Stork by 3XOJ
Raised in the Moroccan city of Meknes and currently based in Casablanca, 3xOJ is a producer and DJ who folds decolonial North African concepts into genre-bending contemporary bass music. Following his fascinating 2019 debut EP 'sneper.exe' and a slew of collaborations with Sam Fan Thomas , TAIJI SCIN and others, 3xOJ returns with "Stork", a molten fusion of collapsing beats, urgent sociopolitical rap and the omnipresent ghosts North African folk styles.
The title track is a collaboration with Casablanca's Nabil Enmiri, aka Al Nasser, a rapper who has been mapping out the country's systemic oppression since 2004. On 'Stork' he snarls over 3xOJ's eerie cyberpunk minimalism, adding a poetic foundation to the duo's music that links decades of Moroccan musical culture. The EP is an ode to the power of lyricism, dedicated to legendary Algerian raï singer Cheb Hasni.
The EP also comes with a garbled, ass-shaking rework of the title track and 3xOJ instrumental production 'Amikiri' by Hakuna Kulala regular Don Zilla.
Tracklist
| 1. | Amikiri | 3:33 |
| 2. | 3XOJ feat. Al Nasser - Stork | 3:00 |
| 3. | 3XOJ ft. Al Nasser - Stork (Don Zilla remix) | 3:18 |
Credits
Mastered at Declared Sound
Artwork by Kid Gringo
License
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