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Ant: Volume 3

Posted by Loren on December 13, 2024

Ant: Volume 3
photo by Enkrypt

Atmosphere producer Ant, whose birth name is Anthony Davis, has announced Collection of Sounds: Volume 3, the third installment in roughly one year in a solo series of instrumental releases. Volume 3 comes out on Jan. 24 on Rhymesayers Entertainment, with four volumes planned in the series overall.

Volume 3 is built on reggae, dub, and early hip-hop, and two singles have been shared now.

TRACKLISTING

  1. Blame That Dub
  2. Second Try
  3. Just A Business
  4. Welcome Back
  5. Best Teacher (Melodica Version)
  6. Hello Darlings
  7. Start Of Side Six
  8. From Twenty Years Ago
  9. Bad Motherdub
  10. The Shuffle
  11. Perfection
  12. Early ʻ23 Thing
  13. Rhodes, Birds And Wind

Ant is currently on tour with Brother Ali, followed by Atmosphere's Imagine The Fun Tour in 2025.

TOUR DATES

12/13/24 - Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge + 

12/14/24 - Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre +

12/15/24 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue +

 

01/11/25 - Bozeman, MT @ The ELM ^

01/12/25 - Great Falls, MT @ The Newberry ^

01/14/25 - Eugene, OR @ McDonald Theatre ^

01/16/25 - Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades ^ (SOLD OUT) 

01/17/25 - Stateline, NV @ Bally's Lake Tahoe Casino Resort ^

01/18/25 - Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst ^

01/19/25 - Ventura, CA @ Ventura Music Hall ^ (SOLD OUT)

01/21/25 - Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre ^

01/23/25 - San Antonio, TX @ The Aztec Theatre ^

01/24/25 - Baton Rouge, LA @ Chelsea's Live ^

01/25/25 - Chattanooga, TN @ The Signal ^

01/28/25 - Columbia, MO @ Blue Note ^

01/29/25 - Urbana, IL @ The Canopy Club ^

01/31/25 - Green Bay, WI @ EPIC Event Center Green Bay ^

02/01/25 - Fort Wayne, IN @ The Clyde Theatre ^

02/02/25 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Roxian Theatre ^

02/04/25 - Killington, VT @ Pickle Barrel Nightclub ^

02/06/25 - Portland, ME @ State Theatre ^

02/07/25 - Albany, NY @ Empire Live ^

02/08/25 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium ^

02/10/25 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Bowl - New York ^ (DATE CHANGE)

02/13/25 - Wilmington, DE @ The Queen ^

02/14/25 - Jim Thorpe, PA @ Penn's Peak ^

02/15/25 - Charles Town, WV @ Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races ^

02/16/25 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom ^

 

03/16/25 - St. Petersburg, FL @ Reggae Rise Up*

05/23/25 - 05/25/25 - Monterey, CA @ Cali Roots Festival*

+ The Satisfied Soul Tour (Brother Ali with Ant) 

^ Imagine the Fun Tour (Atmosphere) 

* Festival Performance (Atmosphere)

Ant: Volume 3
photo by Enkrypt

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