Very similar to all nice timeless items of artwork, The Gasoline EP has been a lesson in trusting the method for MC/producer duo Koncept and J57.
Recorded over a 12 months in the past at Crimson Bull Studios in LA, The Gasoline EP is the precursor to the New York-based group’s debut LP, Flight, at present slated to drop in 2016. All too typically, musicians are confronted with business strain to launch their new music as quickly because it’s mastered, versus releasing it when it is smart for the artist and audiences alike. That is a part of why it’s been so refreshing to observe Koncept and J57 construct their fanbase organically, in addition to take management of their very own inventive route by releasing their music on their very own phrases underneath Kon57.
The Gasoline EP is an underground soundtrack for warriors. Koncept’s perseverance shines by means of robust in his vocal supply, with a storytelling aspect that appeals to each diehard followers of unbiased Hip-Hop and new listeners. J57’s prime notch massive stadium manufacturing and Koncept’s deeply private lyrics makes The Gasoline feel-good music for the individuals who at all times root for the underdog.
The 8-track EP is made up of fastidiously constructed music that doesn’t lose its sincerity or rawness alongside the best way. Every monitor is as dynamic as its creators, and options visitors such because the 12-year-old expertise Nevaeh, Akie Bermiss, Hollis and Cube Uncooked, to call just a few.
From being immersed in Hip-Hop as people to becoming a member of forces by the use of working on the staple-but-now-defunct report retailer Fats Beats, to creating data as a part of Brown Bag All Stars and dealing with numerous collaborators over time, the duo’s collective resumes run as deep as their ardour does for making heartfelt music.
As an introduction to their bold and prolific sound, Koncept and J57 set their very own bar exceptionally excessive with The Gasoline EP. Take a look at the stream beneath and through iTunes.
Album artwork by Chris B. Murray.
