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Unreleased Track 'Immortality' + Kickstarter Update

New Unreleased Music
SUBSTANTIAL - IMMORTALITY

With less than a week left for the #SubOnWax Kickstarter Campaign, I've decided to make this once "SUBporter Exclusive" song available to everyone for supporting the campaign. This is one of several unreleased tracks from 2008's Sacrifice and because I am a man of my word, I will still gift everyone who backs the campaign another previously unreleased track from Sacrifice. 

ABOUT IMMORTALITY
I finished this song back in the Spring of 2006 and it was originally suppose to be the last track on my sophomore album, Sacrifice. Unfortunately, I lost contact with the producers (The Deffenders) when it was time to finalize and release the album a year or so later and it's remained in the vault ever since. Back in 2011, I got the song remixed by M-Phazes, but when he sent the beat, I loved it, but felt like it didn't work as well as the original track. So instead, I used the remix beat for Grateful on my third album Home Is Where The Art Is, which is why the song themes are similar. 

11 years later, this is hands down one of my favorite songs I've ever recorded. Now it's yours! By the way, it should be available on Spotify, iTunes, Amazon, Tidal and everywhere else by the weekend but you can download it right now exclusively on Bandcamp.

KICKSTARTER UPDATE: As of 12AM (EST) last night, we are 86% backed with 6 days left! We're almost there!

Click the image above to pledge today.

Click the image above to pledge today.

Lastly, I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Crowdfunding Cast to talk about my new Kickstarter Campaign. Listen by clicking below.

That's all for now. I'll see you soon but talk to you sooner. - Substantial

[KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN] Substantial's 1st & 2nd Album Limited Edition Vinyl →

KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN TO PRESS SUBSTANTIAL'S 1ST & 2ND ALBUM
LIMITED EDITION VINYL

My debut and sophomore LPs are requested on vinyl more than any of my other solo releases. To This Union A Sun Was Born is overdue for a repressing and Sacrifice, which celebrates it's 10 year anniversary in January 2018, has never been pressed on vinyl. This thirty day campaign, which began yesterday during #SubstantialSundays, is my effort to raise $10,000 to make both records available and easily accessible to diehard SUBporters and vinyl lovers around the world.

I've created some really awesome rewards for you all. Check them out and help me spread the word! Please use the hashtag #SubOnWax when sharing the link! Thanks!

Substantial - The Sub Way [Video]

SUBSTANTIAL
"THE SUB WAY"
FEATURING PRECIOUS JOUBERT | PRODUCED BY MARCUS D
MUSIC VIDEO

DIRECTED BY SUBSTANTIAL & CAMCAMTV

OFF THE RECENTLY RELEASED LP,
THE PAST IS ALWAYS PRESENT IN THE FUTURE,
AVAILABLE NOW ON MP3, COMPACT DISC, & CASSETTE

Substantial & Marcus D's hit single, The Sub Way, was such a success last year as it reached #1 on college radio while also being featured in Mid Atlantic Ford's fall promotions and UBER's Summer Series promotion.  Teaming up with CamCamTV, Substantial hit the subways of New York and the DMV Metro to shoot the video this single deserves. 

The Sub Way can be found on Substantial's latest album, The Past Is Always Present In The Future which is available now on CD and cassette, and via all digital retailers.

 WATCH VIDEO


iTUNES | BANDCAMP | SPOTIFY | GOOGLE | AMAZON
 

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Now booking for Europe: Spring 2017 with Marcus D + erik and West Coast (US): Summer 2017 with Marcus D + Greenspan. Contact Tony Caferro (tone@dtr45.com) to book now.

THE PAST IS ALWAYS PRESENT IN THE FUTURE

Intimate and laid back, this newly released contemporary hip-hop gem features visceral beats and cunning lyrics that enlighten and inspire. New songs and new arrangements of earlier songs from his recent EPs, taking listeners on a journey through the past, present and future. The Past Is Always Present In The Future cements Substantial's musical legacy as one of Maryland's proudest and most prolific sons. 

TPIAPITF includes production from DC producer, Oddisee, Seattle producer and 1/2 of Bop Alloy, Marcus D, Mello Music Group producer, Gensu Dean, label mates The Other Guys & JSOUL, Algorythm of The Stuyvesants and Good Compny Drummer, Jon Laine. Substantial's fourth solo album also features guest appearances by QN5 Music's Tonedeff, fellow Nujabes collaborators Cise Starr of CYNE and Uyama Hiroto, GRAMMY nominated singer/songwriter Wayna and more.  

 

Substantial's The Past Is Always Present In The Future Now Available on Cassette

SUBSTANTIAL
THE PAST IS ALWAYS PRESENT IN THE FUTURE
CASSETTES NOW SHIPPING!

ALSO AVAILABLE ON
MP3 AND COMPACT DISC
VINYL COMING SOON

It's only been a week since Substantial released his fourth solo album, The Past Is Always Present In The Future, yet the album has received so much praise from fans and media outlets alike. It's currently the #1 best selling Rap album on Bandcamp.

"Substantial strings a conceptual string through the past, present and future on his new effort titled “The Past Is Always Present In The Future”. As per usual, substantial delivers yet another emotionally powerful body of work, mixing his life experiences, current events and much more with that oomph that makes his style unique." - TheWordIsBond.com

"Substantial has gifted listeners many insights into his artistry and personal experiences for over a decade, and with this release it's breathtaking to hear just how far he has come. Substantial seems to effortlessly supply introspective and powerful lyrics over smooth, soulful, and mesmerizing production." - knowar, fan

"A beautiful, thoughtful, and powerful work of art crafted to impact you with skillful lyrics, amazing features, exceptional beats and stunning production. Substantial marvelously connects the message that your past, present and future are all closely tied and is always with you." - Calvin Williams, fan

Bandcamp also featured the album on their front page along with an indepth interview with Substantial. You can read that here.

Today we announce the release of Substantial's new album on cassette tape. It's the very first album Substantial has released on cassette... and it's limited to only 100 copies. So get your copy of #TheGoldenTape before they run out!  The Past Is Always Present In The Future is also available on Compact Disc and as a mp3 download. The album is currently being pressed on vinyl; release date to be announced soon!

CASSETTE | COMPACT DISC

iTUNES | BANDCAMP | SPOTIFY | GOOGLE | AMAZON

READ BANDCAMP ARTICLE / INTERVIEW 

Catch Substantial LIVE with Precious Joubert & DJ Jav,  January 28th in North Brentwood, Maryland at The Prince George's African American Museum & Cultural Center. This event is an album release party in P.G. County where Substantial was raised and is also a fundraiser for the museum. The $20 admission covers a $10 donation to the museum and a copy of the new album, The Past Is Always Present In The Future. | Tickets Available Now 

If you're in Baltimore, MD, you can catch Substantial at The Wind Up Space on January 31st for the Baltimore Album Release Party featuring HiPNOTT Records labelmates, Greenspan & Jsoul. | Tickets Available Now 

ABOUT THE ALBUM:

Intimate and laid back, this newly released contemporary hip-hop gem features visceral beats and cunning lyrics that enlighten and inspire. New songs and new arrangements of earlier songs from his recent EPs, taking listeners on a journey through the past, present and future. The Past Is Always Present In The Future cements Substantial's musical legacy as one of Maryland's proudest and most prolific sons. 

TPIAPITF includes production from DC producer, Oddisee, Seattle producer and 1/2 of Bop Alloy, Marcus D, Mello Music Group producer, Gensu Dean, label mates The Other Guys & JSOUL, Algorythm of The Stuyvesants and Good Compny Drummer, Jon Laine. Substantial's fourth solo album also features guest appearances by QN5 Music's Tonedeff, fellow Nujabes collaborators Cise Starr of CYNE and Uyama Hiroto, GRAMMY nominated singer/songwriter Wayna and more.