fbqb – Spiral (feat. Boler Mani)

Aug
24
posted by tommy

A Sound Doctrine PREMIERE!? The crowds haven’t seen one of these since 1998 when I premiered the new Toyota Cressida to huge fanfare. Hell of an automobile. This one though, this one goes just the same, a record that sees three top guns armed to the teeth with a full arsenal of sonic weaponry. Two of those three make up the production partnership of fbqb, a duo who have are here dropping their third release. Their debut was pretty remarkable in itself, a track called ‘Waste Ur Time‘ featuring Abraham Tilbury that had a wonky James Blake energy, fizzing with Sherbert synths and and manipulated vocals.

But that was then, this is now, and we’re here to talk about the new drop. Where Waste Ur Time simmered, ‘Spiral’ boils. They’ve enlisted Melbourne young’n Boler Mani to ride a beat reminsicent of Vince Staples’ ‘Big Fish’ and ride it he does. The dude imbues an already energetic beat with even more bounce and showcases the capacity to switch into faster flows when the moment demands. Let’s not undersell the work of our production pals though because this thing GOES with sliced up beats and looming 808s. I’m a huge proponent of hearing rappers jump on beats they might not normally and truly, hearing Boler in this lane is particularly pleasant. It’s a song in two parts with the final 40 seconds in sinister half time.

Hefty gear from this lot and the perfect next step for both acts.

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