{"product_id":"196006845131","title":"So.Crates: Malcolm After Mecca (Vinyl LP)","description":"Melbourne's much loved underground hip-hop dup return with an enormous double LP offering, stacked with features from the finest Australian talent including Tiana Khasi, Krown, Izy, Nelson Dialect \u0026amp; more. Australian hip-hop\/neo soul duo SO. Crates are a boom-bap prayer sent live and direct from the heart of two of the culture's most committed students. The group features Melbourne based beatmaker and DJ Skomes alongside California-via-Adelaide MC \u0026amp; poet Cazeaux O. S. L. O, not to mention the MUSE, a forever changing third party who completes the creative trinity of the Crates. With a legacy built on releasing a steady flow of cold-crush records and delivering uplifting live performances to the party people, SO. Crates prove that hip-hop's golden era is not a lost date in time, but a foundational state of mind. Functioning as a considered preview of what to expect from the album to follow, the hypnotic first release 'Stars' is an auditory exploration of what happens when two opposing charges collide; the joyful and the melancholy. Here, layers of instrumentation, samples and vocals sit atop a foundation of grounding beats - the track's roots from which piano samples, live trumpet and vocal embellishments spring. When Skomes gets in his stride, it's always a bit of a happy\/sad feeling. It can go either way, like a mood ring, says Cazeaux O. S. L. O. I guess you could say we make mood ring beats, and 'Stars' is no exception.   Intruh, 7th Day, Loan-Sum, Beaut-I-Full World, Existential Lessons, Stars, Full Moon, Sazon, S.F Holiday, Black Bond, Mercy, Us, Hold on (To the Fallen Ones), Fresh Gold Bloom-Age, The 2 (4 Moses), Curtis on the Hiss, The Price of Forgiveness","brand":"Bedroom Suck Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41806706802838,"sku":"196006845131","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2231\/7305\/products\/4089084-2826387_136748eb-5834-4d0a-ab88-906d59864fa1.jpg?v=1658266544","url":"https:\/\/www.besvinyl.com\/products\/196006845131","provider":"besvinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}