J Rawls & company are back at it with the third installment of their Liquid Crystal Project releases, due out April 10th. And with that, here goes the first preview.

Like previous Liquid Crystal albums, LCP3 explores sounds, beats, & rhythms with jazz instrumentation alongside an undeniable Hip-Hop influence. Tributes to De La Soul & A Tribe Called Quest highlight the seamless genre-hopping, which mixes elements of Jazz, Hip-Hop, Soul, Funk, & even Downtempo. “This time we expanded our sound using more musical interpretation & more vibrant sounds,” explains Rawls. With all four members back, plus a special appearance by onetime George Duke & Ramsey Lewis trumpeter Pharez Whitted, The Liquid Crystal Project 3 is a smooth-like-butter musical experience that defies classification. As Rawls puts it: “It’s just satisfactory music.”

DOWNLOAD: The Liquid Crystal Project – Ghetto

After the Swagu-dripped leak yesterday, Woody hits us off with his latest instrumental project. Tracklist/download link after the jump.

DOWNLOAD: Woody – Lemons (Instrumental Album) | Mediafire

Something new from the Dallas-duo that will end up living on Austin DJ/producer Nick Nack’s upcoming album, State Machine.

“What’s absorbing approximately this song,” notes Slim Gravy, “was that I had written my verse & the hook without even telling Paris the concept, & his verse ended up matching perfectly.” And that concept, according to Paris, is, “the weight of petty issues & people, & how they can shape your perspective on life in a given moment.” The gist of the song, a melancholy track built around Nick Nack’s slowed, guitar-laden beat, is summed up in one succinct bar from Paris’ verse, when he raps, “The success turned me to anti-social socialite.”