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When Smoke Rises

Name: When Smoke Rises
Brand: Mustafa
SKU: msmoke-exclusives
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Mustafa

When Smoke Rises is debut full-length from Toronto singer-songwriter and poet, Mustafa. We have it on Opaque Red vinyl.

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Exclusive Features

color	Opaque Red
foil stamped	Yes
numbered	Yes

Other Features

exclusive	VMP Exclusive
jacket style	Direct-To-Board
jacket type	Single
label	Regent Park Sounds
mastering engineer	Matt Colton
mastering studio	Metropolis
pressing location	GZ Vinyl
release type	New Release

By the Numbers

1LP

format

2021

original release year

33¹/₃

rpm

speed

500

total pressing quantity

inch

vinyl size

180

gram

weight

Description

When Smoke Rises is the sonic embodiment of Mustafa’s radical vulnerability and self-awareness. Produced alongside James Blake and Frank Dukes and released under his own imprint Regent Park Songs, the artist’s eight-track debut is an exercise in honesty, as the artist confronts feelings of grief, sorrow and sadness that he still navigates due to the loss and death of loved ones at the hands of gun violence.

The album acts as both an acknowledgment of his journey as well as a stop to reckon what was lost. Many people are familiar with the stylings of his peers who hail from the community like Safe, but through his atmospheric and moody songs, Mustafa is texturizing what sounds are able to come out of the space he calls home. Inspired by the composition of Joni Mitchell’s music, he pairs grit and comfort in “Air Forces”. Taking a page out of Leonard Cohen’s book, Mustafa glides across chords with soul-baring lyrics about his lived realities.

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Tracklist

LP 1 / Side A

Stay Alive

Air Forces

Separate

The Hearse

LP 1 / Side B

Capo (ft. Sampha)

Ali

What About Heaven

Come Back

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