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Music is not a panacea for the racism, police brutality and unrest America and the entire world is experiencing right now and has ignored and been apathetic to since this nation's inception. But music has always been, and will continue to be, a nurse for the people to make things more comfortable and the pain more manageable as we continue to ratify change within systematically racist systems like policing and ingeminate "Black Lives Matter" into the pathos and ethos of the world.
A song, or rather a project that has been alleviating some of my anxiety and despair is "Phoenix" by Los Angeles-based producer Cassic. The dozen songs range from purely instrumental to featuring guest verses or samples to accentuate the diverse production. Records like "Her Smile" loop a pitched sample picking daises and singing sweet nothings that in tandem with his tricksy keyboard work and smiling chords manifest a feeling of aesthetic attraction. Cassic's deeply felt Summer Walker flip on the aptly named track "Summer Walker" (ft. Free P) is the addictive record on this project I find myself singing out of the blue, but the crown jewel of "Phoenix" lies within the takeaways.
Directly after the midway point of the tape, "What You Can't See" is mental relaxation. A hilltop breeze melody emanates from keys and his compact snare/hi-hat rhythm headbops and watches the horizon from that point, which is a far cry from the penultimate song "Resistance" -- combative bass, loosening guitar chords, extra layers of string sections and optimistic chipmunk vocals is a sound of complete preparedness. And once you've gone through "Ego Death," you're ready to keep on fighting. A quick remedy we could all use as we arduously push for a progressive society.
Listen to "Phoenix" below.
Lead Photo Cred: soundcloud.com
Music is not a panacea for the racism, police brutality and unrest America and the entire world is experiencing right now and has ignored and been apathetic to since this nation's inception. But music has always been, and will continue to be, a nurse for the people to make things more comfortable and the pain more manageable as we continue to ratify change within systematically racist systems like policing and ingeminate "Black Lives Matter" into the pathos and ethos of the world.
A song, or rather a project that has been alleviating some of my anxiety and despair is "Phoenix" by Los Angeles-based producer Cassic. The dozen songs range from purely instrumental to featuring guest verses or samples to accentuate the diverse production. Records like "Her Smile" loop a pitched sample picking daises and singing sweet nothings that in tandem with his tricksy keyboard work and smiling chords manifest a feeling of aesthetic attraction. Cassic's deeply felt Summer Walker flip on the aptly named track "Summer Walker" (ft. Free P) is the addictive record on this project I find myself singing out of the blue, but the crown jewel of "Phoenix" lies within the takeaways.
Directly after the midway point of the tape, "What You Can't See" is mental relaxation. A hilltop breeze melody emanates from keys and his compact snare/hi-hat rhythm headbops and watches the horizon from that point, which is a far cry from the penultimate song "Resistance" -- combative bass, loosening guitar chords, extra layers of string sections and optimistic chipmunk vocals is a sound of complete preparedness. And once you've gone through "Ego Death," you're ready to keep on fighting. A quick remedy we could all use as we arduously push for a progressive society.
Listen to "Phoenix" below.
Lead Photo Cred: soundcloud.com
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