It appears that your cart is currently empty
Order online or call us 01672 5111 06
McKinley Dixon - Magic, Alive!
Expected Release 6th June 2025
Richmond-born, Chicago-based rapper McKinley Dixon’s new album, ‘Magic, Alive!’ began life when Dixon received an unexpected email from English producer Sam Yamaha. Dixon’s early beats had inspired Yamaha’s own nascent work, and he wanted Dixon to listen. Before long, Dixon rendezvoused with him in London, digging through his archive to find a wealth of beats that resonated with his own approach and with the burgeoning concept for ‘Magic, Alive!’ In July 2024, Dixon returned to his native Richmond, Virginia, with a tranche of sounds from Sam Yamaha and Koff, with whom he’d worked before.
Alongside a cavalcade of guests and friends, from the mighty singer Anjimile and imaginative Alabama emcee Pink Siifuto trombonist Reggie Pace and harpist Eli Owens, Dixon split these beats wide open, adding hooks and horn lines and guest spots. He strung several songs together, too, so that ‘Magic, Alive!’ moves like a dream or, at the very least, an alternate reality where new rules reign.
For the better part of a decade, Dixon has been turning his experiences as a native Southerner sometimes living in Queens and an eager student of literature into vivid reflections on joy, pain, and perseverance. His breakthrough, though, began with 2021’s much-loved ‘For My Mama and ‘Anyone Who Look Like Her’ and continued with 2023’s ‘Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!?’, both instrumentally rich exercises in storytelling wrapped up in the trauma and grief of losing a young friend. Those albums were emotional expurgations, Dixon dumping his feelings into marathons of literary references where Toni Morrison and Greek mythology shared space with detailed personal reflections.
Dinked Edition 333
● exclusive transparent blue vinyl
● button badge pack x 3
● signed art print
● numbered sleeve
● limited pressing of 300
Our shipping costs are calculated by weight at the checkout in line with Royal Mail guidelines and include the cost of both postage and packing.
UK
CD Standard - £2.00 (typically arrives in 2-4 business days)
CD Signed For - £3.00 (typically arrives in 2-4 business days)
Vinyl Standard - £3.99 (typically arrives in 2-4 business days)
Vinyl Signed For - £4.99 (typically arrives in 2-4 business days)
Medium Parcel - £9.00 (typically arrives in 2-4 business days)
Click and Collect - FREE (collection from the shop, please wait for us to confirm your order is available to collect)
We are currently only accepting orders from the UK, if you'd like to place an order from another territory please email us at sales@sound-knowledge.co.uk and we can come back to you with a shipping quote.
You Might Also Like
Little Barrie & Malcolm Catto - Electric War
Expected Release 18th April 2025 Electric War marks an electrifying collaboration between British...
Expected Release 18th April 2025 Electric War marks an electrifying collaboration between British power trio, Little Barrie, composed of Barrie Cadogan and Lewis Wharton and acclaimed producer/drummer, Malcolm Catto, fusing unique talents into a mesmerizing exploration of raw, experimental sound. And they are also the band behind the opening theme to Better Call Saul. Electric War delivers a blend of sharp guitar lines, thunderous drums, and swirling textures that evoke a post-apocalyptic sou...
£11.99 – £31.00
Expected Release 9th May 2025 Euphoric ‘gospel electronica’ underpins cautionary tales from rock ...
Expected Release 9th May 2025 Euphoric ‘gospel electronica’ underpins cautionary tales from rock and roll’s breakfast buffetas Das Koolies return with news of a second album with new single, Som Bom Magnífico. Extending the melodious and mad, three-decade story of Super Furry Animals projects by adding another bombastic and beautiful chapter, Huw Bunford, Cian Ciarán, Daf Ieuan and Guto Pryce reconvene to announce the release of their second album, Pando. The Dinked edition of the new album ...
£10.99 – £27.99
Circuit des Yeux - Halo On The Inside
Expected Release 14th March 2025 Experimental composer and world class vocalist Circuit des Yeux ...
Expected Release 14th March 2025 Experimental composer and world class vocalist Circuit des Yeux (Haley Fohr) will release ‘Halo on the Inside,’ her adventurous new album on March 14th, marking a thrilling new era for the celebrated artist. Less a departure than an evolution, ‘Halo on the Inside' finds Fohr channelling the dark orchestral folk of her previous work through the prismatic lens of dark-wave and industrial music, creating a sound that maintains the poetic heart of her songwriting ...
£10.99 – £27.99
Snapped Ankles - Hard Times Furious Dancing
Expected Release 28th March 2025 “We can still hold the line of beauty, form, and beat. No small ...
Expected Release 28th March 2025 “We can still hold the line of beauty, form, and beat. No small accomplishment in a world as challenging as this one... hard times require furious dancing. Each of us is proof” Alice Walker, Hard Times Require Furious Dancing (2010) Snapped Ankles have given up trying to make sense of it all. The forest only offers so much protection. Feeding on a diet of fractured narratives, meme culture, viral moments and the very worst of human impulses weighs heavy. The w...
£10.99 – £29.99