Deep kick drums, ticking hi-hats, irregular rhythms, and Victorola static all over golden age vocalizations combine to provide the black & white soundscape over which Chicago emcee Jeremiah Jae delivers deadpan lyrics. Stones Throw spitter Homeboy Sandman ties his verbals to the track on the second verse to complete the unsettling song.
Taken by itself L'Orange & Jeremiah Jae's singles leave listeners adrift in an undefined world of prohibition rap - a artistic Hiphop version of 1930s gangster films. But as fans of L'Orange already know, making sense of the story as each piece of the puzzle unfolds is part of the experience.
Mixing space funk, jazz and warped soul, “Everything’s Fine” is a fluid masterpiece that’s very much of the moment. Bandcamp Album of the Day Mar 29, 2018
supported by 144 fans who also own “Ignore The Man To Your Right (feat. Homeboy Sandman)”
idk, the whole album I guess...? As a white man just the whole thing... I feel like everything keeps making me want to say something and also shut up at the same time... I just... don't know... I love OME and everyone else. I wish life wasn't so hard for everyone involved Bingo Clamshell