BNO thrive in the sparkling world of their emotive group record. boysnightsout have been building for some time now. Despite runaway successes from various group members, like Sg Lily’s stellar album “Content” and Loveboy’s viral “picw/me”, the collective keep a balanced energy. They don’t feed off of controversy, and they decisively do not hop between … Continue reading 2020 REVIEWS: BOYSNIGHTSOUT – IT’S COMPLICATED
I’ve covered the various members of $econd Nature many times on this blog, but I’ve only covered their collective material once before. With their new project Season 1, the American rap trio (alongside their extended production family) have crafted some of their most fleshed-out songs to date. As most of its five tracks feature the … Continue reading 2020 REVIEWS: $ECOND NATURE – SEASON 1
PK Shellboy is as calculating as he is chaotic – I spoke with the Manila artist about what’s next for Fax Gang and the underground avant-garde. It’s been a couple months now since Material Girl of Boston label No Agreements messaged 108MICS to recommend Fax Gang. The group is a global team of five artists … Continue reading 2020 INTERVIEWS: PK SHELLBOY
Operating under many names and within many groups, Mars’ talent shines through in every circumstance. Her music is uniquely calming, operating in a dreamlike state that blends the singer’s gentle murmurs with the soft, transcendent instrumentals. Writing most of her music to a serene, calming atmosphere, Mars creates and releases music at her own pace … Continue reading 2020 ARTIST INSIGHT: MARS
One of the most alluring aesthetic ideas to come out of the information age is that of possessed technology. Like many things born from the internet of the 2000s, early forays into digital ghostology bore with them a certain kitsch; the infamously prolific “Ben Drowned” story comes to mind. Despite the tendency for internet trends … Continue reading 2020 ARTIST INSIGHT: HTTPS:/OUIJA
Something about “In Pillwood” is affectingly off-kilter. Thanks to the manic energy of Gecko Bros, this really doesn’t matter. “In Pillwood” sees rap duo Gecko Bros (formed by Pace and Clintarelli) conquer the sound around them. The song begins with dissonant harmonies, and plays out with alternating confusion and glory as the pair try to … Continue reading 2020 SINGLE REVIEWS: GECKO BROS – IN PILLWOOD
The two latest singles from California’s Photon Tide are especially concerned with the concentration and application of power. Multi-talent Photon Tide has been on the 108MICS radar for a while, joining Chris for an interview a short while back. Tide’s output has been unrelenting all year, seeking and achieving collaborations with Astral Trap, Bleachh, Popstarbills … Continue reading 2020 SINGLE REVIEWS: PHOTON TIDE – POWER! / TERRIBLE W/ PHIXEL
Skrr and Sixtythree666 dream of better days on the grainy cybertrap tune “yokohama pill” “yokohama pill” is the best song Skrr has ever made. The New York rapper, with a list of F.K.A’s too long to mention, drops into a typically brutal beat from Sixtythree666 and nails a superhero landing, lamenting the “too real” state … Continue reading 2020 SINGLE REVIEWS: SKRR – YOKOHAMA PILL
Rome Mallory might be the hungriest-sounding rapper that I’ve heard in ages. Within this album’s first two minutes, the Charlotte resident preaches about freedom from materialistic restraints, the purpose of the soul without the physical form, and generally attaining a knowledge of self. ‘Light Shines Thru You’ is incredibly powerful stuff, recapping the artist’s journey … Continue reading 2020 REVIEWS: ROME MALLORY – INTO THE LIGHT
Intensely weird energies surround hex6, a reanimated and unbound artistic presence. Global collective Saturnine Realms is a group to keep an eye on. Their expected professional exterior hides a wealth of enticing oddities and a bounty of strangeness. hex6 embraces this like no other. Their work involves gothic imagery, unnerving aesthetics, and the very aura … Continue reading 2020 ARTIST INSIGHT: HEX6
