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Elvis Depressedly- “Waves of Bad Intention”

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Stream: Elvis Depressedly- "Waves of Bad Intention" Mat Cothran--a singer-songwriter known mostly for his work under the name Coma Cinema--has recently been pushing a side project of his, Depressedly. Under the Depressedly name, Mat has released a new track.

This project's past releases are very similar to Coma Cinema, and usually just a bit more experimental with vocal distortion. “Waves of Bad Intention” is different from of all of these previous releases; it was recorded professionally in a studio. This may worry some since the raw sound is part of the appeal of Cothrans past work. However, the honest, depressed emotions are not lost in this new hi-fi quality.

The clarity improves along with the depth and texture of the Depressedly's sound. Nothing is blown out or drowning out the vocals like in the past, instead the guitars and drums just help put further emphasis on the lyrics.

There is more info to come in the future from these studio recordings. Until then Cutters Only, The Ontological Anarchy of Elvis Depressedly a re-mastered collection of the projects Bandcamp releases is available on itunes now.

Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) – “N****s in Poorest”

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Yasiin Bey--or Mos Def, rather--has released a video to go along with his “N****s in Poorest” track. The video is Bey doing the song in studio, with cuts to news footage and pictures relevant to the lyrics. The video also features subtitles for the entire song, which is kind of nice since the whole point of this track is the lyrical impact.

If you can’t already tell from the title the song uses a cut up version of the “N****s in Paris” beat. While lyrically Bey goes off and contradicts the message that the original gives. His raw delivery and the chopped beat may take a while to get used to, but it only helps the tone he is attempting to deliver. The anti-materialist message is clear right from the beginning, along with a strong message to fear power. This track is partially in honor of Malcolm X and it is delivered in a very unique way, which is greatly emphasized by the visuals.