Language is Doxology. And so, this latest offering from award-nominated artist ILL SEER is not simply an album to be listened to, but prayed with. Ever since he presented a philosophic theology of prophetic poetic aleatoric rhetoric to the American Academy of Religion in 2003, Rev. Cyril Guérette has been a vocal proponent of the liturgical use of freestyle lyricism. Now, with a meditation mix from this pastor, professor, poet, author, and Delegates of Culture emcee, we have a concrete experiment in the art of psalmbombing/psalmbalming. These songs are public prayers recorded live from either the final benediction at the weekly service of FreeChurch Toronto, where he pastors, or the opening invocation to the theology and philosophy classes he teaches at Heritage Baptist College. Calling upon the musical ingenuity of DJ Clutch, the experimental beats which accompany these miscellaneous spontaneous extemporaneous orations are not extraneous but contemporaneous. As a result, Doxological Freestyles Vol. I contemplatively creates unique space for personal reflection and interaction, a true spiritual experience.

DJ Worship More of PreachPastor.com talks to Ill Seer about life, music, ministry and Doxological Freestyles:

http://www.preachpastor.blogspot.ca/2012/03/ill-seer-one-on-one-with-dj-worship.html

Some great questions to get the conversation going about the intersection of art and prayer.

Make sure you check out their work with and the wide spectrum of music and sermons they help shed light on!

(Watch as one PP serves another...)

Local Scarborough, Ontario emcee and friend, L-E-S sent us at Prophetic Poetic a demo of his rhyming powerful subjects over some classic beats. We liked it so much we thought we'd share it as a free download to whet people's appetite as he begins to work on his debut project.

So we are proud to present the demo EP by the homie L-E-S. To download INTROspect, click here.

The songs can also be downloaded individually:

L-E-S - New Psalms (click here.)

L-E-S - Rocky Start (click here.)

L-E-S - Unconditional (click here.)

Congratulations to ILL Seer for reaching the 1 000 listeners marks on Last.fm with 4 000 songplays. Check out the site here and look for a new release in the not too distant future.

Tracklisting:

Ill Breaks Crew featuring Relic and DJ Sean P. | "Ill Breaks Crew Theme Song teaser"
Die-Rek | "Purpose"
The Custodians | "Roxic remix"
The Runaway | "Away We Go"
Qu-C | "Get Up instrumental"
Poetic Pilgrims | "Gravity Defiance"
ILL Seer & V.S. | "Nectar"
The Joe | "Wayward"
Thought P. | "Renew instrumental"
Promise featuring Grimace Love & Eternia | "Perfection Part 2"
N.I.F.T.Y. | "Heavy Laden"
Relic | "Don't Look Down"
Shad featuring Bernadette Kabango | "I'll Never Understand"
That Brotha Lokey | "At The End Of The Day instrumental"
Brotha SouL | "Seasons"

In case you’ve slept, here are some Canadian releases for 2011 so far that you should know about. Click on the covers to head over to preview and/or cop’em. Support, enjoy, and spread the word.