As a journalist who comes across so many different names, artists and producers. I can safely say I can’t imagine a better duo than Ferris Blusa & Machacha.
This, is a 2024 collaboration album for the ages. One of the best MC’s working with one of the best producers out and together they drop 10 dope tracks that sent shockwaves through the culture. These two alone are forces to be reckoned with so together? Forget about it the game is done.
What’s crazy is, since this came out in 24, this was the same year Ferris teamed up with Vega7 and made ‘Both Hands Wash The Face’ which is nuts to think about. Machacha as well making projects such as ‘The Port’ with Substance810 or ‘French Laundry’ with Maze Overlay. Regardless these two were already sweeping the competition and then came out with this? Insane.
Now, for the product. This feels like a more obscure, skeletal and dark vibrant version of Machacha then we’ve seen in the past. With elements of distorted vocal samples and reverb synth chords to give off an eerie vibe to the listener.
Then on some cuts like the song ‘Demi Gawd’ which features an acoustic guitar strings over a small vocal male loop saying ‘baby’ which features the most acoustic production I’ve ever heard him on. But on the other hand you have tracks like ‘No Dessert’ which sounds like a 80’s B Side Alien movie score with some haunting piano keys and what sounds like the noise a UFO kidnapping people with the light sounds like.
This is what I mean by how I feel Machacha is just exploring a more ‘sinister’ side of him then he’s done before (at least to me) and enjoying going over to the ‘dark side’ temporarily to have fun with the creative mind and originality that comes with it!
Now, Ferris. The man with the rhyming mind who won’t quit. He’s sharper then ever on this one, I always love hearing his intense, lower register vocals working with his cold blooded and at the same time intellectual rhymes that both make you think and scrunch your face up in a certain way.
He’s the kind of rapper that always takes his time to spit out a rhyme, never in a rush, never in a hurry just patiently drops his dope, unadulterated verses like no one else can.
He has methodical flow, intense delivery and smart penmanship that separates him from the rest!
Across this project he is joined by the likes of
-Shottie
-Lil Shipe
Both do a fantastic job at keeping the atmosphere and energy balance of the album and do justice to the vibe of the record and of course Ferris does his role at holding his own with the two and maintaining his infamous consistency and quality in his work!
No surprise, a fantastic album. As I continue to stack up by Bandcamp library with his discography the more I appreciate and respect the man and his work! Machacha as well, a man without an L to his name and together, only W’s can exist!
https://open.spotify.com/album/4GmvOcXqTOw9sbNoDseApF?si=tR4xPIqVQmqOXV2RLrkxqA
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