Bleep

Debut drop from Drae Da Skimask for one of 2015's hottest labels to watch Astral Black. While these maybe his debut recordings, across the tracks on display Drae perfectly showcases a production palette that vastly outweighs 99% of producers his age (19 years old!) eleven tracks switching lanes between propa low-slung beats, half time trap snares and snatches of almost UKG vox lost in the stoned haze. His brand of self proclaimed 'sewerside funk' is an exotic blend of instrumental hip-hop flavors ala Flylo and the Brainfeeder crew but also has a UK bass rooted feel that we imagine has come from growing up so young in the age of YouTube culture where fresh inspirations and connections can be linked between all manor of underground electronic music scenes with ease and as heard here the lines between trap, grime, house and beats are blurring into something entirely new. '95 Mindfulness places Drae Da Skimask at the forefront of the new wave of left-field beat producers and marks him as a name you will be likely to be hearing a lot more of in the coming months, out to Astral Black for continuing to scope out the freshest talents around. Massive recommendation this one.