On the bombastic side of all amazing hip-hop rapture I had the honor of dishing out the stylistic visional rawness from Beery Method Studio for the highly talented and all-time grinder K Sos (member of The NOC) for his latest release Sciamachy. Sos and I have collaborated on several of his independent projects consistently building the impressively eclectic bank of musical materials always packaged in the visionary world of this formidable hip-hop talent. K Sos further turns his world of maniacal beach flip-flop maestro and higher ‘green’ education guru genius into a the flavorful South Beach 40 oz. waffle-bottle dipped in LSD in this dichotomous mix-tape.
K Sos takes his layered hip-hop psychedelic style and adds bigger production to a short but solid lineup of songs he wrote over his last 10 months in Orlando. Before relocating to Miami in late summer, K Sos carefully sifted through more than 60 tracks for his new project Sciamachy. For those unfamiliar with the term, Sciamachy is the act of sparring with an imaginary opponent or fighting with your own shadow. Sos says he first heard the word on the National Kids Spelling Bee and instantly fell in love with its meaning. Very fitting for the time period that covers a range of topics including dealing with the loss of his mother, legal troubles, and Sos’s romanticized version of their journey towards success. As always, Sciamachy includes a short and humble list of guests from “Stay If you Will” featuring the soaring guitar work of Nick Romanelli, to the eerie vocals of Kate Rodriguez on “Skyway to Gorgeous”. The first single, “Lost in A Cloud” is one of Sos’s favorite tracks, along with a collaboration for the first time in several years with his cousin, Entertay, on “Zonin”. And what would a K Sos release be without the rest of the No Ordinary Cats. J.O. & Rams lend verses to Sos’s club track “Better for Me” while all four collaborate on the album’s monumental finale “Pretending”. K.D., whose pristine mixing ability can be heard throughout the album, realizes Sos’s vision more than ever on this one adds another great album to the No Ordinary Cats collection. K Sos hopes that this release will continue to raise awareness for his group and first love No Ordinary Cats who have been in the studio preparing a new and still untitled mix-tape for 2012.
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