CoN & KwAkE – Eyes In The Tower (WEB) (2022) (320 kbps)

A uniquely London evolution of classic hip hop, Confucius MC and Kwake Bass have provided a record of sheer class that brings through lineages of jazz and sees saxophone, drums, piano and double bass freestyle as powerfully as the lyrics.

The album explores the themes of surveillance, city life and its many divisions, but it’s also in many ways a response to the time in which it was recorded, referencing The Panopticon, a conceptual design by 18th century philosopher and social reformer, Jeremy Bentham. “For its size, London is perhaps the most under surveillance stretch of land in the western world,” the duo say. “The sense that you’re being observed is ever present; and as much as the title track implies that we’re being watched, it’s also about how much of the watching/compiling of data we do ourselves.”

Tracklist:

01. Eyes In The Tower (05:32)
02. 15 Minutes (03:09)
03. Dance In The Dark (02:29)
04. One In Five (03:15)
05. C.N.S. (City Never Stops) (04:31)
06. Mental Note (02:37)
07. Martin (03:56)
08. Greedy Drum (04:52)
09. Looking For What (04:53)
10. One In Three (04:55)

Download:

320 kbps – Wayshare