A nine year epoch of unique artistic vision has been assembled at the height of spring 2020. This 27 song unconventional landscape is like wisps of dark clouds spanning the sky. They say it takes courage to put out a song; let alone another collage of expanded material. The music promotes altered states of thought shying away from “cultural” norms. As an experimentalist, the status quo approach to music is always challenged and adjusted for a new found appreciation. Dex never matches his subjects for an audience; instead creating his own curated atmosphere for anyone to hear. There’s a certain spirit that is present in every beat selected or created for Dex. The art is often described as the work of a shapeshifter. If anyone were to ask about the legacy in music, this project would be mentioned time-again.

On the cover, there are 9 mountain peaks to symbolize the 9 years. In numerology, the number 9 stands for Mars which aligns since Dex is a pisces. It also represents global awareness, insight, diversity, compassion, emotion, interpretation and strength when it comes to ones life path. An art deco black arch frame is found balancing out the artwork allowing fans to see out of what could be a window. Mais has outdone herself once again as the Download also yields the back cover and an exclusive poster. The project is endorphin-inducing as far as writing is concerned. As a bonus, distortions in an attempt to re-harmonize dreams / reality in an underwater park that seems too good to sustain neverending euphoria. The longer you stay immersed in the park’s splendor, the greater the effect of ones’ memory loss. This is all collectors need this year; a single volume containing the essence of a man. They say the darkness feels complete and the resonance of ideas can be felt. The other collection bonus explores an angle from the menacing X-Men mutant Sabretooth. Do you know what it sounds like when darkness falls? It all starts at the clangor of the cow bells and goes without saying that a surprise ending is found somewhere between electric sheep.

RUN TIME: 1H 34M 26S 𝄞 | GREATEST HITS (2011-2020) | RELEASE DATE: MARCH 27, 2020 | EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: D.JULIEN | CREATIVE DIRECTION: MAIS AHMAD | COVER ART & GRAPHIC DESIGN: MAIS AHMAD FOR MAIS ARTWORKS IN BUDAPEST, HUNGARY | SONGWRITER: D.JULIEN | ADDITIONAL SONGWRITERS: A.KHARISMA, E.TUFT, L.BARRETTO, G.TAYLOR, N.GUENETTE, J.GUILMETTE, M.BIGGZ, J.PETTIGREW, N.LEE, K.NJOKU, M.MUNROE, D.SMITH-MALCOLM & J.TAYLOR | RECORDING ENGINEER: D.JULIEN | ADDITIONAL RECORDING & MIXING: J.TAYLOR (4,11,16,19,20,25,26), E.TUFT (5,8,20,26,27), LORENZO “CAPTIVE” ROSADO (7), M.BIGGZ (13), J.PETTIGREW (14,19), DAVID “QUEST” LECLERC (16), LIAM “MINI GINNI” MCGINNIS (12), M.MUNROE (20), D.CROW (19) & K.NJOKU (15,18,23,26) | VOCAL ARRANGEMENT: D.JULIEN | RECORDING STUDIOS: THE DISTRICT & WORTHINGTON STUDIO (ROCKLAND & TORONTO, CANADA) — UNNAMED STUDIO IN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — UNNAMED STUDIO IN STATESBORO, GEORGIA — POWERHOUSE, COBB COUNTY, GEORGIA — RMG STUDIOS, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK — CTU STUDIOS, TORONTO, CANADA — DREAMLAND STUDIOS, HULL, QUEBEC — UNNAMED STUDIO, BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, NEW YORK | PRODUCTION BY MARK FELL & GRUPO DE PERCUSSAO (1), KONE (2), MF DOOM (3,11), BIBIO (4), J DILLA (5), ADRIAN YOUNGE (6), GMF (7), INTALEK UNO THE CONSIGLIERE (8,12), HPRIZM (9), ROEDELIUS (10), ERIC LAU (13), MARK DE CLIVE-LOWE (14), BOUNDARY (18), MADLIB (16), XPRESS (15,20,23,24,26), PLAID & MONKS OF GOOD FORTUNE MONASTERY (17), DANIEL AGED (21), THE ALCHEMIST (22), CLEVER AUSTIN (19), DAEDELUS (25), COM TRUISE (25) & RECONDITE (27) | SONGS 4,11,16,19,20,25,26 WERE MASTERED BY JORDAN TAYLOR AT THE SPOT, TORONTO, CANADA | POST-PRODUCTION SOUND DESIGN: D.JULIEN | BIT RATE: 320 KBPS STEREO | RENDER: 96 000 HZ & 44 100 HZ 24 BIT STEREO PCM | INK IN HEADPHONES: BEYERDYNAMIC DT 770 PRO & AUDIO TECHNICA ATH M50X | SEQUENCING: D.JULIEN | SURPRISE ENDING FEATURES AN EXCERPT FROM MY INTERVIEW WITH GEORGIA LEGEND THE BUM. | AMALYA KHARISMA APPEARS COURTESY OF KHARISMA RA CREATIONS | REY MORADO APPEARS COURTESY OF REIGNCLOUD | LENNON BARRETTO APPEARS COURTESY OF SHERIDAN CROSSING | SKYZOO APPEARS COURTESY OF FIRST GENERATION RICH | NIC GRHYMES APPEARS COURTESY OF THE SAWLID ACT | STREET SCHOLAR APPEARS COURTESY OF JUST POETS | MONTÉ BIGGZ APPEARS COURTESY OF OSOT CONNECTIONS | LAXX P APPEARS COURTESY OF REIGNCLOUD | HEVVE APPEARS COURTESY OF DREAMLAND | XPRESS APPEARS COURTESY OF GSX MUSIC | MAIKO MUNROE APPEARS COURTESY OF LABEAME RECORDS | DONZELL CROW APPEARS COURTESY OF CEPPI | THE BUM. APPEARS COURTESY OF REIGNCLOUD | JORDAN TAYLOR APPEARS COURTESY OF STARTA | FUN FACT: “HAUNTING ANTWONE” IS A FILM STUDY INSPIRED BY THE DENZEL WASHINGTON DIRECTED FILM “ANTWONE FISHER” STARRING DEREK LUKE | PUBLISHED BY DISTRICT10 & ENCODEX PAIGES | ℗ SOME RIGHTS RESERVED