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
A curation of soulful and flavorsome sounds that samples the music of Yemen in hopes of saving it. Sampling has long allowed artists to imbue their sounds with a sense of soul. By capturing the emotion, atmosphere, and era of other performances today’s beatmakers can access new worlds of sound. The crucial flaw in this … Continue reading 2020 REVIEWS: WE LIKE CHOPS – WE LIKE CHOPS V2: YEMEN
Since our last coverage of Jounin, his style has evolved impressively. With his two new songs, the self-titled ‘Jounin’ and ‘Face’, the rapper is proving that his development as an artist is still very much underway. ‘Jounin’, which was the first of the songs to be dropped, is a fascinating insight into the darker aspects … Continue reading 2020 SINGLE REVIEWS: JOUNIN N1¥ – JOUNIN / FACE
His second collaboration with former BMB producer KRXXK, ‘Reign’ is also one of Remi’s fiercest singles to date. At almost three minutes long, ‘Reign’ is one of the rapper’s most fleshed-out creations. While a good portion of the song is dedicated to ad libbing over the evil cyber-trap instrumental, at least two minutes see the … Continue reading 2020 SINGLE REVIEWS: REMI – REIGN
