{"product_id":"so-crates-malcolm-after-mecca","title":"So.Crates - Malcolm After Mecca","description":"\u003cp\u003eMelbourne'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. \r\n\r\nAustralian 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. \r\n\r\nThe 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. \r\n\r\nWith 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. \r\n\r\nFunctioning 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. \r\n\r\n\"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. \"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vinyl.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49972179599602,"sku":"196006845131","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/7018\/9810\/files\/4089084-2826387.jpg?v=1787584474","url":"https:\/\/discandvinyl.com\/products\/so-crates-malcolm-after-mecca","provider":"DiscandVinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}