Mar 01, 2010
TRANQILLITY.
So a while back I spoke to One-Handed Music head honcho Alex Robinson, who gave us the heads up on the forthcoming release from rapper/producer Tranqill.
Here's what he said:
"Possibly most excitingly of all, we’re finally going to release the Tranqill record I’ve been trying to put out for 18 months. He’s a devastating UK MC & producer. It’s straight rap music and I’m sure a lot of people won’t like it but I’m enormously proud of it and I think he makes most of the competition look foolish."
Hey, guess what? Tranquill's new EP, entitled 'The Hidden Treasures EP' is due for release in March. Here's a little visual teaser of the dude doing his thang in an eerie video directed by Haydn Davies. The song is called 'Deadly Wintaz', and is produced by the ever-skilled DJ IQ.
That's some pretty raw spittage right there, and it's good to see fresh, UK hip-hop jumping into a musical landscape dominated by dubstep and grime. Jesht - where you at?
You can head over to Tranqill's Bandcamp to download the EP or pre-order the limited edition vinyl, as well as bag a free download of EP track 'Payroll'. Here's some more info on the London emcee:
Tranqill is a reclusive South London producer and MC who tells brutal tales of street life with rare wit and panache. It’s like the first time you heard the Wu-Tang: raw, spontaneous, urgent paranoia that’s instantly compelling.
The Hidden Treasures EP collects three jewels from his vast unreleased catalogue. Chips & Cheese serves as the ideal introduction as Tranqill lays all to waste over a perfect loop. If you haven’t already rearranged your top 5 UK list by now, Payroll and the monstrous one-verse Deadly Wintaz will leave you gasping. Throw in the best remix Paul White has ever done and it’s a wrap.
And if you like your beats with room to breathe, Paul White’s Dirty Dub is a monster, an explicit version of the track that first appeared on a now rather expensive white label 7” and Mary Anne Hobbs’ Wild Angels compilation.
‘The Hidden Treasures EP’ is the first straight up hip-hop release from One-Handed Music, the label that brought you Bullion and Paul White.
One last thing: there is no ‘u’ in Tranqill.
Huge.
