If you haven’t yet heard of CMPND, you’re about to; as this Friday marks the release of their impressive debut album Eagle Court, on the High Focus imprint. The trio, made up of Kemastry, Vitamin G and Wundrop – who also produced the album in its entirety – honed their skills with Brighton's Yogocop collective,… Continue reading Album Review: CMPND – Eagle Court
Category: Experimental
Album review: Negro Swan – Blood Orange
Hynes has created an intricate collage of samples and sounds taken from a deep introspection. The fragmented nature of the album shows us a slightly different side to the multi-instrumentalist. He etches elements of his own hopes, anxieties and mental state into a stream of consciousness that meanders both smoothly and abruptly throughout. We are… Continue reading Album review: Negro Swan – Blood Orange
EP Review: Talos – Lowlight EP
Producer Talos has worked alongside High Focus’s newest recruit Coops for several years, providing the assist on multiple tracks from the rappers debut High Focus release, as well as the prior albums that gained him this attention: ‘God Complex’ and ‘Lost Soul’. Talos's debut EP ‘Lowlight EP’ on High Focus is a genre-crossing project mixing… Continue reading EP Review: Talos – Lowlight EP
EP review: Strata – JJ Soloman
When Jesse James Soloman released Jesse from the SE in 2014, his beautifully lethargic, yet poetic style was first recognised. Jesse has been somewhat of a recluse in the past 12 or so months – releasing a small string of singles in that time. The surprise release of this EP was undoubtedly appreciated. Where the… Continue reading EP review: Strata – JJ Soloman