa installation. “We blowing up spots like Bashir did to Jacko,” boasts Heems on “Full House,” and the man has a point. Smoke Machine detonates your expectations of a “DJ album,” propelled forward instead by Catchdubs’ own tweaked and explosive sense of fun. Get it now on iTunes or stream on Spotify!

1. Smoke Theme
2. Full House feat Troy Ave & Heems
3. Chromed Out feat Nasty Nigel, Prince SAMO & Cody B Ware
4. Tick Tick Bounce
5. Bizness feat IAMSU & Jay Ant
6. Drop feat ShowYouSuck
7. Hell Yeah
8. D.T.B.
9. Wuts That feat B.I.C.
10. Lose Control feat Roach Gigz
11. Heartbeat Jeep feat Go Dreamer & Mach Five
12. Run feat MNDR