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Defron - Invalid Cd
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Defron - Invalid
Melbourne rapper and slam-poet Defron infecting your stereo-systems with his debut EP,
Featuring production from Rahjconkas (Mr Hill & Rahjconkas) Bottega Beretta (Dr Flea) and DJ cuts from Rob Shaker (Syllabolix Crew) Defron showcases his signature style of wordplay and tenacity over five tracks which fans are calling, “one very solid debut and a hell of an entrance”.
After leaving his career in the publishing industry and Australia s battle-rap circuit in 2012, revered freestyle rapper and 2009 Revolver MC Battle champion, Defron, took a hiatus from his regular Melbourne live-shows to record his long-anticipated debut EP. Inspired by a personal history of battling cancer and hearing-loss,drawing from his braggadocio roots in Melbourne s freestyle and battle-rap scene, the title Invalid is a spin on the hip-hop bravado cliche.
A project two years in the making, recorded at the renowned Stronghorn Studios, used by such artists as Briggs and Illy, this debut s fraught production process earns its title. In 2013, one day before commencing mastering, the Mount Dandenong born lyricist received a phone call from the project s engineer: both the computer and hard-drive storing all session files been stolen. The Invalid EP seemed to be well and truly terminal.
A strong believer in fate, after battling two illnesses in his young life, Defron saw this as an opportunity to reimagine the EP, top to bottom. Following an inspiring respite in New York, he returned to the project in mid-
2014, remaking only two songs from the original sessions with three new cuts lined up to complete the selection. As a result, what had been a rigid concept piece of self-exploration was transformed into a more- rounded journey of self-celebration: an EP with a short excursion into new-school boom-bap, courtesy of New York beat-maker Bottega Beretta and Melbourne veteran Vince Van Go, book-ended by J-Dilla-esque dreamscape production from Wagga Wagga s Rahjconkas.
Combining hardboiled confessional song-writing with youthful charisma, Defron narrates mature realism with inventive penmanship, ensuring the Invalid EP is a long-overdue promise that much more will soon follow from this seasoned wordsmith.
Defron - Invalid
Melbourne rapper and slam-poet Defron infecting your stereo-systems with his debut EP,
Featuring production from Rahjconkas (Mr Hill & Rahjconkas) Bottega Beretta (Dr Flea) and DJ cuts from Rob Shaker (Syllabolix Crew) Defron showcases his signature style of wordplay and tenacity over five tracks which fans are calling, “one very solid debut and a hell of an entrance”.
After leaving his career in the publishing industry and Australia s battle-rap circuit in 2012, revered freestyle rapper and 2009 Revolver MC Battle champion, Defron, took a hiatus from his regular Melbourne live-shows to record his long-anticipated debut EP. Inspired by a personal history of battling cancer and hearing-loss,drawing from his braggadocio roots in Melbourne s freestyle and battle-rap scene, the title Invalid is a spin on the hip-hop bravado cliche.
A project two years in the making, recorded at the renowned Stronghorn Studios, used by such artists as Briggs and Illy, this debut s fraught production process earns its title. In 2013, one day before commencing mastering, the Mount Dandenong born lyricist received a phone call from the project s engineer: both the computer and hard-drive storing all session files been stolen. The Invalid EP seemed to be well and truly terminal.
A strong believer in fate, after battling two illnesses in his young life, Defron saw this as an opportunity to reimagine the EP, top to bottom. Following an inspiring respite in New York, he returned to the project in mid-
2014, remaking only two songs from the original sessions with three new cuts lined up to complete the selection. As a result, what had been a rigid concept piece of self-exploration was transformed into a more- rounded journey of self-celebration: an EP with a short excursion into new-school boom-bap, courtesy of New York beat-maker Bottega Beretta and Melbourne veteran Vince Van Go, book-ended by J-Dilla-esque dreamscape production from Wagga Wagga s Rahjconkas.
Combining hardboiled confessional song-writing with youthful charisma, Defron narrates mature realism with inventive penmanship, ensuring the Invalid EP is a long-overdue promise that much more will soon follow from this seasoned wordsmith.
Tracklist:
- Midgutter Night’s Dream (prod. Rahjconkas)
- Invalid (feat. Rob Shaker & prod. Bottega Beretta)
- Open Season (feat. Rob Shaker & prod. Vince Van Go)
- Staple Snap! (prod. Bottega Beretta)
- Montblanc feat. Niamh (prod. Rahjconkas)
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