Space Is The Place Records

Regional club music, as a rule, doesn't often permeate the mainstream. Baltimore in particular is a city chock full of talent that rarely graces radio airwaves aside from its own 92Q. Lately, the city's’ signature kicks, claps, and breaks have been shining all the way into mainstream - thanks, in part, to its newly crowned club queen, TT the Artist. TT has been a mainstay in the Space is the Place stable ever since our second release in 2014 with Normaling’s “Low Drop feat. Rye Rye & TT The Artist”. Now, after touring Europe, releasing her first vinyl record and collaborating with the likes of Herve, Switch, Sam Binga & Branko, the queen herself has partnered with Space is the Place Records to bring you Art Royalty Abstract, a collection of remixes of TT’s Art Royalty. Why remix tracks that are already club friendly, you ask? Well, every producer worth their weight in percussion samples has been bugging us for the opportunity to play with TT’s fiery vocals. So we tapped some of our favorites amongst them to create a unique collection of remixes flavored with some uncharacteristic techno and house beats here and there to offer you a brand new take on every one of the Art Royalty tracks. From LA’s Ana Sia to Chicago’s Jeremiah Meece to Paris’ Big Dope P to Belgium’s Jabo London’s Alfie Casanova, and SPLACE bosses Normaling and Astrolith, Abstract offers a global interpretation of Baltimore’s reigning Club Queen. Space is the Place is proud to present this collection of bumps, grinds, kicks, claps and fierce lyrical fire from TT the Artist and our squad of talented producers.

Regional club music, as a rule, doesn't often permeate the mainstream. Baltimore in particular is a city chock full of talent that rarely graces radio airwaves aside from its own 92Q. Lately, the city's’ signature kicks, claps, and breaks have been shining all the way into mainstream - thanks, in part, to its newly crowned club queen, TT the Artist. TT has been a mainstay in the Space is the Place stable ever since our second release in 2014 with Normaling’s “Low Drop feat. Rye Rye & TT The Artist”. Now, after touring Europe, releasing her first vinyl record and collaborating with the likes of Herve, Switch, Sam Binga & Branko, the queen herself has partnered with Space is the Place Records to bring you Art Royalty Abstract, a collection of remixes of TT’s Art Royalty. Why remix tracks that are already club friendly, you ask? Well, every producer worth their weight in percussion samples has been bugging us for the opportunity to play with TT’s fiery vocals. So we tapped some of our favorites amongst them to create a unique collection of remixes flavored with some uncharacteristic techno and house beats here and there to offer you a brand new take on every one of the Art Royalty tracks. From LA’s Ana Sia to Chicago’s Jeremiah Meece to Paris’ Big Dope P to Belgium’s Jabo London’s Alfie Casanova, and SPLACE bosses Normaling and Astrolith, Abstract offers a global interpretation of Baltimore’s reigning Club Queen. Space is the Place is proud to present this collection of bumps, grinds, kicks, claps and fierce lyrical fire from TT the Artist and our squad of talented producers.

Regional club music, as a rule, doesn't often permeate the mainstream. Baltimore in particular is a city chock full of talent that rarely graces radio airwaves aside from its own 92Q. Lately, the city's’ signature kicks, claps, and breaks have been shining all the way into mainstream - thanks, in part, to its newly crowned club queen, TT the Artist. TT has been a mainstay in the Space is the Place stable ever since our second release in 2014 with Normaling’s “Low Drop feat. Rye Rye & TT The Artist”. Now, after touring Europe, releasing her first vinyl record and collaborating with the likes of Herve, Switch, Sam Binga & Branko, the queen herself has partnered with Space is the Place Records to bring you Art Royalty Abstract, a collection of remixes of TT’s Art Royalty. Why remix tracks that are already club friendly, you ask? Well, every producer worth their weight in percussion samples has been bugging us for the opportunity to play with TT’s fiery vocals. So we tapped some of our favorites amongst them to create a unique collection of remixes flavored with some uncharacteristic techno and house beats here and there to offer you a brand new take on every one of the Art Royalty tracks. From LA’s Ana Sia to Chicago’s Jeremiah Meece to Paris’ Big Dope P to Belgium’s Jabo London’s Alfie Casanova, and SPLACE bosses Normaling and Astrolith, Abstract offers a global interpretation of Baltimore’s reigning Club Queen. Space is the Place is proud to present this collection of bumps, grinds, kicks, claps and fierce lyrical fire from TT the Artist and our squad of talented producers.

Release Date: February 19, 2016

Regional club music, as a rule, doesn't often permeate the mainstream. Baltimore in particular is a city chock full of talent that rarely graces radio airwaves aside from its own 92Q. Lately, the city's’ signature kicks, claps, and breaks have been shining all the way into mainstream - thanks, in part, to its newly crowned club queen, TT the Artist. TT has been a mainstay in the Space is the Place stable ever since our second release in 2014 with Normaling’s “Low Drop feat. Rye Rye & TT The Artist”. Now, after touring Europe, releasing her first vinyl record and collaborating with the likes of Herve, Switch, Sam Binga & Branko, the queen herself has partnered with Space is the Place Records to bring you Art Royalty Abstract, a collection of remixes of TT’s Art Royalty. Why remix tracks that are already club friendly, you ask? Well, every producer worth their weight in percussion samples has been bugging us for the opportunity to play with TT’s fiery vocals. So we tapped some of our favorites amongst them to create a unique collection of remixes flavored with some uncharacteristic techno and house beats here and there to offer you a brand new take on every one of the Art Royalty tracks. From LA’s Ana Sia to Chicago’s Jeremiah Meece to Paris’ Big Dope P to Belgium’s Jabo London’s Alfie Casanova, and SPLACE bosses Normaling and Astrolith, Abstract offers a global interpretation of Baltimore’s reigning Club Queen. Space is the Place is proud to present this collection of bumps, grinds, kicks, claps and fierce lyrical fire from TT the Artist and our squad of talented producers.

Normaling ft. @Rye Rye & @TT The Artist Low Drop Remixes 01. Low Drop (@Astrolith Remix) 02. Low Drop (@TonyQuattro 's Bailemore Remix) 03. Low Drop (Ellie Herring Remix) 04. Low Drop (@Banginclude & Comrade Remix) 05. Low Drop (@ThunderbirdJuicebox Remix) 06. Shade feat. DDm (@Jon-Kwest Remix) The Low Drop Remixes has been a long time coming. Unlike other remix compilations I've helped curate, this particular remix EP really curated itself. What was even more surprising is how well they each complimented one another. I mean let's face it - a remix compilation is usually the most disjointed release format that any record label can formally release. Maybe a Greatest Hits compilation is equally unglued, but at least with that type of compilation there are DIFFERENT songs. A remix compilation for a single is the SAME DAMN SONG over and over again. The fact that when listening sequentially, the Low Drop Remixes sounds cohesive is a testament to the talents of my SPLACE partners, Astrolith and Kate Boss, who helped me program this EP. If the original "Low Drop" was the end result of a collaborative effort of @Lemz, Rye Rye, TT the Artist and my personalities displayed over 4 minutes, the Remixes provide a similar reflection of the personalities of those who reworked “Low Drop”. Astrolith's opening remix perfectly encapsulates his style of cross-pollinating numerous electronic genres. His remix hits with a similar bellowing low end of the original, but Astrolith amplifies it with his signature guttural swing. Tony Quattro was really the first supporter of the original "Low Drop"', having played the instrumental before Rye Rye and TT the Artist ever hopped on. Like the equally prolific Thunderbird Juicebox, Quattro had remixed "Low Drop" twice before arriving at his haunting hybrid Balie Funk-meets-Baltimore Club version presented here. Equally eerie is Ellie Herring's ominously lush and anxiety-inducing reworking of “Low Drop”, which we first displayed publicly back in February. Banginclude was also an early supporter of the original "Low Drop" and, drunkenly in Brooklyn, explained to me that he had a vision of adding tropical percussion to balance the sub kicks. I'm not sure if he sobered up or if his and Comrade's remix is the fruit of that same intoxicated vision, but LAWD! Their remix illuminates Rye and TT's verses like a Caribbean sunrise. And I like where it's placed in this EP - it brings the tempo up just enough for Thunderbird Juicebox's third (and final. possibly) “Low Drop” remix. Finally, I wanted to add Jon Kwest's remix of our tune "Shade" with DDm to this collection because it is a perfect example of what I like to call Kwest's "RZA Club" style. Kwest's "Shade" kills when Lemz and I play it out. Cuts like 36 Chambers. For some of you, the Low Drop Remixes may still sound like the same song over and over again. But, for those like me, it'll sound like one long sonic story as told by 11 different artists. - @rar-kelly, October 2015

Normaling ft. @Rye Rye & @TT The Artist Low Drop Remixes 01. Low Drop (@Astrolith Remix) 02. Low Drop (@TonyQuattro 's Bailemore Remix) 03. Low Drop (Ellie Herring Remix) 04. Low Drop (@Banginclude & Comrade Remix) 05. Low Drop (@ThunderbirdJuicebox Remix) 06. Shade feat. DDm (@Jon-Kwest Remix) The Low Drop Remixes has been a long time coming. Unlike other remix compilations I've helped curate, this particular remix EP really curated itself. What was even more surprising is how well they each complimented one another. I mean let's face it - a remix compilation is usually the most disjointed release format that any record label can formally release. Maybe a Greatest Hits compilation is equally unglued, but at least with that type of compilation there are DIFFERENT songs. A remix compilation for a single is the SAME DAMN SONG over and over again. The fact that when listening sequentially, the Low Drop Remixes sounds cohesive is a testament to the talents of my SPLACE partners, Astrolith and Kate Boss, who helped me program this EP. If the original "Low Drop" was the end result of a collaborative effort of @Lemz, Rye Rye, TT the Artist and my personalities displayed over 4 minutes, the Remixes provide a similar reflection of the personalities of those who reworked “Low Drop”. Astrolith's opening remix perfectly encapsulates his style of cross-pollinating numerous electronic genres. His remix hits with a similar bellowing low end of the original, but Astrolith amplifies it with his signature guttural swing. Tony Quattro was really the first supporter of the original "Low Drop"', having played the instrumental before Rye Rye and TT the Artist ever hopped on. Like the equally prolific Thunderbird Juicebox, Quattro had remixed "Low Drop" twice before arriving at his haunting hybrid Balie Funk-meets-Baltimore Club version presented here. Equally eerie is Ellie Herring's ominously lush and anxiety-inducing reworking of “Low Drop”, which we first displayed publicly back in February. Banginclude was also an early supporter of the original "Low Drop" and, drunkenly in Brooklyn, explained to me that he had a vision of adding tropical percussion to balance the sub kicks. I'm not sure if he sobered up or if his and Comrade's remix is the fruit of that same intoxicated vision, but LAWD! Their remix illuminates Rye and TT's verses like a Caribbean sunrise. And I like where it's placed in this EP - it brings the tempo up just enough for Thunderbird Juicebox's third (and final. possibly) “Low Drop” remix. Finally, I wanted to add Jon Kwest's remix of our tune "Shade" with DDm to this collection because it is a perfect example of what I like to call Kwest's "RZA Club" style. Kwest's "Shade" kills when Lemz and I play it out. Cuts like 36 Chambers. For some of you, the Low Drop Remixes may still sound like the same song over and over again. But, for those like me, it'll sound like one long sonic story as told by 11 different artists. - @rar-kelly, October 2015

Normaling ft. @Rye Rye & @TT The Artist Low Drop Remixes 01. Low Drop (@Astrolith Remix) 02. Low Drop (@TonyQuattro 's Bailemore Remix) 03. Low Drop (Ellie Herring Remix) 04. Low Drop (@Banginclude & Comrade Remix) 05. Low Drop (@ThunderbirdJuicebox Remix) 06. Shade feat. DDm (@Jon-Kwest Remix) The Low Drop Remixes has been a long time coming. Unlike other remix compilations I've helped curate, this particular remix EP really curated itself. What was even more surprising is how well they each complimented one another. I mean let's face it - a remix compilation is usually the most disjointed release format that any record label can formally release. Maybe a Greatest Hits compilation is equally unglued, but at least with that type of compilation there are DIFFERENT songs. A remix compilation for a single is the SAME DAMN SONG over and over again. The fact that when listening sequentially, the Low Drop Remixes sounds cohesive is a testament to the talents of my SPLACE partners, Astrolith and Kate Boss, who helped me program this EP. If the original "Low Drop" was the end result of a collaborative effort of @Lemz, Rye Rye, TT the Artist and my personalities displayed over 4 minutes, the Remixes provide a similar reflection of the personalities of those who reworked “Low Drop”. Astrolith's opening remix perfectly encapsulates his style of cross-pollinating numerous electronic genres. His remix hits with a similar bellowing low end of the original, but Astrolith amplifies it with his signature guttural swing. Tony Quattro was really the first supporter of the original "Low Drop"', having played the instrumental before Rye Rye and TT the Artist ever hopped on. Like the equally prolific Thunderbird Juicebox, Quattro had remixed "Low Drop" twice before arriving at his haunting hybrid Balie Funk-meets-Baltimore Club version presented here. Equally eerie is Ellie Herring's ominously lush and anxiety-inducing reworking of “Low Drop”, which we first displayed publicly back in February. Banginclude was also an early supporter of the original "Low Drop" and, drunkenly in Brooklyn, explained to me that he had a vision of adding tropical percussion to balance the sub kicks. I'm not sure if he sobered up or if his and Comrade's remix is the fruit of that same intoxicated vision, but LAWD! Their remix illuminates Rye and TT's verses like a Caribbean sunrise. And I like where it's placed in this EP - it brings the tempo up just enough for Thunderbird Juicebox's third (and final. possibly) “Low Drop” remix. Finally, I wanted to add Jon Kwest's remix of our tune "Shade" with DDm to this collection because it is a perfect example of what I like to call Kwest's "RZA Club" style. Kwest's "Shade" kills when Lemz and I play it out. Cuts like 36 Chambers. For some of you, the Low Drop Remixes may still sound like the same song over and over again. But, for those like me, it'll sound like one long sonic story as told by 11 different artists. - @rar-kelly, October 2015

Normaling ft. @Rye Rye & @TT The Artist Low Drop Remixes 01. Low Drop (@Astrolith Remix) 02. Low Drop (@TonyQuattro 's Bailemore Remix) 03. Low Drop (Ellie Herring Remix) 04. Low Drop (@Banginclude & Comrade Remix) 05. Low Drop (@ThunderbirdJuicebox Remix) 06. Shade feat. DDm (@Jon-Kwest Remix) The Low Drop Remixes has been a long time coming. Unlike other remix compilations I've helped curate, this particular remix EP really curated itself. What was even more surprising is how well they each complimented one another. I mean let's face it - a remix compilation is usually the most disjointed release format that any record label can formally release. Maybe a Greatest Hits compilation is equally unglued, but at least with that type of compilation there are DIFFERENT songs. A remix compilation for a single is the SAME DAMN SONG over and over again. The fact that when listening sequentially, the Low Drop Remixes sounds cohesive is a testament to the talents of my SPLACE partners, Astrolith and Kate Boss, who helped me program this EP. If the original "Low Drop" was the end result of a collaborative effort of @Lemz, Rye Rye, TT the Artist and my personalities displayed over 4 minutes, the Remixes provide a similar reflection of the personalities of those who reworked “Low Drop”. Astrolith's opening remix perfectly encapsulates his style of cross-pollinating numerous electronic genres. His remix hits with a similar bellowing low end of the original, but Astrolith amplifies it with his signature guttural swing. Tony Quattro was really the first supporter of the original "Low Drop"', having played the instrumental before Rye Rye and TT the Artist ever hopped on. Like the equally prolific Thunderbird Juicebox, Quattro had remixed "Low Drop" twice before arriving at his haunting hybrid Balie Funk-meets-Baltimore Club version presented here. Equally eerie is Ellie Herring's ominously lush and anxiety-inducing reworking of “Low Drop”, which we first displayed publicly back in February. Banginclude was also an early supporter of the original "Low Drop" and, drunkenly in Brooklyn, explained to me that he had a vision of adding tropical percussion to balance the sub kicks. I'm not sure if he sobered up or if his and Comrade's remix is the fruit of that same intoxicated vision, but LAWD! Their remix illuminates Rye and TT's verses like a Caribbean sunrise. And I like where it's placed in this EP - it brings the tempo up just enough for Thunderbird Juicebox's third (and final. possibly) “Low Drop” remix. Finally, I wanted to add Jon Kwest's remix of our tune "Shade" with DDm to this collection because it is a perfect example of what I like to call Kwest's "RZA Club" style. Kwest's "Shade" kills when Lemz and I play it out. Cuts like 36 Chambers. For some of you, the Low Drop Remixes may still sound like the same song over and over again. But, for those like me, it'll sound like one long sonic story as told by 11 different artists. - @rar-kelly, October 2015

Normaling ft. @Rye Rye & @TT The Artist Low Drop Remixes 01. Low Drop (@Astrolith Remix) 02. Low Drop (@TonyQuattro 's Bailemore Remix) 03. Low Drop (Ellie Herring Remix) 04. Low Drop (@Banginclude & Comrade Remix) 05. Low Drop (@ThunderbirdJuicebox Remix) 06. Shade feat. DDm (@Jon-Kwest Remix) The Low Drop Remixes has been a long time coming. Unlike other remix compilations I've helped curate, this particular remix EP really curated itself. What was even more surprising is how well they each complimented one another. I mean let's face it - a remix compilation is usually the most disjointed release format that any record label can formally release. Maybe a Greatest Hits compilation is equally unglued, but at least with that type of compilation there are DIFFERENT songs. A remix compilation for a single is the SAME DAMN SONG over and over again. The fact that when listening sequentially, the Low Drop Remixes sounds cohesive is a testament to the talents of my SPLACE partners, Astrolith and Kate Boss, who helped me program this EP. If the original "Low Drop" was the end result of a collaborative effort of @Lemz, Rye Rye, TT the Artist and my personalities displayed over 4 minutes, the Remixes provide a similar reflection of the personalities of those who reworked “Low Drop”. Astrolith's opening remix perfectly encapsulates his style of cross-pollinating numerous electronic genres. His remix hits with a similar bellowing low end of the original, but Astrolith amplifies it with his signature guttural swing. Tony Quattro was really the first supporter of the original "Low Drop"', having played the instrumental before Rye Rye and TT the Artist ever hopped on. Like the equally prolific Thunderbird Juicebox, Quattro had remixed "Low Drop" twice before arriving at his haunting hybrid Balie Funk-meets-Baltimore Club version presented here. Equally eerie is Ellie Herring's ominously lush and anxiety-inducing reworking of “Low Drop”, which we first displayed publicly back in February. Banginclude was also an early supporter of the original "Low Drop" and, drunkenly in Brooklyn, explained to me that he had a vision of adding tropical percussion to balance the sub kicks. I'm not sure if he sobered up or if his and Comrade's remix is the fruit of that same intoxicated vision, but LAWD! Their remix illuminates Rye and TT's verses like a Caribbean sunrise. And I like where it's placed in this EP - it brings the tempo up just enough for Thunderbird Juicebox's third (and final. possibly) “Low Drop” remix. Finally, I wanted to add Jon Kwest's remix of our tune "Shade" with DDm to this collection because it is a perfect example of what I like to call Kwest's "RZA Club" style. Kwest's "Shade" kills when Lemz and I play it out. Cuts like 36 Chambers. For some of you, the Low Drop Remixes may still sound like the same song over and over again. But, for those like me, it'll sound like one long sonic story as told by 11 different artists. - @rar-kelly, October 2015

Normaling ft. @Rye Rye & @TT The Artist Low Drop Remixes 01. Low Drop (@Astrolith Remix) 02. Low Drop (@TonyQuattro 's Bailemore Remix) 03. Low Drop (Ellie Herring Remix) 04. Low Drop (@Banginclude & Comrade Remix) 05. Low Drop (@ThunderbirdJuicebox Remix) 06. Shade feat. DDm (@Jon-Kwest Remix) The Low Drop Remixes has been a long time coming. Unlike other remix compilations I've helped curate, this particular remix EP really curated itself. What was even more surprising is how well they each complimented one another. I mean let's face it - a remix compilation is usually the most disjointed release format that any record label can formally release. Maybe a Greatest Hits compilation is equally unglued, but at least with that type of compilation there are DIFFERENT songs. A remix compilation for a single is the SAME DAMN SONG over and over again. The fact that when listening sequentially, the Low Drop Remixes sounds cohesive is a testament to the talents of my SPLACE partners, Astrolith and Kate Boss, who helped me program this EP. If the original "Low Drop" was the end result of a collaborative effort of @Lemz, Rye Rye, TT the Artist and my personalities displayed over 4 minutes, the Remixes provide a similar reflection of the personalities of those who reworked “Low Drop”. Astrolith's opening remix perfectly encapsulates his style of cross-pollinating numerous electronic genres. His remix hits with a similar bellowing low end of the original, but Astrolith amplifies it with his signature guttural swing. Tony Quattro was really the first supporter of the original "Low Drop"', having played the instrumental before Rye Rye and TT the Artist ever hopped on. Like the equally prolific Thunderbird Juicebox, Quattro had remixed "Low Drop" twice before arriving at his haunting hybrid Balie Funk-meets-Baltimore Club version presented here. Equally eerie is Ellie Herring's ominously lush and anxiety-inducing reworking of “Low Drop”, which we first displayed publicly back in February. Banginclude was also an early supporter of the original "Low Drop" and, drunkenly in Brooklyn, explained to me that he had a vision of adding tropical percussion to balance the sub kicks. I'm not sure if he sobered up or if his and Comrade's remix is the fruit of that same intoxicated vision, but LAWD! Their remix illuminates Rye and TT's verses like a Caribbean sunrise. And I like where it's placed in this EP - it brings the tempo up just enough for Thunderbird Juicebox's third (and final. possibly) “Low Drop” remix. Finally, I wanted to add Jon Kwest's remix of our tune "Shade" with DDm to this collection because it is a perfect example of what I like to call Kwest's "RZA Club" style. Kwest's "Shade" kills when Lemz and I play it out. Cuts like 36 Chambers. For some of you, the Low Drop Remixes may still sound like the same song over and over again. But, for those like me, it'll sound like one long sonic story as told by 11 different artists. - @rar-kelly, October 2015