It’s no secret that we at Flagpole have a little critical crush on murk daddy flex, the hip hop producer alter ego of local musician Terence Chiyezhan:
- His first official full-length, MDF, landed at No. 2 on our 2013 Top 10 list.
- We asked him to play our AthFest showcase last summer.
- And we got all hot and bothered when he posted a couple teaser clips from his upcoming LP, Genesis, late last year. (That’s the album cover above.)
Now, we’re tickled pink to provide an exclusive premiere of the first single from Genesis—which drops sometime this summer in CD and cassette form via Pizza Tomb Records—the utterly divine “Glass Music.”
The dense, immersive tune is a departure from mdf’s prior work in tone and focus; where before there was tape hiss and muddied jazz samples, now there is booming low end and crystal-clear treble, well-placed empty space and earth-toned organics.
Stream the tune below:
Chiyezhan relates that Genesis is “influenced by classic and Asian psychedelic rock of the 1970s,” and that it “follows a loose narrative framed around the career of Muhammad Ali.” Neat. Chiyezhan has also launched a Kickstarter, along with perhaps the best Kickstarter video of all time, to raise a meager $400 to help with the album’s physical release.
Watch the clip, and check out Genesis‘ tracklist, below.
01. GENESIS
02. SIDEWINDER
03. SNAKECHARMER
04. GLASS MUSIC
05. BLACK MAMBA
06. I (WHO’S PUNK, WHATS THE SCORE)
07. ASIMOV
08. HARE KRISHNA, UNIVERSAL PEACE
09. CALIFORNIA MOUNTAIN SNAKE
10. II (CLOUD NINE)
11. UNTITLED
12. CRAYON
13. PAX ROMANA
14. COTTONMOUTH
15. III (SEA FOAM GREEN)
16. COPPERHEAD
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