DJ Muggs releases new album Dies Occidendum + shares documentary

SACRED BONES SHARES NEW DJ MUGGS DOCUMENTARY

PAST IS PROLOGUE CHRONICLES THE CRAFT AND SAGA OF THE LEGENDARY HIP HOP PRODUCER

LISTEN TO MUGGS’ NEW SOLO RECORD DIES OCCIDENDUM NOW

LISTEN: Dies Occidendum sacredbonesrecords.com

“shows off his undying devotion to innovative hip hop production” Brooklyn Vegan

“a characteristically ghoulish single” Okayplayer

“one of the most important sonic architects in rap history” Stereogum

Today, DJ Muggs releases his solo album Dies Occidendum via Sacred Bones. Accompanying the release, the label is premiering Past Is Prologue, a documentary celebrating the craft and saga of the legendary hip hop producer. Assembled by frequent David Lynch collaborator Dean Hurley, the piece brings together footage from Muggs’ career, tracing the origins of his unique sound, “Black Goat” moniker, and his boundless creative momentum.

“The renaissance that Muggs is experiencing right now is directly related to his ethos of always pushing forward…Muggs is not someone who rests a second on past laurels, and it’s fascinating to me how his story is unfolding and expanding.” Hurley notes.

Known and revered as the sonic mastermind behind both Cypress Hill and his own Soul Assassins imprint, DJ Muggs has pioneered and shaped influence across three-and-a-half decades of hip hop. Pitchfork recently called Muggs “the go-to producer for glowering, throwback East Coast street rap,” as his contemporary work maintains a purity of roots, while continuing to host rap’s most fresh and elite names.

The all-instrumental Dies Occidendum, a solo endeavor from Muggs, was conceived as the soundtrack to an as-yet unreleased film. The album’s previously released singles “Nigrum Mortem,” meaning “Black Death” and “The Chosen One,” showcase Muggs’ unique ability to cast psych rock and trap elements into the molten prowess of his own signature sonic menace. Listen to Dies Occidendum in full today and watch Past is Prologue above.

DJ Muggs the Black Goat

Dies Occidendum

Sacred Bones

March 12, 2021

1. Incantation

2. The Chosen One

3. Nigrum Mortem

4. Liber Null 777

5. Alphabet of Desire

6. Subconcious

7. Veni Vidi Amavi

8. Anointed

9. Anicca

10. Transmogrification

About DJ Muggs:

One of the key architects of ’90s hip hop, DJ Muggs helped craft a singular sound that blended darker sensibilities of psychedelic rock and hip-hop in a unique way that influenced many in its wake. As the primary producer of legendary rap group Cypress Hill, Muggs’ productions and sonic sensibilities are unmistakable and deeply revered by the truest of heads. Muggs’ own MC round-robin imprint, Soul Assassins has been home to countless productions, laying sonic drop cloths for everyone from Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Chuck D, GZA, Mobb Deep to MF Doom, Freddie Gibbs, Roc Marciano, and Mach-Hommy.

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