Toronto's three-headed rap monster, Swamp Thing (Timbuktu, Chokeules, & Savilion), have a ritual of delivering dark, B-movie inspired, heavy-duty thunderclaps every Halloween. This year they've teamed up with Danny Miles (July Talk, Tongue Helmet) to release Golden Crab. The first single "Water into Wine" will be released on all streaming platforms on September 29th.
The album was produced by Danny Miles, who created most of the beats at his Hamilton home studio, The Pillow Fort, while Timbuktu, Savilion and Chokeules recorded the album at Timbuktu's Toronto studio, FUN.
Golden Crab features turntable cuts from DJ iRATE and vocal features from Moka Only, Ghettosocks, Jesse Dangerously, Bazooka Joe, Wordburglar and More or Les.
Golden Crab is a dark, dirty, Halloween party with a resonant slap that gets bodies moving. It's a record where the beats informed the writing, resulting in 13 cohesive, spooky tracks that highlight Danny's production and Swamp Thing's lyrical delivery alike. Chokeules explains,
"The music in general is just inspired by our love of making music together and trying to impress each other. The beats always inspire the vibe, plus whatever concepts they conjure up."
"Our process is all about writing music that WE want to hear," Timbuktu adds, "...and trying to impress each other with the bars and the cuts and the beats."
The record will be available both digitally and as a limited edition vinyl LP via URBNET on Friday, October 27, 2023.
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