Independent label

Planetary Alignment Music: Get Aligned.

Our purpose is to help independent artists attain recognition and income doing dope music while retaining complete creative control.

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01 / About

Artists first. Control stays with them.

Planetary Alignment Music is an independent label. The goal is simple: recognition and income for independent artists making dope music, with complete creative control kept by the artist.

The catalog runs from Thesselonious (in hip hop since 1984) and Mallz x Thess to Cool D, Jura Shaheed, RC Walker and The Munkeys Are Conspiring.

6Artists on the roster

22Releases listed, 2014 to 2022

In the label's words

"...incredible chemistry and amazing skills in both lyrics and production."

Mallz x Thess / label site

"Evolution meeting revolution. The banana in your proverbial tailpipe."

The Munkeys Are Conspiring / label site

"A Tribe Called Thess: The work ethic speaks for itself."

Thesselonious bio

Featured on the label site

The Afterlife EP

"What you NEED to close out this year properly!!"

Jura Shaheed / label's own line

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02 / Selected Works

Selected works.

Every title on the label's discography page, by year. Each sleeve links there to listen.

2014

2 titles

2015

2 titles

2016

10 titles

2017

2 titles

2018

2 titles

2019

1 title

The Death of Saturn01 / Thesselonious

2020

1 title

The Afterlife01 / Jura Shaheed

2021

1 title

Meditations in Mahogany01 / Thesselonious

2022

1 title

Tomorrow's Here01 / Jura Shaheed

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03 / Artists

The roster.

Cool D
Has been contributing to the art of hip-hop since age 10. At 14 he began making beats with two Casio SK-10 keyboards. Dedicated to dropping music every chance he gets, he is a "free agent" with a large number of releases, including with the label. Latest: My Sincere Appreciation Volume 16 and Funny Bone, Vol. 1.
Twitter: link coming
Jura Shaheed
Emcee, producer, songwriter and composer. Loves traditional jazz, soul and hip hop, and has produced and written since his youth. His music blends soul and experimental sounds, with the goal of being recognized as a renaissance emcee. Latest: The Search Pt. 2 and The Afterlife EP.
Twitter
Mallz X Thess
"...incredible chemistry and amazing skills in both lyrics and production." KILLSHIT is "a musically aesthetic body of work that reminds us that hip hop is alive and well." Latest: KILLSHIT and Culture Re-Hustled.
Mallz on Twitter
RC Walker
Writes, plays several instruments, sometimes sings. Started in the 90s as a guitarist with a live instrumental crew, and has worked with house legends Terry Hunter and Ron Maney, jazz artists Kafele and Khari Lemuel, and hip-hop masters Jura Shaheed and Drunken Monkeee. Latest: Let Go Be Free b/w Let's Make The Room Stank and Let Me In b/w Queen of Grace.
The Munkeys Are Conspiring
"Evolution meeting revolution. The banana in your proverbial tailpipe." A group featuring Audio (Voodoo) Forensicks and Thess. Latest: The Re-Release.
ConspiringMunkeys.com
Thesselonious
Emcee, producer, reggae collector and DJ. "A Tribe Called Thess: The work ethic speaks for itself." (Thesselonious bio) Latest: The Death of Saturn and Meditations in Mahogany.
Twitter

04 / On air

Thess, live.

Man in glasses and a floral shirt holding a drink beside a turntable, with shelves of records behind him — From the archive

Thesselonious has been involved with hip hop since 1984 in some form, whether rapping, DJing, or making beats. He's an emcee. Producer. Reggae collector. Chicago's Very Own Marathon DJ. NACROBATS founding member. #ShrugLifer #OBCT Team Founder. #DrumSnob. Twitter addict. Talk show cohost. #UsualSuspectAdapted from the label bio
His Sunday show has been running for over a decade.

Video 1Opens YouTube Video 2Opens YouTube

Radio schedule / station per show not listed