(INTROVERT)

Man, this feels like a trip to me. There’s a certain group of artists who I’ve covered over the last year that I feel have somehow come together into a little conglomerate of sorts. When I saw this project appear, I was like, ‘Wait, they know each other?’ That’s so dope. 

Regardless, two of the most creative artists coming together for a solid album, how can it go wrong? Let’s talk about it!

This is the brand-new album by MC AU and Producer JAMIS (who does small contributions to the MC role), and together they drop a solid seven tracks that are sure to make you feel a certain way one way or the other!

Now, as I was predicting when I was JAMIS was on the production, this shit is experimental as fuck! It’s what he’s been vibing with over the past few releases, and it’s one of the reasons he’s been one of my most watched-out-for artists in the past, and now he’s bringing that same brand of chaos in tune with AU, and that combination is definitely noteworthy!

A perfect example is that intro track -GOOD MORNING (GOOD EVENING), which starts off with this CIA, Hypno tape style introduction that evolves into this synth-heavy chord progressions with some methodical drums!

But things go the more chaotic route towards the end of the track as we hear a bunch of distorted screeches and loud sounds that give an abrupt ending to an otherwise (relatively) smooth track. 

Or the song -WAR MISSION, as we are given this super distorted, backward-sounding keys that have this eerie, haunting effect to it. You can hear some plucked strings amongst the chaos, and it helps provide a sprinkle of normalcy to a dominantly noise-inspired instrumental! 

Hell, the track -LIVE FOREVER, which closes the record off. We have more high-pitched notes with those horns and synth chords as well as some shaking maraca-sounding pulses that all come together in another off-the-wall take for instrumentation. 

The key word here is CHAOS, JAMIS thrives in it, and he’s utilising this kind of production to showcase how to make a standout album using the most out-there techniques!

Accompanying him on this soundtrack of chaos is AU, a man who I’ve seen is equally as capable of thriving in any genre put in front of him and come back with a W!

I’ve heard him on his many collaborations with producers such asDJKROOKED, who is just as experimental in nature as JAMIS is, and so I knew he would be just fine across these beats, and I was right.

On these seven tracks, we get what I would describe as a comfortable contrast to the noisy and chaotic sounds of JAMIS with his own brand of smooth, confident, and trademark verses that are the ‘quiet after the storm’ to the hurricane of sounds provided.

He’s utilising his slick charisma and natural flow with great efficiency. He’s laying down a variety of bars (as he’s known to do) from

-Personal stories

-Brash/in-your-face cocky bars

-Introspective, thought-provoking lines 

And more.

He’s the type of MC that likes to take a small look into all the different lanes and sample each one. I’ve never really known him as a household name in any lane but more an adventurous, wild spirit that likes to travel between any given style and topic at any given moment, depending on how he’s feeling at the time!

Same goes for this album; he’s obviously a fantastic lyricist with an incredible pen game to match. It’s just always fascinating to me how he always has such a wide array of vocabulary options to choose from when he writes, and that’s partly what makes him stand out as strongly as he does!

Regardless. This is one I want you all to try out! It’s definitely different and is sure to make you expand your horizons that little bit more!

https://au205.bandcamp.com/album/introvert