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A. South (ft. Lex Amor)
B. South (Merther Hum Remix)
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A track largely based on growing up in inner-city London, South is a first-hand account of witnessing everything you know about your city being broken down, about gentrification and relationships deteriorating as you get older. “It’s a feeling that your area is losing all the things that make it what it is: the smell, the look, the taste, and most importantly, the people,” Wu-Lu remarks. “Once someone gets a whiff of money then things start to change. But big changes bring unrealistic outcomes for those who can’t afford the new way of living.” Using his voice to speak up for the silenced and the marginalised through his music means he’s able to communicate his message in a powerful and expressive way, as displayed in his latest track. Written long before the Black Lives Matter movement took momentum, ‘South’ was an outlet for him to convey the thoughts and feelings that he always had, with the message only becoming clearer and more prominent with the movement gathering pace very recently. Cultivating a new sound that lies between the interplay of underground punk and alternative hip-hop, Wu-Lu is stepping out on his own terms with his voice louder than ever. “I use my platform to try and express as many sides of the voice as I can.”
Growing up in a musical family, the multi-hyphenate artist has a unique ability to straddle seemingly disparate worlds of music unlike anyone else. Having spent years experimenting with lo-fi, psychedelic guitar and off-kilter hip-hop he is now pushing forward into the world of underground punk with an unparalleled confidence. His undisputed roots in the city’s scene are highlighted through affiliations with musical movement Touching Bass, and co-signs from fellow stalwarts Black Midi, Sorry and Show Me The Body to name a few. With an innate ability to deliver his unique point of view through an ever-evolving and always innovative sound, Wu-Lu continues to show just why he should be at the forefront of the UK music scene whilst remaining refreshingly underground and relatable.
lyrics
I used to live in South London
There’s not much of it left
He used to part of a team
There’s not much of them left
But it's all bless
Don't even stress
I figured we were the same
Come from scattered bottled broken estates
His loose lips kept their promise
Blowing off the heads of broken promise
Priced out forced change
More rent to pay
Locked down full days
Big blue out late
Slow times hold weight
Cut ties outbreak
Make no mistake
We’ll show our face in
South South South South
Steel bars on his head
Fighting habits and threats
Drinking low tides
Skating Brixton at night
The country's a mess
Showing no progress
We’ll build this fire from the troops and the lies
Dancing round the issue
They're fighting for their crown
They're trying to keep us under the thumb and keep our minds locked down
Your questions are your answers, You know it in your soul
They don't want to be truthful
They don't want to lose control of
South South South South
I used to live in North London
There’s not much of it left
(The) city know we living inna dis
254 know even more than my history
Knows doors we whispered to on floors made of prism Know forgiveness, Know everything
But my soul’s a bloody mystery
Embers know of homes swept away by the furnace Ever seen a city burn alert?
(You) learn to worship the dust
Cup overflowing bricks
We deserved it
We heard you
But do we keep the church or service?
Sermons feeling further away from my verbiage I’m hurting
Winter clapping back at my sternum
It’s murking me
I respect the urgency
Earnestly
If it cracks the spirit of a lion it deserves it I’m afraid that day ain’t today or another
Jah
Cover me and whatever will need to be covered Cover everything weather I’m in need or I got it City in my pocket clutching at my _
credits
from South,
track released January 20, 2021
Written, recorded, produced by Miles Romans Hopcraft aka Wu-Lu at The Room Studios, Hither Green.
Mixed by Dilip Harris.
Mastered by Nick Watson at Fluid Mastering.
supported by 50 fans who also own “South (ft. Lex Amor)”
Like so many others, this came like a bolt out of the blue and, even though it's well before payday, I had to have this astonishing album on vinyl to prove it exists. The feel of the tunes makes me feel like the Impressions do, Curtis Mayfield, the big spaces and instinctive horns and stuff drifting in and out. Great grooves and I can see lots of ghosts nodding along to this with big smiles on their faces. At last! Anthony Cottrell
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My god, what an absolutely incredible Suite. I'll admit, I've struggled to get into Pharoah Sanders due to diving headfirst into some of his most challenging catalogue and that never worked. This is the perfect place to restart. Floating Points is new for me and I can honestly say I've never heard synthesizer music this lush and organic before. the LSO is just perfect. This is one of those albums that any serious music fan needs in their life. The perfect swan song for the great Pharaoh! 5/5 ClassyMusicSnob
Psychedelic samples and narrative-driven wordplay dominate the UK rapper’s debut, featuring turns by Sleaford Mods, Kool Keith, and more. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 31, 2022