Right here now we have the eleventh solo LP from Brighton, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom emcee Fliptrix. The founding father of Excessive Focus Information in addition to a member of The 4 Owls, he made his debut in 2007 off Drive Fed Imagery adopted by Idea of Rhyme and later third Eye of the Storm & The Street to the Interdimensional Piff Freeway. Polyhymnia got here out a pair years later as did Patterns of Escapism & Inexhale. Gentle Work was alright & Mantra #9 took a extra mature method, coming off the Leigh Brothers-produced Dragonfly to have Telemachus soundtrack his Elevation.
“Trainer” begins with them offering a ray of sunshine throughout these troubling instances whereas the third single “Remodel” takes the soulful increase bap route instrumentally offering extra perception penmanship. “One Coronary heart” continues from there brutally observing the fashionable situation main into the 4th single! “Higher Watch Them” jazzily leans in the direction of acutely aware vibe lyrically.
As for “33 Vertebrae”, now we have Flip embracing a hip home sound speaking concerning the a part of our physique that helps us elevate simply earlier than “The Divine Female” makes a strong assertion condemning misogyny. “Vitality! Vitality! Vitality!” that includes Basic Levy fuses hip hop with jungle for a fascinating teaser that could possibly be performed at EDM festivals to return whereas the 2nd single “Floodlights” talks about insurrection.
“Who’s the Saviour?” calls for everybody listening to stand up whereas the seventh single “Freedom?” that includes Coops talks concerning the world spiraling downward in actual time. “Do You Wanna See” that includes Da Flyy Hooligan dismisses those that don’t wanna see the forest like they are saying they’d wish to whereas “Harmful” by The 4 Owls that includes Coops, Cracker Jon, Dabbla, Farma G, Harry Shotta, Jman, Kemastry, King Kashmere, Ramson Badbonez, Renelle 893, Sparkz, TrueMendous, Verbz & Vitamin G comes by means of with an impressive Excessive Focus posse reduce.
Persevering with the 2nd half, “Tears within the Eyes of Gaia” has a extra emotional method to it speaking about the best way perceives magnificence whereas “Chilling” dedicating this one to all of the individuals who’re sometimes calm out in public reasonably than wylin’ out or getting hyped. “Ups & Downs” talks about life being much like a rollercoaster whereas the eighth & remaining single “Visionaries” that includes Frisco adamantly expresses their want of creating excellent use of their final breaths.
“Mighty” that includes Kamakaze joins forces for a grime observe cautioning to not make any strikes except you’re robust sufficient to reveal the tussle whereas “It Ain’t Straightforward However I’m Browsing” talks about staying targeted & decided though it’s not a breeze to do by any means. “I Be on My Means” sends off the Elevation with Flip discussing that the ache he’s endured will be seen on his face & carving his personal path for 16 years through the most important underground UK hip hop label.
Needing to make one thing utterly totally different in comparison with Dragonfly, Elevation takes the maturity of it’s predecessor & Mantra 9 by delivering an album that joins the ranks of Fliptrix’ final couple besides I like this one barely extra. Telemachus’ manufacturing is extra experimental than the Leigh Brothers’ was & Fliptrix’ lyricism goals to raise the world to greater state of consciousness & set off conversations relating to the state of the world within the hope of enacting constructive change throughout every part that’s occurred in these previous 14 happening 15 months. There are additionally a number of visitors that he’s by no means labored with earlier than & did so in try to sought out new energies after collaborating with all of the greats in his scene.
Rating: 9/10