ARTIST...: The Insomniax
TITLE....: Friday Comes (The Re-Manuva)
YEAR.....: 2012
LABEL....: Earnest Endeavours
CAT.NO...: EE005
GENRE....: Hip-Hop
TIME.....: 13:32 min
SIZE.....: 31,04 MB
QUALITY..: 320kbps/44,1kHz/Joint-Stereo
ENCODER..: LAME
SOURCE...: WEB
RLS.DATE.: 2013/04/15
WEBSITE..: http://www.bagpak.net
TRACKLIST
01) (03:47) Friday Comes (The Re-Manuva) ft. Roots Manuva, Roses Gabor
02) (05:30) Friday Comes (The Re-Manuva) ft. Roots Manuva, Roses Gabor (Bobby Evans Remix
03) (04:15) Oh She Falls (Swede:art Remix)
Released in September, the Love She Wants EP provided an entertaining introduction to
The Insomniax; two talented brothers û Kai Gama (Mark Anderson) and Dr Sydney Velvet
(James Anderson) û from South-London making hip-hop with a cerebral strut.
Alternating between poetic, dreamy rapping and soulful singing, their evocative
lyrics capture detailed snapshots of moments in time, whilst musically the material
reaches out beyond its hip-hop foundations to touch on dub, bashment and electronic
soul. The siblings share a background in LondonÆs vibrant spoken word scene, and in
terms of musical lineage, might possibly be regarded as not too distant cousins of
Ghostpoet, SBTRKT, Tricky or Dels.
In the wake of that EP, The Insomniax cement their credentials as the hot tip for
2013 via a trio of killer reworks. Certified legend of the UKÆs hip-hop game û Roots
Manuva stamps his authority on Friday Comes, embellishing the riddim with trademark
panache. Keeping things in the family, WidowsÆ very own Bobby Evans remixes the
Friday Comes Re-Manuva for the club, flexing wild digi-dancehall low end and marching
military drum manoeuvres; whilst RBMA alumnus and fellow beat-nut Swede:art blesses
Oh She Falls with sophisticated igÆnance û all cascading arps, womb-like pads and
shoulder lean drums.
Currently hibernating in the studio recording their debut album, 2013 looks set to be
a huge year for The Insomniax as recent performances at ôHuw Stephens presentsàö and
the Boiler Room attest.
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