Krts - Hold On

Last year, Brooklyn’s Krts released ‘Remixes For Beards And Flannels’, a mix-tape of top shelf classics from hip hop’s ‘80s and ‘90s heyday. He now follow that with his newest and first ever proper EP release, ‘Hold On’. With sounds ranging from the eclectic side of hip hop, broken beat, downtempo, soulful dubstep, indie rock, and fusion jazz, Krts crafts a soundtrack to an everchanging NYC landscape, fraught with struggles and flashbacks of what-was, all while letting go of ideals in favour of a new, raw, and heartfelt future. The title track ‘Hold On’ concerns the battle of a fleeting love – electronic and psychedelic sounds lead to a heavy, mid-range looped chorus and a deep, rumbling dubstep-style bassline. A taste of struggle is represented in ‘Whatever’, with it’s 808 kicks, layered snare, eerie and rattling samples, sweeping syths, and improvised piano… all as an ode to the cluttered market of Brooklyn’s indie art scene. 23 minutes in five tracks, with a bonus remix of ‘Hold O’ by afro-house /2-step artist Glenn Astro. Beat culture thumbed and moulded into one emotive EP.

TRACKLIST:

A1. Love Or Logic   A2. Hold On   A3. Whatever   B1. Rooftop   B2. Ghosts   B3. Hold On (Glenn Astro Remix)

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