Production by Cecil Otter, Emily Bloodmobile, Beautful Bobby Gorgeous, Lazerbeak, and Marshall Larada.

Like a cratedigging, nostalgic Johnny Cash, Cecil crafts dusty, moody beats. His lyrics–a cowboy kind of clever and profound–imply that whether or not he knows it, he's last man of his kind.

“Cecil Otter is a gruff, dusty producer/MC who's stuck firmly between the
abstract and the emotional, spilling his colorful guts all over beats that waver
between smoky post-Muggs cratedigger moodswings and Waits-ian puffs of noise.”
—CMJ

“The passion on Cecil’s 12-song opus employs the usual Doomtree sound —
heavy drums sprinkled with dusty samples and a whole lot of distortion.”
—MN Daily

“Best hats in Minneapolis.”
—DeeJay Bird Learn More

Cecil Otter is a compelling musician for the same reasons he’s good with cards. The technique runs on charm, patience, intuition, and precision.
Doomtree proudly presents Rebel Yellow, Cecil's first official full-length album. Over his own nuanced production, Cecil delivers his verses with the self-assured cadence of a man walking to the goldrush. The effect is one part Woody Guthrey, one part Doc Holiday, and well worth the wait. Learn More

A Badly Broken Code is the long-awaited full-length album from Dessa. The disc features production from Paper Tiger, Lazerbeak, Cecil Otter, MK Larada, and Big Jess. The fifteen songs emphasize Dessa’s wingspan as a singer, rapper, and lyricist—the tracks range from melancholy a cappella arrangements to vintage torch songs to infectious rap cuts.

The album art for A Badly Broken Code was designed by Doomtree’s MK Larada. Passcodes encrypted in the artwork allow fans to access special footage and images from the Doomtree Vault. Learn More

Dessa's debut EP was named as one of the top ten albums out of Minneapolis in 2005 by the City Pages. Her False Hopes introduces her as an honest-to-goodness emcee with a real singing voice and a writer's sensibility. Learn More

It's been a long time coming, but the "official" debut record from the Doomtree crew is finally ready to come into your home and take its rightful place between your Doobie Brothers and Doors CDs. All new raps from P.O.S, Sims, Dessa, Cecil Otter, and Mike Mictlan. All new beats by Lazerbeak, MK Larada, Paper Tiger, and P.O.S. Guest spots from I Self Devine and Crescent Moon. You really can't go wrong.


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Includes digital download card

Limited 300 vinyl with screen printed cover and lyric sheet. Previously only available at the Doomtree Blowout V

Features work from the entire Doomtree collective.

The first "official" record by the entire crew. By "official" we mean that this is what we mean—and have meant all along. After years of burying songs in the back yard or putting out False Hopeses that we could brush off as experiments, this is pretty much exactly what we've been trying to do. And we're owning up to it, son. Hate on it. Love on it. We certainly do both, and couldn't be more excited for you to feel feelings with and all over us. Yikes.

Seriously, this album has something you'll like on it. If it doesn't then you have no business calling yourself a fan of hip hop or popular music in general. Speaking of which, do you call yourself a fan of music often? In public? Like "I am a fan of music, and I do not care for this"? That's not all that cool, dude. Keep that shit to yourself. Learn More

An amazing night out at GameWorks occasionally results in an awkward phone call weeks later and a child no one planned for. Sometimes that child turns out great, and we count our blessings. More often than not, however, the blessings are sparse and we need to weigh our options. Perhaps the “little surprise” has a heart defect. Or an undesirable finger-to-toe ratio. Or red hair. You just never know what you’re going to get when you mix it up with someone named Diamonds after three pitchers of margaritas. And so we do the only thing we can when this home full of gorgeous, gifted children is sullied by the arrival of series 2 Garbage Pail Kids: we gather the new additions in a burlap sack and quietly sneak them down to the banks of the mighty Mississippi—the great Problem Solver. Then we try to forget about it over a frosty pitcher at GameWorks.
So, friend, consider this sack-full of songs not as a true album, but rather a collection of “specials” that didn’t quite fit in with the family. They are all beautiful in their own right, but a few unfortunate idiosyncrasies (the sloped brow, the vomiting when startled, the incessant seal-clapping) have prevented them from meeting the Doomtree Family Gold Standard and making the proverbial A-team. So make sure all the protruding corners in your house are sufficiently padded and enjoy. Learn More

Doomtree's latest, almost-greatest but not quite will be available for the first time at the Doomtree Blowout 5, December 5th 2009 @ First Avenue. Until then, check out the free download of "Coup For The Kings" featuring Sims and P.O.S at Doomtree.Bandcamp.com Learn More

The collaborative product of emcee Mike Mictlan and virtuoso producer Lazerbeak, Hand Over Fist unveils a pageant of epic imagery. With mainstream swagger and precision, Mictlan employs an understated poetry to convey themes of fire, redemption, flight and resistance, while Lazerbeak's propulsive drums and bold guitar-driven melodies make every song a contagion. An album of trial and triumph, and a street affidavit on the human condition.

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