“I made this playlist because I wanted to highlight the extreme creativity in our current scene. All of these tracks are amazing but additionally the emotions are raw and sincere,” says Backxwash, the Zambian-Canadian rapper and producer known for her own raw, emotive expressions via bristling horrorcore noise and razor-sharp rap.
The moniker of Montreal-based artist Ashanti Mutinta, under her Backxwash alias she offers a poetic exploration and embracing of rage as a ritual of healing – as evidenced on last year’s HIS HAPPINESS SHALL COME FIRST EVEN THOUGH WE ARE SUFFERING, the third and final instalment in a trilogy of Backxwash releases.
Featuring tracks from Pelada, Uboa, Xiu Xiu and Dreamcrusher plus Ghais Guevara and CENSORED Dialogue – both of whom appeared on Mutinta’s aforementioned latest album – press play and turn this up loud for full listening catharsis.
Backxwash makes her UK performance debut at Supersonic Festival, Birmingham, 1-3 September.
Crack Mix 517: Backxwash
Crack Mix 517: Backxwash
“I made this playlist because I wanted to highlight the extreme creativity in our current scene. All of these tracks are amazing but additionally the emotions are raw and sincere,” says Backxwash, the Zambian-Canadian rapper and producer known for her own raw, emotive expressions via bristling horrorcore noise and razor-sharp rap.
The moniker of Montreal-based artist Ashanti Mutinta, under her Backxwash alias she offers a poetic exploration and embracing of rage as a ritual of healing – as evidenced on last year’s HIS HAPPINESS SHALL COME FIRST EVEN THOUGH WE ARE SUFFERING, the third and final instalment in a trilogy of Backxwash releases.
Featuring tracks from Pelada, Uboa, Xiu Xiu and Dreamcrusher plus Ghais Guevara and CENSORED Dialogue – both of whom appeared on Mutinta’s aforementioned latest album – press play and turn this up loud for full listening catharsis.
Backxwash makes her UK performance debut at Supersonic Festival, Birmingham, 1-3 September.
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