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
Following a short break, rapper, singer-songwriter and producer ItsReaperx has triumphantly returned with a handful of tracks. Today’s article focuses on the song ‘EverydayZeroes’. The pessimism of the song’s title is reflected in its lyrics instantly. ‘I’m drinking until I fallout, you don’t know me or what the fuck I’m about.’ The pummelling 808’s that … Continue reading 2020 SINGLE REVIEWS: ITSREAPERX – EVERYDAYZEROES
Lil Gohan’s thirtieth mixtape is everything it should be – crystalline, emotive, and sonorous. Lil Gohan doesn’t have time to feel down. His latest mixtape “Ki Blast” is a bundle of mystic energy, celebratory and magical in timbre. When Gohan glides across the reversed ending of “Atlanta”, he’s practically in some other dimension, one where … Continue reading 2020 REVIEWS: LIL GOHAN – KI BLAST
For Colarado-born singer DeEtta Jain, ‘Bronco’ is a natural stylistic evolution that will surely net her many new fans. ‘Bronco’’s exterior is initially hard to decipher. Its cover art is highly ambiguous, vaguely sensual while also appearing cold and mechanical. As soon as Jain begins to sing, however, the track’s emotional platitudes cascade freely. Although … Continue reading 2020 SINGLE REVIEWS: DEETTA JAIN – BRONCO
killer kane’s Bandcamp Friday offering is a fresh take on the idea of duality. “checks and balances” is the latest from New Jersey producer killer kane. This three song selection at first looks like a pocketful of musical loose change, but each of the micro-project’s five minutes brings a new twist. Conceptually kane “balances” the … Continue reading 2020 REVIEWS: KILLER KANE – CHECKS AND BALANCES
The second collaboration between Northern English rapper Itchy and Scottish vocalist wtrflls, ‘Wtr Under the Bridge’, is an earthy yet ethereal banger that highlights each artist’s strengths. Instrumentally, this song is beautiful. Typical of Itchy’s floaty, cloudy production, it creates a pleasant bounce that continues for almost three minutes and is subsequently exploited masterfully by … Continue reading 2020 SINGLE REVIEWS: ITCHY & WTRFLLS – WTR UNDER THE BRIDGE
108MICS 