As one third of New York art collective Outfit 14A, DJANGO bears the responsibility of delivering the group’s musical output. As his first EP WIDE AWAKE demonstrates, he’s more than up to the task. The first thing that you’ll notice about DJANGO’s music is that his voice is an exemplary rap tool. He takes to … Continue reading 2020 REVIEWS: DJANGO – WIDE AWAKE
On the 9th of February I spoke with musician and graphic designer Blxckovt about his album, the current mindset of the music scene, and his ongoing rest and recuperation. For someone who projects such a spectral character in much of their work, Blxckovt cuts a surprisingly human figure across my phone’s screen. “We got the … Continue reading 2020 INTERVIEWS: BLXCKOVT
Styx City Cult’s resident gruff-voiced rapper Trrm teams up with prolific producer levitatingman for new audiovisual project “Dissipate Side A”. Through “Dissipate Side A” (also simply called “Dissipate”) Trrm demonstrates his proficiency in executing a multisensory project. He pairs frozen and lonesome visuals with overcast and corrupted soundscapes to lock down the attention of the … Continue reading 2020 REVIEWS: TRRM – DISSIPATE W/ LEVITATINGMAN
Less than two months after dropping the epic conclusion to his Trench Muzic trilogy with Lil Trvsh, Southern rap veteran Lil Disceased has released an excellent nine track project that more than delivers on and in many ways surpasses the quality that I expect from the rapper. Production-wise this is by far Disceased’s most diverse … Continue reading 2020 REVIEWS: LIL DISCEASED – INFERNIO ENFERMO
Canada’s hip-hop scene continues to impress thanks to a killer new single from melodically-inclined artist TJB. So many elements of this track are beautiful: the fluttering pianos, the muted backing vocal that hypnotically murmurs the title, and most vitally the raspy, passionate performance from TJB himself. He’s very good at projecting his voice, and its … Continue reading 2020 SINGLE REVIEWS: TJB – ALL THE TIME
“Electric Dimensia” is as chaotic as it is brief, a liminal corridor through which ziDiiL leads a cyclone of manic voices. The latest project from California’s ziDiiL is, at its core, an exercise in duplicity. It appears wildly random at times, but equally each choice is as meaningful as the next. The three voices that … Continue reading 2020 REVIEWS: ZIDIIL – ELECTRIC DIMENSIA
773MVSON recently committed himself by name to his city, a constant source of inspiration. I spoke with him in January to find out how he weaves his influences into his work. “Definitely laid down a few tracks. I gotta slow down with putting them out” begins Chicago rapper 773MVSON, opening our conversation with a methodical … Continue reading 2020 INTERVIEWS: 773MVSON
