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Alt Hip Hop artist All_Out_27 has dropped their galvanizing new mix “Spirited Bliss”

Posted on 25 July 2020
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Spirited Bliss is just one of the recent releases from up and coming American Hip Hop artist All_Out_27. If you’re looking for fresh new galvanizing beats to add to your Summer playlists, look no further. Spirited Bliss comes with a tropic punch and keeps the tempo steady to ensure that easing into the accessibly melodic mix is as easy as possible while making sure that there’s enough momentum to keep you hooked from the prelude to the outro.

By fusing elements of Old School EDM into their alternative instrumental track, Spirited Bliss offered a euphoric punch but never veered all too far away from the hypnotically rhythmic realms of Hip Hop. The progressive mix is as transcendent as it is rhythmically convictive. There really is no wonder why so many people are giving it repeat attention.

You can check out All_Out_27’s single Spirited Bliss for yourselves by heading over to SoundCloud now.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Cat Clark – Ghost: Authentically Atmospheric EDM Hip Hop

Posted on 14 March 2020

Since Cat Clark made her debut in 2017, she’s amassed an ardent following and plenty of hype around her sound. When you delve into her uniquely striking brand of Hip Hop, it’s easy to see why.

Cat Clark has recently released her ninth single “Ghost” which serves as the perfect introduction to her atmospherically moody take on Hip Hop which also borrows elements of Pop and Ambient Electronica. With a steady and effortlessly smooth Rap delivery combined with lyrics which unravel like spoken word poetry over intricately layered downtempo EDM Hip Hop beats, it’s hard not to get excited by Cat Clark’s potential.

In the overwhelming majority of HipHop tracks we hear, we hear replication and assimilation of former sounds. Yet, when it came to Cat Clark’s single Ghost, her evident lack of concern when it comes to genre constraints left us instantly enamoured.

You can check out Cat Clark’s latest single Ghost for yourselves by heading over to Spotify now.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Nmwbu – Shots: Experimental Electronic Hip Hop

Posted on 7 March 2020

Up and coming Experimental Electronica artist Nmwbu has recently released their 2020 EP “Nani”. While every track on the EP stands as a testament to their bold adventurous approach to Electronica, the perfect introduction is the standout single “Shots”.

The track kicks off with a minimalistic prelude before seamlessly switching into a glitchy, modern and stylistic soundscape which Nmwbu uses to sporadically lay down their Rap vocals.

There definitely no complaints when it comes to the instrumentals and the atmospheric allure which Shots contained. Yet, it was hard to find any synergy between the vocals and the instrumental melodies. That being said, Shots offers exactly the kind of experimentalism we endeavour to find in new music. So, we’re all too excited to see where Nmwbu takes his transcendentally spacey brand of Electronic Hip Hop next.

You can check out Shots for yourselves by heading over to Spotify now.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Sheldon Johnson – Arizona: An Artisan Blend of Trap, Electronica & Alt Rock

Posted on 24 February 2020

Hazy Alt Hip Hop doesn’t get much more arrestive than what you’ll find in the 2019 album “Suburban Wolf” from up and coming Nebraska-based artist Sheldon Johnson.

While each track is a sublime artisan mix of genres including Hip Hop, Synth Pop, and Rock, the perfect introduction to Sheldon Johnson’s mesmerising pioneering sound is the track “Arizona”.

The lush wavy reverb borders on hypnotic while the deep throbbing basslines provide plenty of structure to the quite literally unforgettable track. Expect the sticky-sweet melodies in Arizona to stick to your synapses for days.

If it sounds like we’re overly excitable over Arizona, you’ll soon see that the exuberance is more than justified when you taste the ingenuity in the mix for yourselves.

You can check out Arizona along with the rest of their album by heading over to Spotify.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Prepare for the Emotive Sting of Comp Keyz’ Standout Single “Sauce Man”

Posted on 16 January 2020

You’ll have seen Hip Hop artists blow up for FAR less than what you will find in the standout single “Sauce Man” by up and coming artist Comp Keyz.

While I’ve heard my fair share of emotively driven Trap music, I’ve never felt the weight of a Trap single crawl under my ribs in the same way as Sauce Man did. The soundscape may be light downtempo and ambient, but make no mistake, it’s resoundingly heavy.

Whether it was the pensive yet optimistic melody or the husky, humble, captivatingly poised RnB-soaked Rap bars which hit the hardest, I can’t be sure of. But what is painfully evident that Comp Keyz may be one of the most criminally underrated artists we’ve heard in a while.

You can check out the official music video to Sauce Man for yourselves by heading over to YouTube now.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Electronic Hip Hop Collective ASKARI Make their Debut with “Progress”

Posted on 4 September 2019

It’s easy to forget the power music has the capacity to hold. No, not through mind-bending riffs and ear-piercing harmonies.  I’m talking about the real raw resonance found in the aural mirrors which are held up to the issues which we sleepwalk through every day.

Which is why you can consider the UK Electronic Hip Hop collective Askari’s debut single Progress a wakeup call.

Homelessness, knife crime, the corrupt economy, war, austerity, depression and oppression are just a few of the issues which come under attack as a reflection of our disparity in Progress.

Scroobius Pip has been a little quiet as of late, but thankfully ASKARI has stepped up to the plate with a track Dan Le Sac himself would struggle to replicate the momentum of. Through the inclusion of incredibly efficacious Nu Metal and James Routh’s perceptibly dexterous production skills, Progress is an unforgettable debut.

In the verses, you’ll get the atmospheric doom-laden beats before the track seamlessly evolves into meteoric Alt-Rock breakdowns which follow ingeniously mastered EDM build-ups. And there’s definitely no question about what Askari can bring to the airwaves lyrically. Asher finds poetry in political failure and verses it through flawlessly energetic bars while Liam finds the perfect places to throw down the riffs which scream as loudly as we should all be screaming right now.

ASKARI may be fresh from their inception as a collective, but their years of experience is more than tangible in the perfectly polished mix which saw the deft touches of James “Lerock” Loughrey. The very same James Lerock Loughrey who has worked alongside the likes of Skindred, Manic Street Preachers, and Def Leppard.

You can check out the official music video to ASKARI’s single Progress via YouTube.

Keep up to date with ASKARI’s new releases via Facebook – you probably won’t want to miss their upcoming album release which documents 16 years of underclass social history.

Review by Amelia Vandergast