Sunday, August 26, 2012
Cashus Flow (feat. John Robinson) - The Right Time PRODUCED BY ST/MiC
Northern Virginia emcee/producer follows up with his second single from the upcoming album "Lamplighter's Delight".
"The
Right Time" is an uplifting new track featuring John Robinson,
otherwise known as Lil Sci from the legendary group Scienz of Life.
Next week, when the album is fully released, JR will re-appear once
again
on a separate track...as does Mike Zoot, previously featured on the
first single "Light It Up" (w/ El Da Sensei & DJ Spinna).
Production
for "The Right Time" was provided by another VA resident, ST/MiC, who
produced 3 more beats for the upcoming release. ST/MiC was the man
responsible for the engineering, mixing and mastering of the album as
well.
The "Lamplighter's Delight" album will be available for online purchase
on Tues., August 28th, 2012
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
yU - Dreams (feat. Danedra Rowell)
The A-side of the next installment in Mello Music Group’s 7” Series comes from Diamond District/1978er producer/emcee yU. The gruff DMV MC is known for philosophical street rap but “Dreams” takes a different route - the result a hauntingly beautiful track likely to end up on repeat.
Enlisting Danedra Rowell on vocals, yU eschews the new age boom-bap that got him noticed for something closer to all of our heartstrings. Featuring no rapped bars, “Dreams”
is a bittersweet ballad that is less literal than emotive. It captures
that late-night, pensive feeling us music heads are very familiar with.
yU is able to craft a sound that is universal and hyper-local,
breaking new ground for himself musically. The drums sound like they
could be on any Diamond District-related project but the melody and
chords don’t sound too far from something that could find its way onto
radio.
Peeling back yet another layer of sound from his extensive pallet, yU is proving his versatility as a musician. “Dreams” along with the b-side “Prior Days” officially comes out on limited edition (300 copies only) vinyl 7” this Tuesday – though it is shipping early from MMG now!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
