Zooted Spitwell – Formation (Freestyle) // Listen

06.27.2016 by Wanja // Leave a Comment

After releasing his recent record debut “Savage”, Virginia rapper Zooted Spitwell returns to the scene with a quick freestyle to Beyonce’s hit single “Formation. Be on the lookout for his album “Landon St. Zoo” coming in the near future.

Aaron Cohen – Off The Ground // Video

06.27.2016 by Wanja // Leave a Comment

The title track off of Aaron Cohen’s third commercial release, “Off The Ground”, offers hard hitting drums, ambient sounds and a hypnotic hook. The song highlights Cohen’s fight to establish himself and propel his life to new levels, while consistently questioning what might happen if he reaches heights from which he can’t come back down.

The music video finds Cohen trapped in a mental asylum. While stuck in the psych ward, Aaron escapes through his imagination, revisiting certain aspects of his life.

The video represents Cohen’s fight to become the artist/person he wants to be without losing himself. The video was directed by Tanner Jarman, Grand Prize winner at the 2015 Revolt Film Festival.

NEW EP ‘OFF THE GROUND’ DROPS JUNE 24.

G.U.M.P. – Sleven // EP

06.27.2016 by Wanja // Leave a Comment

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DC-Based G.U.M.P. Mix Hip Hop With Post-Rock On Debut EP ‘Sleven’

With an almost obsessive focus on mood and ambiance, post-rock/hip-hop quartet G.U.M.P. introduce themselves with a 6-track EP, full of jazz, rock and hip hop elements. Clocking in just under 14minutes, ‘Sleven’ hits a mood, devastates and moves on to the next best thing.

Frontman Uno Hype’s vocals hit the beats of a breakup, running from anger to resentment to sadness in the span of two lines. The band’s balance of the conflicting emotions of heartbreak is on best display in the 1-2 of “Blubber” and “Acorn,” two fragmentary songs that have almost nothing in common, one is tense and aggressive, the other lost and contemplative, but somehow both in conversation with each other. The band says of the album: “Sleven is the product of two years, three beers, and countless trips to 7-11. It’s a hip-hop album that will evoke your inner angst of adolescence. It’s a grunge album that will make Kid Cudi cry.. We are your fathers.”

Premiered by Afropunk, ‘Sleven’ is an introduction to what the Maryland 4-piece have in store for the rest of the year, which includes another EP and eventually a full-length album in 2017. The guys are available for interviews, so please do not hesitate to get in touch with me regarding features.