Surface Level Records is a Pittsburgh, PA based collective of independent hip hop artists. Dereos Roads, DFRNTFRM, Reasun and more. www.surfacelevelrecords.com
For all inquiries email us at [email protected]
Current Roster: DJ Blacklisted, DFRNTFRM, Dereos Roads, Stillborn Identity, Reasun.
We still got shirts. Autumn was unfortunately discontinued (the color, not the season), but we stepped it up with maroon. Black and cardinal is also available.
https://www.surfacelevelrecords.com/store/surface-level-records-logo-t-shirt/
We're bringing music circles together again at the Poetry Lounge Saturday, August 31st for the 2nd installment of Smash the Sound Barrier.
Join us for live performances by Dereos Roads Shel the Philosopher Water Fountain Coins Your Siiick and Kiani Perkins
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Get your secret code for "No Sunrise" before everyone else does. https://mailchi.mp/b8cd6e82a1f2/want-a-secret-code-for-no-sunrise
Are you ready to smash the sound barrier again? End of the month, August 31st, we're headed to the Millvale neighborhood to hang out and play music at the Poetry Lounge .
You don't want to miss this lineup:
We'd like to take this moment to wish Reasun a very happy birthday. 🧁🎂
Go support his latest with Dereos Roads today at Bandcamp, "No Sunrise."
track by Dereos Roads
When you're awake to the manufacturing of consent, "No Sunrise" resonates that much more.
Check out the latest from Dereos Roads and Reasun, a track produced by Matt Mittelman.
https://song.link/nosunrise
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Mix up your Monday night monotony with some Mount Washington magic. I’m live at Scarpaci's tomorrow night. Come on out and say hi. - DR
Free show tomorrow night at Scarpaci's. Come on out and enjoy yourselves. https://mailchi.mp/4509b35ae5e1/dereos-roads-at-scarpacis-monday-night
How's your summer going? We're early, but mark your calendars for this one at the end of August. If all goes as planned, it'll also serve as the release party for Dereos Roads' forthcoming EP. 🤘
We'll make an event page soon.
Free show in Polish Hill this weekend. We outside! https://mailchi.mp/13a250a2dfc6/pgh-free-show-in-polish-hill-courts
Real Deal approved. Now it's your turn to scoop one up. 😎
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Thank you to all who attended & supported the first Smash the Sound Barrier last night! This is an all-photo post of most (We didn't get to everyone) of our friends who made last night possible.
Dereos Roads, Andrew Kamen, The Finality Complex and Moonshine Jasmine all put on an incredible night of music.
Thanks again to The Government Center for hosting us. One of the best spots in the city! See yal at the next! 😎
Next weekend on Saturday, May 18th, join us for the first Smash the Sound Barrier. All ages, $10 dollars, and multiple genres of music.
We're bringing music circles together.
Cody Cody Jones drops "Blue Collar Artsy" on this Bandcamp Friday. Get it and 7 back catalog items for $5 when you join the SLR Fan Club for one month! https://mailchi.mp/da9bfb2a9060/what-can-you-do-with-5
Thanks to all who contributed earlier this month. By supporting "Flowers From the Rubble" by Dereos Roads, you supported the children of Palestine. Like GumLock Records, we contributed to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund.
Please consider joining the SLR Fan Club so we can not only continue to make great music, but support great causes!
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It's a big day for SLR!
1. Dereos Roads new single, "Flowers From the Rubble," has officially hit your favorite streaming service, whatever that may be. Of course, you can always support on
2. We're excited to announce the start of a new multi-genre event series, Smash the Sound Barrier. The first date is Saturday, May 18th at and features Dereos Roads, electronic music by Andrew Kamen, electronic jazz fusion by The Finality Complex and the bluesy folk sounds of Moonshine Jasmine
3. We're offering a limited time 20% discount on tix for anyone who joins the SLR Fan Club. https://surfacelevelrecords.bandcamp.com/fan-club
A discount code will be sent your way when you join at just $5 a month.
Tix for the show are available online. DM for the details. Now go ahead and stream "Flowers From the Rubble"!
We raised $32. Every bit counts! Thank you to everyone who contributed.
I read about a Palestinian girl, Sahar, who was born in a hospital without electricity under battery-powered lights. She died 47 days later after her parents were displaced 5 times and they weren't able to feed her.
https://nader.org/2024/03/12/open-letter-to-president-biden-3-12-24/
Yesterday, on Bandcamp Friday, we at Surface Level Records raised $32 for the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund with the release of my latest, "Flowers From the Rubble." Thank you to everyone who contributed!
https://dereosroads.bandcamp.com/track/flowers-from-the-rubble
It's Bandcamp Friday!
recently contributed a track to a compilation album of protest music.
"Flowers From the Rubble" was written for the children of Gaza after I was invited by , a punk label in Pittsburgh, to contribute a track to the compilation album From the River to the Sea: Pittsburgh Music in Solidarity with Palestine.
Enjoy, and please leave a comment on the page if you decide to support it!
https://dereosroads.bandcamp.com/track/flowers-from-the-rubble
p.s.
GumLock Records recently held a live event where they raised over $100 for a humanitarian aid charity for the people of Gaza. Any support given to "Flowers From the Rubble" on this Bandcamp Friday will go to the same fund.
Dereos Roads was recently asked by GumLock Records to contribute to a compilation album of Pittsburgh music in solidarity with Palestine. It's a great mix of punk and subgenres of rock we're not the best at categorizing 🤔 All we know is we dig it.
Check the compilation out and support it on Bandcamp.
https://gumlockrecords.bandcamp.com/album/from-the-river-to-the-sea-pittsburgh-music-in-solidarity-with-palestine
was invited by to contribute a song to a protest music compilation album. He wrote “Flowers From the Rubble" with the children of Gaza in mind, while fusing it with an optimistic tone in solidarity with the discontented, indignant activism strain in America in opposition to the interests of the ruling class. Check the compilation out today! https://mailchi.mp/02ce0223d496/pittsburgh-music-in-solidarity-with-palestine
Join Dereos Roads at Steamworks Creative this Friday, March 29th for the ScarFire Radio Artist Showcase. Show starts at 6 PM, all ages!
This classic project by Connect, now known as is 10 years old this week. Fully produced by , it's definitely worthy of a listen this weekend!
This project turned 10 this week!
Give it a spin this weekend and let us know how you feel about Dfrntfrm, formerly Connect's 2014 project with FT Dub.
We're live at Westside Bowl tonight in Youngstown, OH for Amongst the Crates 3.
Dereos Roads, JAWNDIRT, PVKVSV, Larry Lemuel and Paris Stephan.
Don't miss it!
Grab tickets while you can https://www.eventbrite.com/e/amongst-the-crates-tickets-805268639177 or see you at the door!
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We're bringing music circles together again at the Poetry Lounge Saturday, August 31st for the 2nd installment of Smash the Sound Barrier. Join us for live performances by Dereos Roads Shel the Philosopher Water Fountain Coins Your Siiick and Kiani Perkins #pittsburghhiphop #pittsburghmusic #pittsburghalternative #smashthesoundbarrier #pittsburghmusicscene #indiehiphop
Moonshine Jasmine smashing up the Government Center with "Once a Prick, Always a Narcissist." Megan Pennington is incredible! #smashthesoundbarrier #pittsburghmusic
Next weekend on Saturday, May 18th, join us @thegovernmentcenter for the first Smash the Sound Barrier. All ages, $10 dollars, and multiple genres of music. We're bringing music circles together. #pittsburghhiphop #indiehiphop #bluesfolk #electronicmusic #pittsburghmusicscene
It's Bandcamp Friday! @dereosroads recently contributed a track to a compilation album of protest music. "Flowers From the Rubble" was written for the children of Gaza after I was invited by @gumlockrecords, a punk label in Pittsburgh, to contribute a track to the compilation album From the River to the Sea: Pittsburgh Music in Solidarity with Palestine. Enjoy, and please leave a comment on the page if you decide to support it! https://dereosroads.bandcamp.com/track/flowers-from-the-rubble p.s. GumLock Records recently held a live event where they raised over $100 for a humanitarian aid charity for the people of Gaza. Any support given to "Flowers From the Rubble" on this Bandcamp Friday will go to the same fund. #bandcampfriday
Taking a moment to say thank you to everyone who attended Amongst the Crates 3 at Westside Bowl in Youngstown, OH. We had great performances by @pvkvsv @jawndirt @iamlemuel_16 @dereosroads @seanzuza and @parisstephan330 We appreciate you Youngstown! 😎 #youngstownoh #youngstownmusic #pittsburghhiphop #amongstthecrates #amongstthecrates412 #westsidebowl
We played some Pittsburgh hip-hop jams at Westside Bowl on Friday! 😎 @dereosroads came through with the Bandcamp playlist. Shoutout to @reasun_pgh @codycodyjones and @aarie86 #pittsburghhiphop #indiehiphop
SLR would like to take this moment on the last day of 2023 to thank each and every amazing artist we had the opportunity to build with via our new live performance series, Amongst the Crates. 🎚 AARIE/Everything Makes Sense/Kid A @shadecobain Reasun @nardosays @calvinncletus @yoreltifsim @bloodmoneyperez To my homie @seanzuza for joining me on stage to play bass guitar. My shows are not the same...the show cannot go on without you. 🎸 Special shoutout to @kev_reason for having @DereosRoads be a part of the Ring the Alarm series at @verdettos412 in the North Side. Thank you to two great venues, The Government Center and Trace Brewing for supporting live hip-hop in the Burgh. We appreciate you welcoming us in, and couldn't do it without your amazing staff. 🙏 A very special thanks and happy new year to Jude Profit and @gumlockrecords as well as @rurally_bankrupt and @tony__pickles for letting Dereos share the stage at the Green Beacon Gallery. Thank you to @dank_funeral for the 1st Anniversary Show of the TLN @brilloboxpgh! @midgecrickett, SteveEarleSweatshirt and @officialtheedge appreciate you all! Thank you to Megan Pennington of @moonshinejasmineband and Scarpaci's in Mt. Washington for having us out. Last, but certainly not least, thanks to each and everyone of you who supported & came out to our shows in the city. You all made it worth it. 😍 Pittsburgh hip-hop was definitely in effect in 2023. See yal in 2024! 😎 I think we've reached our @ mention limit...🤣 #pittsburghhiphop #endofyearwrapup #endofyearwrapup2023 #pittsburghlivemusic
Who are you bringing with you to the 2nd installment of Amongst the Crates this Friday, Dec 1st at Trace Brewing? Shout 'em out in the comments below!
SLR would like to take this moment to wish you all a spooktacular Halloween. 🎃 👻 🎤
It's getting cooler outside 😎 This is now the most comfortable shirt I own. DM SLR or @dereosroads for a discount and prepare for the fall! #musicmerch #pittsburghmusiclabels #fall #autumn #longsleeves
One more reminder to join Surface Level Records for the first edition of Amongst the Crates at @thegovernmentcenter tonight, June 3 at 8 PM for amazing performances by Dereos Roads, Shade Cobain, AARIE, Reasun, DFRNTFRM and DJ Blacklisted. Get your tickets sent to your phone and save a little with a last minute discount! https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/5990199
Who's ready for a big night of Pittsburgh hip-hop?! Join us on Saturday, June 3rd at the The Government Center! Live performances by Dereos Roads, @shadecobain, AARIE @eiraa47 , Reasun, Dfrntfrm with DJ Blacklisted @bl4ckl15t3d on the wheels of steel. Why wait? Get your tickets & save the cash hassle. https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/5990199 #pittsburghmusicscene #pittsburghhiphop #undergroundhiphop #boombap #pittsburghshows
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