Handsmade is beyond proud to announce the release of '89 the Brainchild's new album Not Who I Thought I Was: the evil who brought us joy, a split release with the wonderful folks at Fused Arrow Records.

For years 89 the Brainchild earned a reputation floating around the NJ/NYC underground. MC, writer, event organizing, broadcasting, you name it. After wearing many hats, it was post lockdowns where his art began to finally cut through the noise. After a string of dancefloor aimed bangers made noise online, 89 partnered with Fused Arrow Records for the critically acclaimed Night Lives mixtape hosted by Fatboi Sharif & DJ Boogaveli. 

“NOT WHO I THOUGHT I WAS” is clearly a self realization; but “The Evil Who Brought Us Joy”… what is the Evil? A person[s], a culture, a nation? Here, 89 the Brainchild reconsiders his desires & habits whilst navigating a community cannibalizing upon itself.

Weaving through spaces crafted by a who’s who of underground producers; Each sound different than the previous, 89 has in tow a colorful assortment of vocalists/MCs each bringing their signatures to such a unique release. Feeling more like an ensemble piece than other artists' collaborations, a clear picture is painted despite how uncertain things may seem for our characters.

This truly singular record features Mr Muthafuckin eXquire, RaFia, 2zenith, Fatboi, Sharif, DJ Boogaveli, DJ Haram, Ghais Guevara, Orange Crystal, DJ Lucas, Papo2oo4, Gangsta Boo, Flick Liver and Dana Frm Upstairs.

Shipping Early April...

Handsmade is proud to announce the arrival and release of Harry James’ Halcyon and Xiomara. Dispatches through wire and satellite over the last two years have landed us here—a collection of warm, analog meditations where time and texture converge.

We are overjoyed...

222 pieces in existence.   

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A story about a man named Raymond K. Hessel...

"One of hip-hop’s more fascinating character studies, Raymond revels in its tight focus and interiority, an album that claims that it’s the moments in between our life defining highs and lows that truly define us." Son Raw Passion of the Weiss

Written & Directed by Tokyo Cigar X Produced by August Fanon

111 pressed into existence...

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The final installment in the triptych.

It will be, what it will be...

Don't fear the future, live present and respect the past...

133 in existence.

Shipping by the 15th of February 2026.

If you're feeling the rage right now, you're not alone.  

This smash and grab reality show is taking a toll on all of us..and the time is nigh to come together and push forward for truth, love, acceptance, honor and all the other good shit we're supposed to celebrate on Independence Day.

Dose and Keech have created the ultimate protest record for our darkening times...a catharthsis mosaic, screaming through a gaudy golden frame.

333 in existence...shipping in January.

Includes instrumentals on the B side.

Rage on good people. 

Eleven years after its inception, Handsmade is proud to announce the pressing of Mestizo's 'Underlord' on vinyl for the first time.  It features the first ever collaboration with A7PHA bandmate doseone on the seminal track 'Turning Tables.'  Additionally, two previously unreleased remixes of 'Turning Tables' by Jel and Alias are included as well.

These will begin shipping in early January.

111 in existence.

Uncle Buck is back!!!

Pre-sales are now open for 'Keep Moving.'  

This is his fourth solo installment with handsmade and we couldn't be more psyched!  

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500 2XLP

100 cassettes

100 CDs

Handsmade is beyond proud to release Albert Yeh's 'Motor Pulses' on cassette for it's one-year anniversary. 

Albert's electroacoustic aesthetic twists classically tinged soundscapes into darkly cinematic reveries for the imagination.

50 in existance.

Handsmade is proud to team up with Gorilla Dust Records to bring you the Helm Elders 'Unvisible' album.  

Includes an exclusive remix by the one and only Jel.

100 copies in existence.

New self-produced Tokyo Cigar album available now on cassette.

His most personal work to date. 

100 in existance.

Back to the Future!

Where it all began for this thing of ours six years ago.  

Edition of 100.

Handsmade is beyond proud to present Rural Death by Endless Mtns Region.

'the two tracks on the cassette RURAL DEATH are collages of field recordings, modular synth improvisations, tape loops, and voice memos. the song RURAL DEATH was the beginning of this sort of exploration and provided a structure that i mirrored for END THIS MOUNTAIN on the other side. the birds on END THIS MOUNTAIN were recorded on 04/08/2024 during the solar eclipse and you can tell.'

Edition of 77.

We're thrilled to announce pre-sales are now open for Mars Kumari's seminal new album Daybreak.

Edition of 100.

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A meeting of minds...

333 in existence!

Artwork by the one and only Ian Johnson!

Featuring Buck 65, Self Jupiter, Aesop Rock & WHY?

Vinyl includes instrumentals.

Limited to 333 pieces.

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In partnership with Johnny23 Records, we're proud to announce the release of LoDeck's 'No Known Survivors' album on vinyl.  This limited edition includes an additional track exclusive to this pressing.

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100 pieces.

From Russia to the Bay we're beyond excited to share this super cinema beat tape. Lost Scores to intergalactic programming can be accessed here...

Shipping by 8/31!

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Please note that all bundled sales will not ship until all items are in stock... thank you for your patience.

Mestizo's new seminal double EP.

Production by Mestizo, Controller 7, Mopes, and Meaty Ogre.

Cassette Edition of 50.

Vinyl Limited to 150.

The story of a man named Billy.

An album by Controller 7 and Buck 65.

Limited to one hundred 'blood red' copies.

Limited to two hundred 'solid gold' copies.

Contains the vocal and instrumental versions of the album.

Shipping January 2023.

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John Steven Morgan's unique & beautiful renditions of Erik Satie's timeless compositions - Complete Gnossienne & Gymnopédie cycles

Special Edition Vinyl Limited to 200 copies 

*Beautiful outer jacket print, 180 gram LP + Insert

 CD in special edition fold out wallet

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