Fresh/High Society

 

Pardon My Fresh Music Group is really up to something. Not like the millions of other "music groups", "record labels", clans, posses, crews and cliques...(Kudos if you can fill in the rest of this.) I mean really up to something. I'm talking about quality in-house production, great writers and wholly original music. Rap duo Fresh/High Society just released this 12 song EP called "(UN)Popular Couture".

This is progressive Hip-Hop. Not that stuff that makes you unsure of what radio station you're listening to though. This is Hip-Hop birthed in the US that sounds like it's already crackin' in the UK. The lyricism is sharp. The song concepts are varied and engaging. The music is other-worldly. In short I'm telling you to download this ASAP. Click below to listen and download.

Beyond This Point - "Mama Said"

I'm always pleasantly surprised by BTP releases. With "Mama Said" the band takes listeners into the vein of Gorillaz, Tricky and even Terence Trent D'Arby with this soupy sound set. Lead singer Switch's lyrics move perfectly over the drum and bass as the eerie Kill Bill-ish whistle pulls everything into focus.

Beyond This Point is a band that continually stretches it's boundaries. This track is unlike anything I've heard from them before but at the same time it's exactly where I'd expect them to be. Evolving. The coda on this song is absolutely phenomenal and really showcases how the band composes complete thoughts and not just 4 to 8 bar loops and simple melodies. It's really fine work that any true music fan will appreciate.

"Mama Said" is the first of what is reported to be a series of weekly releases on the band's new blog Insanity's A Gift. While there have been countless weekly releases from major and indie artists, this set I will be looking forward to more than any other!

Let's. Get. Loud! 'Cause Mama said so.

MamaSaid! by BEYONDTHISPOINT

Pardon My Fresh presents "The Day After"

 

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This EP release from Pardon My Fresh Music Group is a post Valentine's day ode to jilted lovers everywhere. With titles like "Stupid Cupid" and "Cupid Must Die", you'd think this is a soundtrack to the Haters' Ball. It's not that at all though. 'The Day After' is a collection of stories about love in all of it's raw and unpleasant moments as well as the flighty and fanciful ones. 

The bulk of the production is handled by in-house producer and Beyond This Point band member Mylon. The disc really showcases how capable a musician he is. Standout tracks for me are "Untitled", "Ex's and Oh's" and "8-Bit Luv". AO gives some great production as well on the 2 tracks he delivers. The two offer up a cohesive funk/soul/alternative gumbo that is a ton of fun to listen to.

If you've ever dealt with the side effects of true love, you'll greatly enjoy the stories and music contained in this project. German DJ Flula Borg handles interlude duty and trust me, they are hilarious. Only Flula could/would threaten to put grape jelly in Cupid's pants or shove one of Cupid's own arrows up his own ass.

Plug into PMF and Beyond This Point at: www.PMFMusic.com