art: Melinda Magyar
In the middle of 2018,
rapper Jim Swim
and producer Blookah
joined forces for the
split single "Flex on Me"
and "A Million".
Playful, with plenty
of bounce, the two songs
now have new companions:
another split single
in the form of "Brakes Off"
and "Way Past Three".
Swim tongue-twists
his way through
the danceable
Blookah backdrop
on "Brakes Off",
splitting between
singing and rapping.
It feels like
a love letter,
a sing-a-long for those
lost in the world.
Slowing it down
on "Way Past Three",
Swim croons late
night confessions
as Blookah takes
his instruments
underwater for a
midnight dive.
These two
complimentary tracks
(with a hypnotic cover
from Hungarian illustrator
Melinda Magyar)
signify the growth between
producer and vocalist. Listen
to all four in order.
The progress is obvious.
The evolution is real.
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