Contour
Onwards!
Boomkat Product Review:
Soulfully intense, psych-bloozy R&B from the US deep south, presented via London’s Black Atlantic node Touching Bass, knitting gripping vocals to immersive backdrops laced with archival material.
Arriving in the wake of CKtrl and Demae on the South London community-based label, South Carolina’s Khari Lucas aka Contour firmly has our attention with ‘Onwards!’, a filmic evocation of his personal headspace and heritage. Comparable to the themes and feels evoked by a range of artists - Dawuna, Klein, Matana Roberts, among them - Contour coolly and firmly acknowledges how his work stands on the shoulders of Black artists past, while tending to their roots in the now with a subtle blend of classic and contemporary production vernacular. More simply his sound is very much self-evident, hustling implicitly aching soul notes and explicit samples of films and documentaries that carefully, poignantly and naturally embed a sort of sonic fictional/realist narrative. One to really get inside.
“'Onwards!' follows on from 'Weight (2020)' and 'Love Suite (2021)'. Both previous records were impressive calling cards for the now 27-year-old, diving deep into a rich and incredibly vivid imagination set to a blueprint influenced by soul, hip-hop and psychedelic rock but moving way beyond. This third body of work serves as an expansion of his songwriting ability, both lyrically and thematically, through and beyond autobiographical expression.
During 2020, Khari spent a lot of time reading works from poets, writers, and theorists involved in the black arts movement. Films, including many from the L.A Rebellion movement of the 80s, became a recurring source of inspiration. As did a recently purchased Roland SP-404 originally intended for organising samples, which turned into his personal audio diary populated by a multitude of sound bites.
Using this vast pool as a foundation, alongside additional samples and select co-production from collaborators Swarvy and 10.4 ROG, 'Onwards!' blossomed into Khari’s most accomplished synthesis of sample-based production and the direction his songwriting skills were already moving in.
This project comes from the emotional exploration and metabolization of the media he consumed during this time. It encapsulates his digestion of the intersection of political and emotional realities. Via soundbites and references, he places art ancestors and influences in conversation with his work.”
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Boomkat Product Review:
Soulfully intense, psych-bloozy R&B from the US deep south, presented via London’s Black Atlantic node Touching Bass, knitting gripping vocals to immersive backdrops laced with archival material.
Arriving in the wake of CKtrl and Demae on the South London community-based label, South Carolina’s Khari Lucas aka Contour firmly has our attention with ‘Onwards!’, a filmic evocation of his personal headspace and heritage. Comparable to the themes and feels evoked by a range of artists - Dawuna, Klein, Matana Roberts, among them - Contour coolly and firmly acknowledges how his work stands on the shoulders of Black artists past, while tending to their roots in the now with a subtle blend of classic and contemporary production vernacular. More simply his sound is very much self-evident, hustling implicitly aching soul notes and explicit samples of films and documentaries that carefully, poignantly and naturally embed a sort of sonic fictional/realist narrative. One to really get inside.
“'Onwards!' follows on from 'Weight (2020)' and 'Love Suite (2021)'. Both previous records were impressive calling cards for the now 27-year-old, diving deep into a rich and incredibly vivid imagination set to a blueprint influenced by soul, hip-hop and psychedelic rock but moving way beyond. This third body of work serves as an expansion of his songwriting ability, both lyrically and thematically, through and beyond autobiographical expression.
During 2020, Khari spent a lot of time reading works from poets, writers, and theorists involved in the black arts movement. Films, including many from the L.A Rebellion movement of the 80s, became a recurring source of inspiration. As did a recently purchased Roland SP-404 originally intended for organising samples, which turned into his personal audio diary populated by a multitude of sound bites.
Using this vast pool as a foundation, alongside additional samples and select co-production from collaborators Swarvy and 10.4 ROG, 'Onwards!' blossomed into Khari’s most accomplished synthesis of sample-based production and the direction his songwriting skills were already moving in.
This project comes from the emotional exploration and metabolization of the media he consumed during this time. It encapsulates his digestion of the intersection of political and emotional realities. Via soundbites and references, he places art ancestors and influences in conversation with his work.”
Boomkat Product Review:
Soulfully intense, psych-bloozy R&B from the US deep south, presented via London’s Black Atlantic node Touching Bass, knitting gripping vocals to immersive backdrops laced with archival material.
Arriving in the wake of CKtrl and Demae on the South London community-based label, South Carolina’s Khari Lucas aka Contour firmly has our attention with ‘Onwards!’, a filmic evocation of his personal headspace and heritage. Comparable to the themes and feels evoked by a range of artists - Dawuna, Klein, Matana Roberts, among them - Contour coolly and firmly acknowledges how his work stands on the shoulders of Black artists past, while tending to their roots in the now with a subtle blend of classic and contemporary production vernacular. More simply his sound is very much self-evident, hustling implicitly aching soul notes and explicit samples of films and documentaries that carefully, poignantly and naturally embed a sort of sonic fictional/realist narrative. One to really get inside.
“'Onwards!' follows on from 'Weight (2020)' and 'Love Suite (2021)'. Both previous records were impressive calling cards for the now 27-year-old, diving deep into a rich and incredibly vivid imagination set to a blueprint influenced by soul, hip-hop and psychedelic rock but moving way beyond. This third body of work serves as an expansion of his songwriting ability, both lyrically and thematically, through and beyond autobiographical expression.
During 2020, Khari spent a lot of time reading works from poets, writers, and theorists involved in the black arts movement. Films, including many from the L.A Rebellion movement of the 80s, became a recurring source of inspiration. As did a recently purchased Roland SP-404 originally intended for organising samples, which turned into his personal audio diary populated by a multitude of sound bites.
Using this vast pool as a foundation, alongside additional samples and select co-production from collaborators Swarvy and 10.4 ROG, 'Onwards!' blossomed into Khari’s most accomplished synthesis of sample-based production and the direction his songwriting skills were already moving in.
This project comes from the emotional exploration and metabolization of the media he consumed during this time. It encapsulates his digestion of the intersection of political and emotional realities. Via soundbites and references, he places art ancestors and influences in conversation with his work.”
Boomkat Product Review:
Soulfully intense, psych-bloozy R&B from the US deep south, presented via London’s Black Atlantic node Touching Bass, knitting gripping vocals to immersive backdrops laced with archival material.
Arriving in the wake of CKtrl and Demae on the South London community-based label, South Carolina’s Khari Lucas aka Contour firmly has our attention with ‘Onwards!’, a filmic evocation of his personal headspace and heritage. Comparable to the themes and feels evoked by a range of artists - Dawuna, Klein, Matana Roberts, among them - Contour coolly and firmly acknowledges how his work stands on the shoulders of Black artists past, while tending to their roots in the now with a subtle blend of classic and contemporary production vernacular. More simply his sound is very much self-evident, hustling implicitly aching soul notes and explicit samples of films and documentaries that carefully, poignantly and naturally embed a sort of sonic fictional/realist narrative. One to really get inside.
“'Onwards!' follows on from 'Weight (2020)' and 'Love Suite (2021)'. Both previous records were impressive calling cards for the now 27-year-old, diving deep into a rich and incredibly vivid imagination set to a blueprint influenced by soul, hip-hop and psychedelic rock but moving way beyond. This third body of work serves as an expansion of his songwriting ability, both lyrically and thematically, through and beyond autobiographical expression.
During 2020, Khari spent a lot of time reading works from poets, writers, and theorists involved in the black arts movement. Films, including many from the L.A Rebellion movement of the 80s, became a recurring source of inspiration. As did a recently purchased Roland SP-404 originally intended for organising samples, which turned into his personal audio diary populated by a multitude of sound bites.
Using this vast pool as a foundation, alongside additional samples and select co-production from collaborators Swarvy and 10.4 ROG, 'Onwards!' blossomed into Khari’s most accomplished synthesis of sample-based production and the direction his songwriting skills were already moving in.
This project comes from the emotional exploration and metabolization of the media he consumed during this time. It encapsulates his digestion of the intersection of political and emotional realities. Via soundbites and references, he places art ancestors and influences in conversation with his work.”
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Boomkat Product Review:
Soulfully intense, psych-bloozy R&B from the US deep south, presented via London’s Black Atlantic node Touching Bass, knitting gripping vocals to immersive backdrops laced with archival material.
Arriving in the wake of CKtrl and Demae on the South London community-based label, South Carolina’s Khari Lucas aka Contour firmly has our attention with ‘Onwards!’, a filmic evocation of his personal headspace and heritage. Comparable to the themes and feels evoked by a range of artists - Dawuna, Klein, Matana Roberts, among them - Contour coolly and firmly acknowledges how his work stands on the shoulders of Black artists past, while tending to their roots in the now with a subtle blend of classic and contemporary production vernacular. More simply his sound is very much self-evident, hustling implicitly aching soul notes and explicit samples of films and documentaries that carefully, poignantly and naturally embed a sort of sonic fictional/realist narrative. One to really get inside.
“'Onwards!' follows on from 'Weight (2020)' and 'Love Suite (2021)'. Both previous records were impressive calling cards for the now 27-year-old, diving deep into a rich and incredibly vivid imagination set to a blueprint influenced by soul, hip-hop and psychedelic rock but moving way beyond. This third body of work serves as an expansion of his songwriting ability, both lyrically and thematically, through and beyond autobiographical expression.
During 2020, Khari spent a lot of time reading works from poets, writers, and theorists involved in the black arts movement. Films, including many from the L.A Rebellion movement of the 80s, became a recurring source of inspiration. As did a recently purchased Roland SP-404 originally intended for organising samples, which turned into his personal audio diary populated by a multitude of sound bites.
Using this vast pool as a foundation, alongside additional samples and select co-production from collaborators Swarvy and 10.4 ROG, 'Onwards!' blossomed into Khari’s most accomplished synthesis of sample-based production and the direction his songwriting skills were already moving in.
This project comes from the emotional exploration and metabolization of the media he consumed during this time. It encapsulates his digestion of the intersection of political and emotional realities. Via soundbites and references, he places art ancestors and influences in conversation with his work.”
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