EP.4 November 6, 2024.
Knxwledge, tomcbumpz, Justend, Mk.gee + GODRICH
Inaugural episode of the series!
Join radio hosts Raul Campos and Aeron Clark alongside GODRICH aka Charlie Pyecroft from nipaluna/Hobart for the latest episode of Sonic Dialog. Inspired equally by the organic and the industrial, GODRICH makes pop music reminiscent of the bedroom gods of old.
In this episode Charlie shares tracks that he's currently listening from US producers and artists Knxwledge, tomcbumpz, Justend, and Mk.gee.
Charlie also discusses his project and the opening track 'RRRetail' from his debut EP titled FFFear and the intention behind the three letters in the EP and title track.
godrich
Based in Tasmania, Australia, GODRICH is inspired equally by the organic and the industrial, making pop music reminiscent of the bedroom gods of old. His latest EP FFFear is a project born from its namesake; Fear of self, fear of judgement, fear of creating without inhibition. Godrich’s driving force is meditative, atmospheric synth-scapes, contrasted by a want to bottle chaotic, human energy.
Having a long and complicated relationship with the pop world, Godrich captures what works about the genre, while actively leaning against it with left-field production and writing techniques. Godrich has also been involved with the production and live performances of other Lutruwita/Tasmanian artists, including MEDHANIT, Flower Extract and Emi-Emi, bringing his own flavour of dreamy, synth layers to each.
Touring with these various projects throughout Lutruwita/Tasmania and interstate (including sold out shows at The Forum in Melbourne and Fortitude Music Hall in Brisbane) has allowed Godrich to develop an in-depth understanding of what makes a live performance connect with people.
Knxwledge
Knxwledge is a beat maker raised in central New Jersey and Philadelphia, living and working in Los Angeles. While a hip hop record producer, his music spans over many genres including jazz, soul, and old school hip hop. After finding a label home at Stones Throw Records in 2015, he released his album Hud Dreems, and then went on to release 1988 in 2020, featuring the track ‘don_tgottabe’. During this time he also produced Kendrick Lamar’s track ‘Momma’, on his album To Pimp A Butterfly, that went on to win a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album.
tomcbumpz, Justend
tomcbumpz, a New York native, has been releasing instrumentals & self-produced projects for over half a decade. Progressively building his fanbase, “tomc” has managed to solidify his position within the underground & lo-fi music scenes at exponential rates while releasing both instrumental music & collaborations with close artists such as ivri, sadboyprolific, laeland, souly had, mac moon, & many more.
Justend hails from Queens and eventually Long Island, NY, 23 year old has spent most of his life perfecting his craft as an artist. The multi-faceted singer & rapper takes notes from great genre benders before him, from legends like Jimi Hendrix to modern monoliths like Frank Ocean and Steve Lacy. Despite influence playing a role in any great art, Justend turns his inspirations on their head as he develops worlds around his music.
Mk.gee
Originally from New Jersey, Michael Gordon is better known as Mk.gee, an American singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. Mk.gee has been releasing and recording EPs and mixtapes since 2017, he has also worked alongside many other artists including Dijon, Omar Apollo, and Kacy Hill. How many miles is lifted from his debut album released earlier in the year Two Stars & The Dream Police, described by Pitchfork as ‘a mix of pop, rock, and soul sounds like it’s made of scrap metal and polished with sandpaper’