Jam Baxter - Fetch The Poison (Limited Edition 12" Transparent Poison Green Double Gatefold Vinyl)
Product: Limited Edition 12" Transparent Poison Green Double Gatefold Vinyl
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Description:
Alt-rap dissident Jam Baxter returns with his newest solo venture, Fetch the Poison. Conceived during a state-wide alcohol ban in Mexico, the album is Baxter’s first to be written in complete sobriety — though his hallucinatory storytelling and cast of monstrous characters make a welcome return.
Lyrics on Fetch the Poison meld Baxter’s Latin American experiences with visions of a grisly alternate dimension: sun, sea and glittering vistas are corrupted by hollow-eyed addicts, crooked bartenders and duplicitous lovers. Alongside razor-sharp bars, Baxter includes spoken-word passages echoing the prose of his sold-out book Off-Piste. The album also features Blah Records' Nah Eeto and Black Josh, plus DJ Sammy B-Side and Jehst, alongside Brazil’s NOG, Black Alien and Xamã.
Baxter reunites with long-time collaborator Chemo — now under the moniker Forest DLG — for much of the production, with additional contributions from Jack Danz, Dr Zygote, Wundrop (CMPMD) and Midlands electronic stalwart Lenkemz. Despite the diverse lineup, the tracks are tied together by icy, spaced-out electronics, tape-warped textures and chest-rattling bass.
Baxter began writing the album in San Cristobal De Las Casas, Chiapas, just as the world went into lockdown. “All the streets were eerily empty and it was amazing. I had the city to myself,” he says. “Then suddenly there was a state-wide alcohol ban and I could no longer casually sip tequila as I went about my business. I didn’t really have a choice but to write.”
Fetch the Poison is Baxter’s seventh solo album, available now.
Track List:
Side A:
A1. Bright And Shiny Things — Produced by Forest DLG
A2. Ulidhani Minajali Manze feat. Nah Eeto — Produced by Forest DLG
A3. Blink Twice For Yes — Produced by Jack Danz
A4. Mama Cuishe — Produced by Doctor Zygote
Side B:
B1. Cherry Red Paint Job — Produced by Forest DLG
B2. Go On — Produced by Jack Danz
B3. Every Pool Of Stagnant Water — Produced by Forest DLG
B4. Stand Back Little Timmy — Produced by Wundrop
Side C:
C1. All Sprawled Out In The City — Produced by Forest DLG
C2. Flickers On The Fourth Floor — Produced by Jack Danz
C3. The Infamous Gatwick Meltdown Of 2016 — Produced by Lenkemz
C4. I Belong Elsewhere — Produced by Doctor Zygote
Side D:
D1. Sundown Sundown feat. Black Josh, NOG, Jehst, Black Alien & Xamã — Produced by GhostTown
D2. Fetch The Poison — Produced by Forest DLG
D3. Blood Red Cheese Wire — Produced by Forest DLG
Credits:
Written and performed by Jam Baxter and friends
Artwork by Heather Nevay
Mixed and mastered by Forest DLG
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