{"product_id":"heavyweight-champion-um","title":"Heavyweight Champion","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlbums of the Year 2024 - Number 58 It’s been two years since Donkey Kid released his first (and only) EP (so far): “Distant Shouts” (2022), which saw him collaborate with Marco Kleebauer. Ever since, he’s been dropping individual tracks, merely hinting at the long-awaited debut full-length.   The actual foundation for “HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION” was laid in autumn 2023, when the Berlin-based musician travelled to London to hook up with producer Dilip Harris. A few months later, back in January, things really started to take off when Donkey Kid and co-producer Bleac came up with several key song demos in his Berlin-Neukölln apartment. A few dozen studio sessions around Berlin, a two-week creative trip to the Odenwald mountain range, and several mixing\/mastering sessions (with Kidney Paradise and Zino Mikorey) later, “HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION” was complete.   The album title was a no-brainer – because it perfectly sums up the feeling Donkey Kid had as he was working on the music: there was this heavy burden, something heavy was pulling him down...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Donkey Dub Records","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":52753288167755,"sku":"R3862-6836","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/0198588664964-0600px-001.jpg?v=1752052038","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/products\/heavyweight-champion-um","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}