Hip-Hop right now is all about dark, moody underground artists breaking out. The eery Los Angeles TeamSESH artist BONES in particular executes a dark and moody aesthetic with sleek execution. This young artist has just released his newest and maybe even best mixtape of 2014.
With a much more diverse sound to "Skinny", it certainly makes listeners' ears perk to those who are familiar with his work. This is nothing like his February 25 release TeenWitch, a mixtape about the last month of the lives of Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold before the Columbine High School Massacre, or Garbage which brought back old "Th@ Kid" vibes aswell as just fresh, good Hip-Hop.
Skinny starts with an eery minute long Spooky Black infused sounding intro but this certainly doesn't stay adjacent as the talented Bones shows us his musical capabilities afterwards and throughout the remainder of the tape. Every song brings a different element to the table, showing us a diverse range of talent and sound from the young artist. This mixtape IS essentially Hip-Hop of 2014 and contributes to cementing Bones' place in the underground Hip-Hop scene.
As a veteran fan of Bones, I can say that this gives me everything I need in terms of variants I would specifically look for in one of his tapes. My favourite one to hear is his singing which we're blessed with in the ever so perfect IfYoureGoingToSpew,SpewIntoThis. A simple but effective dark, melancholic melody is played on an acoustic guitar underneath the slow trap influenced drumbeat. The lyrics are deep and emotional, connecting you with Bones through lines such as "Everything up my nightmares shroud me with mist". The undertone of the song is very deathly, leaving the lyrics haunting your consciousness. Off the record, Bones has became very accustomed to singing with an alter ego he calls surrenderdorothy, hailing two EP's called weneveraskedforthis and nobodywantsme. Songs like this would fit accordingly into this other project aswell as slotting in perfectly with his already established Bones name.
An 80s influenced synth piano loop starts, slowly drawing you into ShrimpPizza. Before you know it, Bones is rapping like his old self on tapes such as WhiteRapper and LivingLegend. The mid section changes everything completely, transporting the song to a Yoshi City style instrumental with him rapping in his low toned, almost speaking voice. Neverless, the beat will have you keeping your hands raised whilst you dance all night. This is definitely a track for future Hip-Hop club nights. DJ's, take notice and take notice now.
DeadInDesignerClothes is very reminiscent of his DeadBoy days. With the beat sounding like it was made in a graveyard and a flow which goes from a mix of that on Sixteen to Moshpits, it really transforms this track into a future golden oldie. This is a track that you definitely have to hear to understand where I'm coming from. I can guarantee you that if you enjoyed mixtapes such as DeadBoy like mentioned above and Cracker, you will love the songs on this tape like this one.
I really enjoyed this tape from start to finish. My only criticism has to be that is isn't longer, and this is a criticism which is carried across ALL of his discography. I would really like to hear a full-length album from the LA king. I recommend this to all Hip-Hop fans out there. Whether you're into mainstream or underground, this is definitely a mixtape you should open your ears and your mind to. I also recommend this to any other avid music lovers and fans of upcoming and unsigned artists. If you're open minded and you can take a lot of lyrics with a pinch of salt, I definitely feel like Bones could find his way into your music collection.
You can find Bones' and surrenderdorothy's music here:
https://soundcloud.com/teamsesh/
http://www.teamsesh.com/
https://soundcloud.com/surrenderdorothymusic/
Until next time folks. Hasta La Vista.
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