— Following a steady run of singles, multifaceted creator Open Mike Eagle has finally released his new project Component System with the Autoverse.
Open Mike Eagle has officially released his new project Component System with the Auto Reverse today via his own Auto Reverse Records. The full length arrives including previously released tracks “Circuit City,” produced by Madlib and featuring Video Dave and Still Rift, the lead single and video “i’ll fight you,” produced by Diamond D of the Diggin’ in the Crates Crew, “Multi-Game Arcade Cabinet” with R.A.P. Ferreira, Still Rift and Video Dave, and his late 2021 offering “Burner Account,” featuring Armand Hammer.
On Component System with the Auto Reverse, Open Mike Eagle manipulates time like Dr. Strange. His eighth solo LP is grounded in our dystopian present but structured with the magical randomness of cassette mixtapes he made recording college rap radio shows in the late ’90s. Eagle made CSWTAR in this spirit with actual commercials and radio interviews from his old mixtapes spliced in to connect the dots. Part solo album and spiritual mixtape, part green room cipher, and part showcase for Eagle’s Auto Reverse Records, CSWTAR recontextualizes his place among his peers scored by crashing doom-filled hard rock flips from Madlib, Diamond D’s thumping jazz-inflected boom-bap, twisted cartoon-sampled suites via Quelle Chris, and more progressive production.
In support of the project, Open Mike Eagle will set out on his headline fall US tour dates kicking off with a series of shows alongside Dessa later this month before making additional stops in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, New York City, Austin, Seattle and more, wrapping up in San Francisco in January.
Listen to Component System with the Auto Reverse above, see full album details and upcoming live dates below and stay tuned for more from Open Mike Eagle coming soon.
Upcoming Live Dates
10/21 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue w/ Dessa
10/23 – Des Moines, IA @ XBK w/ Dessa
10/25 – Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre w/ Dessa
10/26 – Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen w/ Dessa
11/22 – Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room @ Observatory
11/23 – Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room
12/01 – Boston, MA @ Cafe 939 @ Berklee
12/02 – Philadelphia, PA @ Silk City
12/03 – New York, NY @ Elsewhere (Zone One)
12/04 – Washington, DC @ Songbyrd
12/08 – Dallas, TX @ Ruins
12/09 – Austin, TX @ Ballroom
12/10 – Houston, TX @ White Oak (upstairs)
12/16 – Seattle, WA @ Barboza
12/18 – Portland, OR @ Mission Theater
1/6 – Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
1/7 – Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf
1/8 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
1/14 – San Francisco, CA @ Neck of the Woods