**Note to all readers - This article is strictly an album review from a listeners point of view ONLY – this is not an attempt to insult, criticise or cause offense. I do not believe in baggin any artist for expressin themselves. Any offense taken is not intended. #It is what it is…**
Sup Peepz! Aiight finally got a spare minute to sit down, crack a beer and zone out to Soma’s 1st album – Heartcore. Soma, originally from England, brings a dope little gem to the Perth Hip Hop scene with this album, where most tracks are produced by Bipola, a few others were produced by Rob Shaker, Eddy Xtrackt and Creed Birch. The opening track is an intro where Soma introduces himself with a cruisy little beat combining some lovely live drum sounds and clever wordplay from Soma himself. The intro was a great opening to lead into the next track, “About Time” where Soma and the beat mix well together. So as I’m crackin my second beer it starts to get hot all of a sudden when “32 Degrees” kicked in – sick beat – A dope ass head noddin track where featured artists Apprentice, Smiley, Verdikt and LSD alongside Soma make a great little combination.
Soma then brings us into his life with “Lower Class Love Part 2.1: The Honeymoon Period.” A smooth as peanut butter beat with a sick female backing vocal, Soma get’s into some storytelling which takes you down the path of a relationship just beginning. The hook in the track took me out of it for a minute, finding a bit bland and seeing that it could’ve had a bit more substance to it, but after listening to it a couple of times I believe the hook is perfect for the song, short and sweet. “Lower Class Love Part 2.1” gets you warmed up for part 2.2 and 2.3 which are staggered out through the rest of the album, leading you down a nice path of a tale of infatuation, break ups and enlightenment.
Ok so third beer gets cracked….I sit on the lounge chair…and then zone out as I’m swept away by this trip hop sounding beat and female hook on a track called “Happiness.” This track is one of my favorite on the album, it has a hypnotizing rhythm with a female singing that reminded me of Portishead. Kadyelle and Thorts bring a nice addition to the vocals with Soma. This track got repeated about 3 timez.
Tracks “The Mirror,” “That’s Life,” and “On The Road” give us an incite into Soma’s thought process, a little history of the journey that brought him to where he is. “On The Road” really got me listening, Soma brings some salt to the mellow flavor of the beat which was produced by Eddy Xtrackt.
“Neo Prostitution” comes in with a sinister Latino soundin acoustic guitar backed up by a dark bass line and drum loop that has you intrigued right away as he leads us down the fast lane of fame and an industry of greed within the music industry. Dope track, repeat was hit a few timez….
“The Cypher Years” is a small one verse story of Soma’s finding rap and Hip Hop featuring Enkae. The beat takes you back to the school yard, hoodies, high top Nikes, basketball courts and cardboard boxes flattened on the ground for breakin…which is perfect for the content of Soma and Enkae’s verses….Unfortunately the only thing I didn’t dig on this track was the fact that it’s too short! Soma and Enkae almost tease you with their bars spittin only 1 verse each, which left me wanting more…
As the album is comin to an end Soma’s “Song for Perth” get’s ya head noddin and if you’re a Perthling you can’t help but smile to some of the things Soma brings up, from Cottesloe Beach to the Newport Hotel. The hook is fantastic with fantastic internals and wordplay.
“Microphone Fencing” kicks in as I’m deciding to pour myself a bourbon and coke….and I almost lost all bodily functions when the beat came in….Probably one of my favorite tracks of the album, featuring Cortext and Bitter Belief – the trio make for a hard hitting “don’t fuck with us” feel. There was people passing through my lounge room who weren’t even into Hip Hop (I know, idiots, right?) stopping, and head noddin with smiles on their faces askin me who the hell this was… Soma comes in first with a sick delivery swingin a battle axe of dope internals and wordplay, followed by 2 more soldiers slingin verbal weaponry…#DOPE
Soma finishes off with “Song for Leeds” – which is filled with a dope ass jazzy bass and drum line…The song title speaks for itself and is a nice outro to the album, bein Soma is from England, it’s a little reminder to remember where you’re from. If you let the track play on – you’ll find a nice little gem that kicks in as a hidden track that Soma delivers with a forcible flow.
So, to summarize, Soma takes us down a path of love, self contemplation, reminiscing, heartache and respect. Opening up his heart to us through poetry in motion Soma definitely has a signature sound that I believe will develop and grow even stronger as he continues on with his musical career. The title of the album is true to it’s content in most aspects, probably just giving us a taste of what’s to come. Soma has a talent for storytelling as stated before with his 3 part track “Lower Class Love” and definitely can paint a picture in your mind with most of his songs. I definitely recommend copping this album if you haven’t already. Thanks to Soma for keeping it real and I look forward to the next production. #WORDisBOND
Buy HEARTCORE online here BUY ME!
Check out Soma on Facebook.
Ok so third beer gets cracked….I sit on the lounge chair…and then zone out as I’m swept away by this trip hop sounding beat and female hook on a track called “Happiness.” This track is one of my favorite on the album, it has a hypnotizing rhythm with a female singing that reminded me of Portishead. Kadyelle and Thorts bring a nice addition to the vocals with Soma. This track got repeated about 3 timez.
Tracks “The Mirror,” “That’s Life,” and “On The Road” give us an incite into Soma’s thought process, a little history of the journey that brought him to where he is. “On The Road” really got me listening, Soma brings some salt to the mellow flavor of the beat which was produced by Eddy Xtrackt.
“Neo Prostitution” comes in with a sinister Latino soundin acoustic guitar backed up by a dark bass line and drum loop that has you intrigued right away as he leads us down the fast lane of fame and an industry of greed within the music industry. Dope track, repeat was hit a few timez….
“The Cypher Years” is a small one verse story of Soma’s finding rap and Hip Hop featuring Enkae. The beat takes you back to the school yard, hoodies, high top Nikes, basketball courts and cardboard boxes flattened on the ground for breakin…which is perfect for the content of Soma and Enkae’s verses….Unfortunately the only thing I didn’t dig on this track was the fact that it’s too short! Soma and Enkae almost tease you with their bars spittin only 1 verse each, which left me wanting more…
As the album is comin to an end Soma’s “Song for Perth” get’s ya head noddin and if you’re a Perthling you can’t help but smile to some of the things Soma brings up, from Cottesloe Beach to the Newport Hotel. The hook is fantastic with fantastic internals and wordplay.
“Microphone Fencing” kicks in as I’m deciding to pour myself a bourbon and coke….and I almost lost all bodily functions when the beat came in….Probably one of my favorite tracks of the album, featuring Cortext and Bitter Belief – the trio make for a hard hitting “don’t fuck with us” feel. There was people passing through my lounge room who weren’t even into Hip Hop (I know, idiots, right?) stopping, and head noddin with smiles on their faces askin me who the hell this was… Soma comes in first with a sick delivery swingin a battle axe of dope internals and wordplay, followed by 2 more soldiers slingin verbal weaponry…#DOPE
Soma finishes off with “Song for Leeds” – which is filled with a dope ass jazzy bass and drum line…The song title speaks for itself and is a nice outro to the album, bein Soma is from England, it’s a little reminder to remember where you’re from. If you let the track play on – you’ll find a nice little gem that kicks in as a hidden track that Soma delivers with a forcible flow.
So, to summarize, Soma takes us down a path of love, self contemplation, reminiscing, heartache and respect. Opening up his heart to us through poetry in motion Soma definitely has a signature sound that I believe will develop and grow even stronger as he continues on with his musical career. The title of the album is true to it’s content in most aspects, probably just giving us a taste of what’s to come. Soma has a talent for storytelling as stated before with his 3 part track “Lower Class Love” and definitely can paint a picture in your mind with most of his songs. I definitely recommend copping this album if you haven’t already. Thanks to Soma for keeping it real and I look forward to the next production. #WORDisBOND
Buy HEARTCORE online here BUY ME!
Check out Soma on Facebook.
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