Born Kiki Ceac in a city known for cultivating powerful young minds at institutions such as Harvard and MIT, K-The-I??? cut his teeth in high school freestyle cyphers and starting making a name for himself after collaborations with Cambridge, MA crews such as The Lost Channel and Komadose in the early 2000s. His rep continued to grow on energetic live sets both locally and abroad based around the retro-futuristic stylings of his Mush era releases. Upon his migration from the east coast to L.A. and headfirst immersion in the Low End Theory-centered beat scene, a new sense of purpose and direction was imbued in the 15 year veteran K-The-I??? While his spastic machinations retain a glitchy serrated edge, they are now injected with a warm sense of melody upon a backbone of vibrant synths and brilliantly-culled samples. The densely-layered mania of his Fake Four Inc. debut Synesthesia is the realization of a singular circuit-bending mind, equally influenced by Mike Patton and Street Fighter 2, and a testament to natural yet expansive growth.
With a vision forged from two decades worth of underground experimentation on both coasts, the enigmatic K-The-I??? has turned a drastic corner with the release of his first instrumental record Synesthesia. Harnessing the dystopian sci fi aesthetics which raised eyebrows and drew comparisons to Company Flow on 2008’s Yesterday Today & Tomorrow and fusing them with the hotbed of creativity that is the L.A. beat scene, K-The-I??? has concocted a wildly original formula on his new record. While the last album found the California transplant firing breathless darts over Thavius Beck production, Synesthesia is the formal announcement of K-The-I??? as auteur. He has put down the microphone for this 13 track affair and diagrammed a polished, space age cacophony with key contributions from comrades Ceschi, Sole and Myka9.
"Moon Walking On Lenticular Clouds" will be eMusic's Free Daily Download on Saturday 6/25
Click Here To Stream Synthesia In Its Entirety.
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AWOL ONE & NATHANIEL MOTTE - THE CHILD STAR
Awol One has been a force in underground hip hop for over a decade thanks to his work with the L.A. crew Shape Shifters, countless solo endeavors and his critically acclaimed release with Low End Theory curator Daddy Kev, Souldoubt. Nathaniel Motte is a worldwide superstar, part of the multi-platinum electropop duo 3OH!3, who have produced hits for the likes of Ke$ha and Katy Perry.
The Child Star, out now digitally via Brain Vein Music with limited Fake Four CD/LP due out Aug. 16th, is what happens when these two disparate minds collide: ten tracks of electro-rap madness equally suited for dance floor revelry and headphone introspection. Bridging the gap between club music and true school hip hop, it's an 808 explosion just in time for the summer. The album features appearances from Slug of Atmosphere and Abstract Rude with a Shape Shifters posse cut available as an exclusive bonus track on the limited edition vinyl.
Click here to listen to the lead single "Did Not Could Not"
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