Suzi Analogue
Suzi Analogue is an incredibly versatile producer, vocalist, designer, and educator whose futuristic, forward-thinking music blends abstract hip-hop, neo-soul, and electronic experimentation. Evolving from experimental hip-hop with blown-out, off-kilter beats and smooth vocals, her music since the mid-2010s has embraced increased BPMs, fusing drum'n'bass, footwork, and other forms of high-energy club music. True to her name, she releases much of her music on formats such as cassette and vinyl, and she runs a tape label called Never Normal Records. Originally from Baltimore, Maryland, she has resided in numerous cities including Philadelphia, Tokyo, New York, and Miami, and she's taught music production courses in Uganda, the Netherlands, and the University of North Carolina. Infinite Zonez (2022) collected highlights from her self-released Zonez mixtapes.
Born Maya Shipman in 1987, she dubbed herself Suzi Analogue in tribute to RZA's moniker Bobby Digital. She first surfaced in 2009 with the digital release World. Excerpts 1-9 on Fresh Selects, and as part of the Klipmode collective along with fellow experimental hip-hop producers Knxwledge, Devonwho, and Mndsgn. Her 2010 release NNXTAPE featured production by artists including Teebs, Ohbliv, and Dibiase, and earned acclaim from the underground music press. Suzi's 2011 7" single NNXT (released by Dopeness Galore) featured a collaboration with Georgia Anne Muldrow and Dudley Perkins. She teamed up with Tokimonsta to form the duo Analogue Monsta; their debut full-length, Boom, was released by Scion Audio/Visual in 2012. 2014 saw the release of cassettes Chills + Thrills and Love Affairz V.1 (with Swarvy) on Never Normal.
In 2016, she issued the mainly instrumental Zonez V.1 and V.2, which took her sound in a more uptempo direction, influenced by Chicago's footwork scene. Her ties to the scene solidified when she appeared on Teklife-affiliated producer DJ Earl's Open Your Eyes LP, and collaborated with him under the name WORKFLOWW. Zonez V.3 appeared in 2017, with DJ Taye, also of Teklife, guesting on one track. She released "Never Normalize," a collaboration with King Britt, in early 2019, and Zonez V.4 included guests like Junglepussy, RP Boo, and Michael Millions. Suzi issued several singles and EPs throughout 2020 and 2021, including Su Casa, and she remixed Dawn Richard's song "Boomerang." In June 2022, she joined the music faculty of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a teaching assistant professor. The same year, Disciples released Infinite Zonez, a compilation of material drawn from the Zonez mixtapes.
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NRG FLEXX [Infinite Zonez Edit 1]
Electronic - Released by Disciples on 16 Aug 2022
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
SHINE NN 2DEEP [Infinite Zonez Edit 3]
Electronic - Released by Disciples on 13 Oct 2022
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
ZONEZ V.4: Love Me Louder
Electronic - Released by Never Normal Records on 26 Apr 2019
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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GONNA DESERVE BETTA [Infinite Zonez Edit 2]
Electronic - Released by Disciples on 30 Aug 2022
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Zonez, Vol. 1: I Hope My Momma Is Bragging on Me in Heaven
Experimental - Released by Never Normal Records on 1 Nov 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Zonez V.3: The World Unwinds But The Sound Holds Me Tight
Electronic - Released by Never Normal Records on 5 May 2017
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
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MULTIPLYYY [The Never Normal Soundsystem Remixes]
Electronic - Released by Never Normal Records on 17 Jun 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Chills + Thrills
Miscellaneous - Released by Never Normal Records on 11 Feb 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Multiplyyy - Single
Miscellaneous - Released by Never Normal Records on 20 May 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Move / It / Off
Miscellaneous - Released by Never Normal Records on 26 Jan 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
SU CASA
Electronic - Released by Never Normal Records on 12 Jun 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Love Affairz V.1
Trip Hop - Released by Never Normal Records on 30 Sep 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Zonez V2: The Speakers Push Air & My Tears Dry
Miscellaneous - Released by Never Normal Records on 23 Aug 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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