Albums The Hermit & Recluse (KA x Animoss of The ArchDruids) - Orpheus & The Sirens (Stream + Discussion Thread)

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No joint attached with my boy and them past lead the service

That's what it sounds like but I could be mistaken on the end:jbhmm:

Nah that ain't it, thanks though you always come through KA threads. Rep.

Full line: "no joy in the task, when my boy and 'em passed, led the service"

Rep.

Ah yea that makes sense, good ear.

Theres a couple more lines like I need cleared I'll post them soon.
 

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"I think it's FINE, to relinquish mine, for the LIFE of our seeds"
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"FEEDING MY PRIDE HUMBLY."
"DREAMS THAT I DIED HUNGRY."

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"Did well, not to Fail, could tell, Caesar relied on me;
Relied on me"
 

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:ohhh:KA represents orpheus, and the Sirens represents the many voice tones in a standard KA song(adlibs), not to mention alot of the echos and reverberation(hollowness) provided by animoss and the people who mixed and mastered the album. a battle between orhpeus (KA's pen and message) and the sirens (the music), that creates a perfect harmony.



The social connotations are even more grande(self reflection and empowerment through learned struggle; drowning out the bullshyt) :ehh:
 
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Wow this is dope, just ran it all the way through for the first time. Very focused project, no filler whatsoever :wow:Production is beautiful, it sounds lush in spite of the lack of drums. As for the vocals, KA sounds sharper than the last project I heard from him (Days with Yen Lo) which is saying a lot because he was already sharp. His delivery has tightened up a little more and the content sounds more inspired, he actually sounds hungrier on this project which is surprising.

Very dope o/a off the first listen, I'm running it back rn but this is definitely gonna get some burn.:salute: for stickying this, I probably wouldn't have gotten to it otherwise.
 

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These last two albums could have been very ponderous or cheesy, with their themes (honor/Samurai and Greek mythology) but they work because he weaves them into his own personal story perfectly. Especially on this one. Viewing Brownsville/the streets as a Greek tragedy, the various gods and mythic figures...it just works man.
:wow:

I can't dap the production enough. Many great rappers have a certain production sound they sound best over. For Ka, it's those atmospheric, haunting, dark yet epic beats where his voice cuts through the hardest. I'm thinking of tracks like this:




Those beats almost sound mournful and nostalgic. This album is FULL of this vibe. It even hits you with it right out the gate with Sirens.



hell...



"with steady pride, try to show you every side....
I give it life, but write like I already died. :mjcry:"


"That's what mold me. That Cold and Lonely,
Where they ring your bell if they know you're phoney.
(two types of bells constantly ring throughout the track)

I'm live. This what it look like. :demonic:

....this what it look like. :to:"
 
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"I'm addressing the order about the times I pestled and mortared/ bunch of men jumping in no testing the water /to raise a quarter played the corner/ no better rook/ yes fella was best seller before I read a book"
 

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"I'm addressing the order about the times I pestled and mortared/ bunch of men jumping in no testing the water /to raise a quarter played the corner/ no better rook/ yes fella was best seller before I read a book"

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pen game ridiculous. Listening dude is literally the audio version of :jbhmm:

It's not riddle rap and he doesn't even rap over your head.

The rap version of a boxer that's practiced throwing a jab 5000 times a day. It's only a simple jab, but when he throw it in a match, it's one of the most beautiful things you ever seen.

When you get hit you're like ":what: that was a jab!?"
 
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