Blue Sky Black Death discography

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Blue Sky Black Death discography

Blue Sky Black Death (abbreviated BSBD) is a production duo based in Seattle, Washington. [1] It consists of Kingston Maguire, [2] better known mononymously as Kingston, and Ian Taggart, [3] better known by his stage name Young God. They are known principally for their hip hop and instrumental music, made with a mixture of live instrumentation and sampling.

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Discography

Studio albums

YearTitleNotes
2006 A Heap of Broken Images
  • Debut release
2008 Late Night Cinema
2011 Noir
  • Released: April 26, 2011
  • Format: CD, download
  • Label: Fake Four Inc. (FFINC025)
2013 Glaciers
  • Released: October 1, 2013
  • Format: CD, download
  • Label: Fake Four Inc. (FFINC048)

Collaboration albums

EPs

Compilations

Singles

Mixes/Podcasts/Other

Production credits

Kingston (aka Orphan, 88 Ultra)
Young God (aka Rev. Left)
Blue Sky Black Death

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References

  1. "The Plug One Q&A: Blue Sky Black Death". Plugonemag.com. 2008-05-26. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
  2. "Kingston". Discogs .
  3. "Blue Sky Black Death at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
  4. #GGO PRESIDENT 🇮🇱 [@HEAVENRAZAH] (May 28, 2011). "Razahs Ladder2 in the making" (Tweet) via Twitter.