was happy to see this album drop. Why? Well, it’s because it’s produced by a man that I had brief experience with in the past and one I’m hoping to expand my knowledge of! A man who has critical acclaim from all the underground culture I talk with and one who has quietly built a solid production discography for himself that can definitely be celebrated when it’s all said and done, and this can be another addition to the list!
This is the brand-new collaboration effort between Producer Child Actor and MC Deniro Farrar, and together they drop a solid 11 tracks with the likes ofNickelus F andLute on the feature list!
I want to talk about Child first. Because he’s a man whose music always screams atmosphere. I can’t quite put my finger on it or explain, but his music always feels ‘grander’ and more ‘surreal’ than his contemporaries, and this record is right up that ally!
Across this tape, we hear Child inherit the most beautiful and powerful instrumentation that has the effect of engulfing the audience in aura-filled beats and soundscapes that are equal parts mesmerising and thrilling in structure.
This album feels like a consistent and fluent expression of soul, jazz, ambient, and ASMR-sounding beats that extract any possible grief or stress in the body and lift it away! It’s truly magical. There are a lot of tracks with delicate piano keys, light and soft vocal melody loops, jazz horns, and the whole nine yards. This album is a major show of expression by Child as he bares his vulnerable and creative soul onto the music and leaves his free spirit imprinted into the record itself, leaving a lasting impact that will last for years guaranteed.
Talking about the MC in this equation, Deniro, a man who I hadn’t heard of before but a man I know would shine when in the hands of the creative genius of Child, so I was optimistically looking forward to his work, and as I expected, he absolutely nailed his parts!
What stood out to me the most about him was his reverence and calm demeanour on the tracks! He has the energy of a concentrated hustler who knows better than to lash out and act wild, a man who realises being calm and collected is far more powerful than the opposite.
Across this album, he delivers his bars with grace unlike most. His street poetry is prevalent and beautifully delivered. He has such a smooth flow paired with a strong vocabulary that impresses me listening to his colourful verses!
He has a fantastic charisma with a conviction that bleeds through the tracks. You can hear his raw emotion and mental on the tracks as he explains his situations, gives you vivid imagery of his life, his scenarios, and the stuff he has to deal with!
His performances sound like a combination of free-lance speaking thoughts out loud type style and the old school, perfecting the basics of the 90s with his sharp lyricism and well-structured verses! It’s an interesting fusion that I don’t find in most other artists!
For someone I only discovered with this record, he’s already become a must-listen artist, and of course, Child remains one of the most captivating producers in the game, period. You NEED to check this album out now!
https://open.spotify.com/album/6TPTiriRXE6r5Yt5qCqk1i?si=IzmlIytWTYytxG3tISsA5g
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