Constipated Monkey Smegma
...Presents...
Blanco-City of God
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label........: Polydor
date ripped..: 2024.07.23
date released: 2021.08.21
url..........: N/A
release size.: 69.44 MB
encoder......: Lame 3.100
bitrate......: avg. 255kbps
mode.........: Joint Stereo
tracks.......: 14
source.......: CDDA
ripper.......:
n o t e s
Much like the acclaimed Brazilian film that shares its
title, Blanco’s debut full-length deals with cycles of
violence, poverty and loss of innocence across a hazy
summer that ripped his crew apart. To capture the
full picture, however, required the patience for
several takes. “The hard part is saying ‘OK, it’s
done’,” he says. “How can you tell? I think I’ve had
to rewrite and record over on most of the songs here,
because I want it perfect, every time. The first time
is only the draft." On productions from 169, Sango, The
Elements and Alexay Beats, Blanco visits stuttering
baile funk (“TSG”), hard-hitting drill (“Cerberus”)
and spacious Afrobeat instrumentation (“Too Late”) —
channelling the intensity of his coming-of-age in
nonchalant style (“Talk like I’m 40, I’m 21/You ain’t
been where I’ve been, ask anyone,” he declares on
“Fala”). “I’m influenced by those that stay true to
who they are,” he says. “Whether it’s artists, or
characters from Naruto. If you look at these titles,
and the tempos, it’s all me being myself.”
d a t a
# t r a c k n a m e t i m e
01- Pain [02:07]
02- The Great Escape (feat. Central Cee) [03:13]
03- Asura and Indra (feat. Sango) [01:42]
04- Dennis Rodman [02:32]
05- Cerberus (feat. K-Trap and Loski) [02:53]
06- Shippuden [03:00]
07- Magneto [02:39]
08- Time Out [02:18]
09- Fala [02:38]
10- Itachi [02:26]
11- Surveillance (feat. NSG) [04:01]
12- TSG [03:00]
13- Too Late (feat. Ama Lou) [03:16]
14- Safe Space [02:01]
69.44 m e g s t o t a l [37:46]