UPDATE: CINEMETROPOLIS Advance Digital Download Out Now, Official Release Date June 14
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The official Cinemetropolis release date is June 14. But everyone who pledged to get the advance digital copy on our kickstarter campaign began receiving the download links on May 15. We’re overwhelmed by the initial feedback and appreciate all the contributions and critiques. If you pledged but have not yet received your link, or if you’re having problems with the download, please send us an email describing the issue.
We’re about to roll out the first wave of video projects beginning with a music video for Fou Lee and the Slick Watts short film premiere. More to come in the summertime, followed by a national tour in the Fall.
AND if you’re in Seattle June 17/18, hit up our record release party at Neumos (VIP party on June 15)!
If you got the album, let us and the world know what you think! We read it all.
May 17th, 2011 at 12:56 pm
Lyrically Geo is on point as always, progressing his message to the stage of his life that he is in. Sabzi (Sabzilla) has of coursed completely reinvented himself. You could almost hear this album coming if you picked up Made in Heights over christmas, but still he moves a little past that to deliver a new sound. Four years has been worth the wait. Great Album guys.- David Dalla Gasperina
May 17th, 2011 at 12:59 pm
What a great bday present, receiving this great album made my day Sunday. I love the album great music and hopefully turns people on to a few interesting people. I’m very proud and honored to have had the chance to have my name inside this album. Well played sir.
May 17th, 2011 at 1:02 pm
Blew me away guys. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but this far exceeds anything I could have imagined you guys putting out. It is straight fire right from the first song and it maintains that consistency all the way through. I have to say, definitely worth the long wait. Congratulations on the album
May 17th, 2011 at 5:02 pm
Incredible album, definitely the best you guys have done so far. “Yuri Kochiyama” is so so good, I’ve listened to it over 20 times already. I knew nothing about her until this song, which is shame on me and I’m half Japanese, my grandfather was in the camps.
Saba you’re a beat making beast, seriously filthy
Geo, thanks for the history lesson.
peace
May 18th, 2011 at 8:49 am
I love this album – the title track got me SO hyped – thanks for making my Sunday, keep it going!
May 18th, 2011 at 4:55 pm
Finally!! The album is great guys, always delivers a strong message over some outstanding beats. The progress and evolution of Blue Scholars has always kept me interested. Any chance at a release of the instrumental for this CD??? I’ll pay extra for those!
May 18th, 2011 at 10:36 pm
Thank you for this art. I’m all inspired to a) go do something creative and b) not be complacent and do more to move the swell. Been listening non-stop and still unpacking layers. Loving the global influence in the sonics and the verse – while at the same time reconnecting to the local.
May 20th, 2011 at 12:04 am
i heard a couple of songs on youtube and im really excited to hear more. also very interested in the music video/short films idea… can you guys mention some filmmakers you are working with? are they all local seattle?
May 25th, 2011 at 8:22 am
I am exceedingly pleased with the sound from this album, but more importantly the message is so ‘in your face.’ My favorite track currently is Yuri Kochiyama, I want to be like her when I grow up. It is important that we become more aware of what we can do as a people. I’m thankful and joyous to have been listening to the Blue Scholars since the first album.
I would also like more MADE IN HEIGHTS! HOLLA!
June 1st, 2011 at 1:29 pm
i got mad respect for you guys. loved the whole signed to the people thing. love your originalitly. love the messeges your music delivers. that being said, cinematropolis… i’m not really feeling it. i get how your trying to evolve as artists but i would have rather you guys stayed with that smooth bayani style instead of this new electronic sound on cinematropolis. bayani, that was my shit. that still is my shit. that whole album is classic. i’m sure a lot of people will love cinematropolis but its just not for me. i’d love to see a return to the old. bayani will forever be one of the greatest albums of all time to me. that style is just what i personally like.
sorry for the negative review but i still got love for you guys. you’ll always be one of my favorites.
June 2nd, 2011 at 8:07 pm
I purchased an advanced digital copy of the album but never received it
November 6th, 2011 at 10:40 am
yo guys! i have been following the scholars for years now and kick back to em constantly, this album is dope. I personally look for music with lyrical meaning, and this, this is some shit! Hussien and Tommy Chong are two of my fav’s off the new album. these songs hit home for me and like most of your tracks do. i love an support the scholars and always will. congrats on the new album fella’s this is a nice piece of work!