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RSRECS 018LP
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RELEASE DATE: 1/9/2026
This is what you get when an emcee/producer is fed on a diet of abstract hip-hop, Southeast Asian samples, and Taoist folklore. Together with the Clementi Sound Appreciation Club (a five-piece band of up-and-coming musicians schooled in jazz from the local scene in Singapore), Mary Sue melts samples with live instrumentation on Porcelain Shield, Paper Sword. At the core of the album is the tale of a time-traveling oracle, struggling to find meaning in the modern world-where ancient wisdom feels fragile, and truth is ever-shifting. A reinterpretation of idioms shapes its journey, where spiritual pursuits feel performative, and where the weight of the past clashes with an uncertain future. The music mirrors this tension: phrases of Gamelan music dissolve into smoky brass, spectral melodies unravel over off-kilter drums, and time bends through layered textures. Porcelain Shield, Paper Sword is both a reckoning and a dream, where echoes of the past find new life in the chaos of now. A porcelain shield shatters on impact; a paper sword folds before it cuts. It's about the constant, fragile push-and-pull between aesthetics and money, tradition and progress, meaning and spectacle. Featuring Agung Mango and Nakama.
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RSRECS 019LP
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$28.00
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RELEASE DATE: 1/9/2026
Vivid Visions is a mind-bending journey through modern indie rap, crafted by Irish producer The Expert. Drawing inspiration from surreal dreamscapes like Twin Peaks and The Monkees' Head, the album fuses psychedelic textures with gritty lyricism from 21 guest MCs across generations and continents. The result is a kaleidoscopic soundscape, sometimes sparse and eerie, sometimes vivid and bouncy, anchored by The Expert's signature low-end thump. Whether it's Blu, Buck 65, or rising stars like AJ Suede, each voice adds a distinct shade to this sonic trip. Far more than a beat tape or compilation, Vivid Visions feels like an audio film: immersive, cinematic, and packed with personality. It's a celebration of indie rap's present and future, stitched together by one of its most imaginative producers.
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