CunninLynguists have finally set an official release date for the third installment of their Strange Journey mixtape series.
The hip-hop trio used this project to create a fully interactive experience for fans, who were allowed to choose guest artists, suggest song concepts, view studio sessions and make album artwork decisions.
Listen: CunninLynguists – “Castles” ft Aesop Rock & Sadistik (from ‘Strange Journey Vol. 3′)
Features for the crowd-sourced set are particularly exciting and include Murs , Del The Funky Homosapien , Aesop Rock , Grieves , Celph Titled , Zumbi of Zion I Crew , Tonedeff and more.
Pre-orders for Strange Journey Vol. 3 will begin March 24, 2014 via cunninlynguists.com , with a release date of April 1, 2014 . The album will be available digitally, on CD, and double vinyl worldwide via Bad Taste Records.
Group member Kno recently took to Instagram to drop a preview of a collaboration with Mr. SOS , Masta Ace , and RJD2 titled, “The Format.” Listen below.
Strange Journey Vol. 3 follows Strange Journey Volumes 1 and 2 which released March 24, 2009 and November 3, 2009, respectively. Their last studio album was Oneirology , which released March 22, 2011.
The group has also announced a series of tours that will kick off with a West Coast stretch on April 4, 2014 in Oakland, CA. View show dates here .