Under Sound Music

This week The Demonstrators hit song, “Paper Runnin’ Booman Remix” was featured on an episode of a show on ABC.com.  Navigating the current music environment is tricky and getting a song featured on something as widespread as an ABC series can be really good for gaining more exposure for our label.  So when we our friend Hilton Carter was editing for this series and asked if we wanted the song featured there was really no hesitation.  This feature will get “Paper Runnin’” and pure Baltimore Club music for that matter, heard by many ears that most likely would not have heard of either previously.

So check the song at the 1:30 mark of the video at this link and if you’re interested in supporting Under Sound and want to buy both the original version AND the Booman Remix, please visit this link.

Thanks!

~E Major

Check out the new video from UllNevaNo for his song “Bright Sound” off of his upcoming The Color Brown mixtape.  Please leave a comment with your thoughts on the track and the video.

UllNevaNo – Bright Sound from Under Sound Music on Vimeo.

Very cool to have E Major’s new single “Where You Came From?” with King Mez and J Hill featured on DJBooth.net.  Head over and give your thoughts on the track.

We don’t usually post anything on the site unless the folks involved are directly involved with or work with Under Sound to some extent.  There are exceptions to that though and this is one of them.  This video got over 120,000 views so it’s crazy that I’m just now seeing it.  We got an email today though from the kid Money who raps first on this joint and he wanted to share it with us and I’m glad he did. This is some street music that I can get with.  Not surprisingly Bossman shines on this.  He really fits well on beats like this IMO.  And I really like this track.  Anyway, check it out and let me know if you’re feeling it and want to hear more.

Friend of Under Sound and my sometimes collaborator (i.e. this and ummm… this) Hezekiah, is preparing to release his new album Conscious Porn on Soul Spazm.  As you can see from the above flyer, it’s got some amazing contributors including some bona fide heavy weights.  Two of those heavy weights are  another Philly based MC,  Bahamadia and the legendary Talib Kweli, who are featured on the aptly named “Fired Up.”  Simply put, this song goes HARD.

On Conscious Porn Hez is taking a decidedly more raw approach to his signature soulful sound.  One of the best things about Hezekiah as and artists is that he explores the contradictions that exist in so many of us and he continues that exploration with this album.

I’m listening to “Fired Up” as I type this and it’s hard not to stop typing because I feel compelled to listen.  The track has a sense of urgency to it and each MC, even Bahamadia who usually has a voice that blends with the track, commands your attention.  Hezekiah kicks it off with lines like “Got a line about rhymes and a line about crime, so which one do ya’ll want worse?” which illustrates how artists have so many sides to them but we’re not sure what our audience wants sometimes.

This might be the most I’ve written about a single on this site but that’s because this song really caught me from the first time I heard it.  And trust me the entire album is full of songs that are just as compelling.  So give a listen to “Fired Up” and let us know what YOU think.

~E Major

 

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