Today is the first Friday of the month, a.k.a. Bandcamp Friday, which is when the platform waives any fees it charges artists. 100% of the money you spend on digital music and merch will go to the artist, so it's a great day to support your recent favorite musicians.
Reblog with anything you're picking up on Bandcamp today!
I'll be picking up this hip-hop release from 2 Mello and Million Sunday. I first became acquainted with 2 Mello through Memories of Tokyo-to, a concept album about recreating the distinctive music of videogame classic Jet Set Radio.* Their second album of the same concept, Sounds of Tokyo-to Future, had one of the tracks picked up by indie game Bomb Rush Cyberfunk.
Artimes Prime shares official music video for 'Grab A Corona'
Artimes Prime shares official music video for 'Grab A Corona'
Philly-based emcee ARTIMES PRIME has a sound with DNA that can be traced from Logic and J Cole, to Immortal Technique and Mike Shinoda. Throughout his career, Prime has fused disparate sounds to perfection, while using his inventive flows to tell personal stories of self-discovery and its importance to the social fabric of the world around him.
On Beer & Cookies, Prime’s third full-length album…
Tyler, the creator, is definitely an interesting artist. I quit enjoy his style, his character, and the imagies that he builds up for every new era of an album. But, saying that, I'm not the biggest fan of his music or the genre as a whole. Having listened to many of his songs, I realised that I find them quite unappealing and a bit annoying.
With that in mind, there is no better album to review than the well-acclaimed IGOR, the famous album that is considered a genius piece of music that is loved by the majority of music audiences. Hearing it at the time of the release, and now I don't feel the connection that I thought I would have. At the end, it turned out to be nothing more than repeating patterns with some memorable beats and one-liners.
My opinion on the majority of these songs is that they are long, but the length is not the problem, but the fact that nothing interesting happens in them for the most of the time, and then all of a sudden, when something does happen, it's short and bittersweet.
The sound itself feels uneven, like the syncing of the songs is all over the place. Mashing Tyler's deep, crunchy voice with more industrial and softer beats sounds kind of unlistenable like in the PUPPET or I THINK. Some songs even sound like purposefully made industry indie rap songs with catchy hooks that are only used for trends on social media.
The only two songs I would recommend are IGOR'S THEME and EARTHQUAKE. They are great opening tracks and some of the most memorable, but do expect that the rest of the album is nothing like them and is more of a mash of different sounds, techniques, and all in between. EARTHQUAKE is the first song I listened to by him, and even though I found it a bit stale, it is definitely my favourite from the album.
I would not like to discredit this album; there is a lot of work and love put into it, but I just don't understand it. When should I even listen to it? It's neither calm nor energetic; it's a pure mess. Maybe that is the point, but even so, I don't find it appealing. Again, I don't want to discredit it, but I feel that now, in this moment, I'm in a limbo considering it.
I would give it a: Well, if it were up to me, then I would say no, but considering it's cult status, then I would say, I guess.
If you found my review worth discussing in any way, I'm happy to do so.
Song inspired by Eminem's If I Had & Rock Bottom. My new single is out now, check it out on Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music, YouTube music, Amazon music, and more!
heyyyy I’m playin a show with aprettyprincex and gr1mg0rl next Saturday (3/11/23) at Volume II • it’s my first New Haven gig of the year so I’m bringing some nu raw sonic bits 🤭 been making alternative glitch hop and darkwave music recently so yea we not just turnin up ~ we turnin the channel 📺✨
"That old crow came back today
Sitting in my window like a prophet
Out on the fire escape, to say
"Anger is just love, left out, gone to vinegar"
You wake up a stranger to yourself
And then you learn to live with her"