Description
Format: 2 x LP
Catalogue No.: BSR-100
Barcode: 0196006845131
Release Date: 06 May 2022
Genre: Alternative
Australian hip-hop/neo soul duo SO.Crates are a boom-bap prayer sent live and direct from the heart of two of the culture’s most committed students. The group features Melbourne based beatmaker and DJ Skomes alongside California-via-Adelaide MC & poet Cazeaux O.S.L.O, not to mention the MUSE, a forever changing third party who completes the creative trinity of the Crates. With a legacy built on releasing a steady flow of cold-crush records and delivering uplifting live performances to the party people, SO.Crates prove that hip-hop’s golden era is not a lost date in time, but a foundational state of mind. Functioning as a considered preview of what to expect from the album to follow, the hypnotic first release ‘Stars’ is an auditory exploration of what happens when two opposing charges collide; the joyful and the melancholy. Here, layers of instrumentation, samples and vocals sit atop a foundation of grounding beats — the track’s roots from which piano samples, live trumpet and vocal embellishments spring. “When Skomes gets in his stride, it’s always a bit of a happy/sad feeling. It can go either way, like a mood ring”, says Cazeaux O.S.L.O. “I guess you could say we make mood ring beats, and ‘Stars’ is no exception”.
TRACKLIST: Side A 1. Intruh feat. Nui Moon 2. 7th Day feat. Kevin Mark Trail 3. Loan-Sum feat. Mike Thesis and Thamson.P 4. Beaut-I-Full World feat. Zima and Kalala 5. Existential Blessings feat. Tiana Khasi Side B 6. Stars feat. Whosane and Pataphysics 7. Full Moon feat. RuRu 432 8. Sazon feat. Izy 9. S.F Holiday feat. Izy Side C 10. Black Bond 11. Mercy 12. Us feat. Krown, Pookie, Nelson Dialect, 1/6, Mike Thesis, Tumi the Be, Clandestino, Jaal and Rara Zulu 13. Hold On (To The Fallen Ones) Side D 14. Fresh Gold Bloom-Age 15. This 2 (4 Moses) 16. Curtis On the Hiss 17. The Price Of Forgiveness feat. DJ Spell and Pataphysics
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