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This is Surreal’s excellent latest album Pardon My Dust, released October 14th, 2008. Be sure to support the artist and pick up your own copy here.

In the year 2006, Surreal released two records within three months of each other. One with long time friend DJ Balance titled, “Future Classic”, released on the Hip Hop is Music label, owned and operated by Braille of Lightheaded. Future Classic spent five weeks at the number one spot on the College Music Journal Hip Hop charts. The other record was with a group Surreal had been a long time fan of, The Sound Providers. The True Indeed album was a landmark for Surreal. “Finding out the SP’s wanted to do a whole record with me was a day I won’t soon forget.” The Sound Providers have been around since 1998 and have a stellar track record. They are very particular with who they work with. “Surreal’s a natural, we’re cut from the same cloth. He makes it look so easy. In my opinion he’s one of the better songwriters of his generation,” says Soulo from the Sound Providers. “True Indeed” is one of those records that will age like fine wine.

In May of 2007, Jeremy began a career in film making. He and his family now live in Los Angeles, where he directs music videos, films, and specializes in motion graphics. “Pardon my Dust” is Surreal’s fifth studio album. Japanese label, Subcontact will release this Japan exclusive at the end of 2008. “Pardon my Dust is a record I’m really excited about. I was in school for a year and didn’t really have the time to make a new album, but now I do and can’t wait to release it.” The record will feature production by Ohmega Watts, Dirty Hairy, Dela, and many others.

WHAT’S NEXT?

In the near future Surreal has three records set to drop. Another with the Sound Providers, another on Hip Is Music, and a collaboration with Los Angeles producer Dert and Norwegian songstress Carolyn Furoyen. It’s been a long road for Surreal, he’s rocked the stage with some of his heroes, recorded with some of his favorite artists, traveled to over 30 countries, and released five records
“With this thing we call Art, I’ve learned a valuable lesson. We don’t actually create anything, we’re just uncovering what was already there. I guess what I’m good at is dusting off the sounds and things we’ve let get buried in time, so if we shake hands or bump elbows, pardon my dust.”

Tracklist:

1.Intro
2.Mama Don’t Cry
3.God Speed
4.The Surface
5.Downtown Trodden
6.Time Is Of The Essence
7.Stay The Same
8.First Chapter
9.Rainy Eve
10.The Recipe
11.Pops Lullaby
12.Mama Don’t Cry (Five Quartz Remix)
13.Far Away
14.Pursuit

My favorite track is difficult to choose but I’d probably say #14, Pursuit.

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