catalogue

SO.CRATES

MALCOLM AFTER MECCA (BEDROOM SUCK)

SO.CRATES - MALCOLM AFTER MECCA 152282
format:
1 LP
release:
08.07.2022
label:
BEDROOM SUCK
genre:
Hip Hop
item ID:
152282
barcode:
0196006845131
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".
 
  • Tracklisting
  • 1.1. INTRUH FEAT. NUI MOON
  • 1.2. 7TH DAY FEAT. KEVIN MARK TRAIL
  • 1.3. LOAN-SUM FEAT. MIKE THESIS AND THAMSON.P
  • 1.4. BEAUT-I-FULL WORLD FEAT. ZIMA AND KALALA
  • 1.5. EXISTENTIAL BLESSINGS FEAT. TIANA KHASI SIDE B
  • 1.6. STARS FEAT. WHOSANE AND PATAPHYSICS
  • 1.7. FULL MOON FEAT. RURU 432
  • 1.8. SAZON FEAT. IZY
  • 1.9. S.F HOLIDAY FEAT. IZY SIDE C
  • 1.10. BLACK BOND
  • 1.11. MERCY
  • 1.12. US FEAT. KROWN, POOKIE, NELSON DIALECT, 1/6, MIKE THESIS, TUMI THE BE,
  • 1.13. CLANDESTINO, JAAL AND RARA ZULU
  • 1.14. HOLD ON (TO THE FALLEN ONES)
  • 1.15. FRESH GOLD BLOOM-AGE
  • 1.16. THIS 2 (4 MOSES)
  • 1.17. CURTIS ON THE HISS
  • 1.18. THE PRICE OF FORGIVENESS FEAT. DJ SPELL AND PATAPHYSICS