[UPDATE] Think Different T-shirts & The Garden on Vinyl

Peace World,

I hope this message finds you and yours well in these trying times. Just wanted give you all heads up of two things:

1. Think Different Tees are now available on Bandcamp
2. The Garden vinyl is now available at HHV.de and Vinyl-Digital.com

Both are in very limited supply on Bandcamp so act fast. Plus, there are some alternative T-shirt/gear options available here iamsubstantial.com/gear

Thanks for the continued support. I'll see you soon but talk to you sooner.

PEACE,
Sub/Stan

[MUSIC] Substantial - To This Union A Sun Was Born - Executive Producer: Nujabes (Full Album) 2001 #TBT

Peace World. Substantial's debut album, To This Union A Sun Was Born, featuring production from the late great Nujabes, and Monorisick, now known as DJ Deckstream now available on Youtube for your streaming pleasure. This deluxe edition features 3 bonus tracks, including the DJ Kiyo remix and Live Version of If I Was Your Mic, and a never heard before remix of Ain't No Happy Endings by Nujabes.

A few FUN FACTS:

• This album turned 13 this past Sunday 10/19/2014

• There were an album's worth of additional songs recorded and later cut from this album. Most of which were produced by Nujabes.

• After this album dropped, I met a fan in Boston that thought there were 3 dudes named Substantial. 1 from Brooklyn (where I lived at the time), 1 from Maryland (where I'm from) & 1 from Japan (where I recorded the album). Sorry bro, same guy. :)

• If I Was Your Mic* & Remembering Dave were written when I was 17. 
  *IIWYM was a concept my friend and former rhyme parter J. Cash came up with when we were in high school. That's why I shout him out in the beginning.

Listen. Enjoy. Share.

Happy Throwback Thursday.
Sub/Stan

[MUSIC] Substantial 'Ain't No Happy Endings' (Nujabes Remix) - #TBT

Produced by Nujabes | Written by Substantial Lyrics HOOK Ain’t no happy endings, ‘cause nothing really ends When this life is over, another begins And that’s the way it works in the circle of life Balancing these good days in these times of strife. Ain’t no happy endings, ‘cause nothing really ends When this life is over, another begins And that’s the way it works in the circle of life Balancing these good days in these times of strife. VERSE 1 I’m just trying to make it Life’s precious for granted I’ll never take it Every breath I breathe to me is sacred Back when I was young, my only love was football and my mama Learn to use curse words before I ever used a comma Little bad ass All I liked in school was gym and art class Life’s changin’, I was age ten when my pop past His love for cancer sticks and alcohol prove to be tragic My fam’s seen it all we became immune to havoc My lyrics is satisfaction to those who use to be addicts Soothin’ the beast in all those who use to be savage I advocate the acronym F.U.B.U. speak to As if my tongue was tatooed with the word uhuru Using my freestyle to emancipate mind states Fuck 21, I’d like to live see 9 – 8 But this world’s got me going bananas like a primate People you thought you knew full of surprises like a blind date And I hate, Cash flashing niggas with a passion More to life than dollars and rockin’ the latest fashion Seems like we either wanna play ball or be assassins While children go to bed to lullabies of guns blastin’ No matter the weather I’m striving to make it better But my motto is a contradiction “Never say never!” I will not I remain poetic like Gil Scott So stand up, get up My people keep your head up! BRIDGE And live everyday like it’s your last ‘Cause life only get harder as time goes past And yo, the sun might not come out tomorrow Don’t let your life end in sorrow. That’s why you live everyday like it’s your last ‘Cause life only get harder as time goes past And yo, the sun might not come out tomorrow Don’t let your life end in sorrow. HOOK VERSE 2 I try to live day by day without a fear or a worry It’s no time to I make moves in a hurry Use to be so clear now my vision’s getting blurry Streets is hotter than Tabasco sauce on chicken curry Bullets fly from guns with no target in particular Fatally hiitin’ ya Leavin’ bodies perpendicular To those still existin’ Silencers hissin’ Piercin’ the darkness Bringin’ forth another carcus Total bedlam, swear these streets is infested Filled with the many horrors that the devil manifested Children molested Nuclear weapons being tested Somehow I avoided being shot and arrested Brothers tried to bring it to me Sends slugs through me Almost was bodied thrice back when I was just a juvy Hard to deal thought about putting one in my own temple Permanent scars on my physical and my mental Sometimes I’m glad my niece is no longer around to see this Not a trace of unity society’s in peices Liquor splattered on concrete to mourn those that we miss Watch day and night, controlled by unseen leashes Watch day and night, controlled by unseen leashes Watch day and night, controlled by unseen leashes Yo, but no matter what… You know something? This is what you gotta do…

Some Throwback Thursday awesomeness for you. I'm sure a lot of you guys remember the original version of this track which is, in case you didn't know, my favorite track on my 1st album, To This Union A Sun Was Born. When Nujabes first sent me the original, I fell in love with the beat instantly. FUN FACT: The idea for the title and hook were inspired by a scene in the movie The Last Unicorn. 

Anyway, months after the album dropped, this month, 13 years ago, Jun sent me this remix. Still love it (nearly as much as the original). 

Listen. Enjoy. Share. 

Peace.
Sub/Stan

“There are no happy endings because nothing ends.”

— Schmendrick

[PLAYLIST] Substantial's Top 10 Favorite J Dilla & Tracks

Peace World. In honor of my all-time favorite producer, J Dilla & my former producer/collaborator, Nujabes, I’m celebrating their legacy with a list of MY FAVORITE songs by each of them. Enjoy and comment with your favorites.

Peace World. In honor of my all-time favorite producer (J Dilla) & my former producer/collaborator (Nujabes), I’m celebrating their legacy with a list of MY FAVORITE songs by each of them. Enjoy and comment with your favorites. The Pharcyde - ‘Runnin’ [Prod. J Dilla] Nujabes - ‘Ordinary Joe’ ft. Terry Callier J-Dilla - ‘Think Twice’ ft. Dwele Nujabes - ‘World Without Words’ Jack McDuff - ‘Oblighetto (Remix)’ [Prod. J Dilla] Nujabes - ‘Horizons’ Common - ‘It’s Your World’ [Prod. J Dilla] Nujabes - ‘Next View’ ft. Uyama Hiroto [REPLACED] Bilal – ‘Reminisce’ ft. Mos Def & Common [Prod. J Dilla] w/ Body Movin (My next favorite track w/ J Dilla) Nujabes – ‘World’s End Rhapsody’ From my twitter account earlier today… "Happy Born Day to the late greats, J Dilla & Nujabes. Thanks for the music, memories and inspiration." Stay in Peace. Sub/Stan

The Pharcyde - ‘Runnin’ [Prod. J Dilla]
Nujabes - ‘Ordinary Joe’ ft. Terry Callier
J-Dilla - ‘Think Twice’ ft. Dwele
Nujabes - ‘World Without Words’
Jack McDuff - ‘Oblighetto (Remix)’ [Prod. J Dilla] 
Nujabes - ‘Horizons’
Common - ‘It’s Your World’ [Prod. J Dilla]
Nujabes - ‘Next View’ ft. Uyama Hiroto
[REPLACED] Bilal – ‘Reminisce’ ft. Mos Def & Common [Prod. J Dilla] w/ Body Movin (My next favorite track w/ J Dilla)
Nujabes – ‘World’s End Rhapsody’

From my twitter account earlier today…
"Happy Born Day to the late greats, J Dilla & Nujabes. Thanks for the music, memories and inspiration."

Stay in Peace.
Sub/Stan