IMMXRTALIZATIXN

トラップ+ヘヴィ・メタルを標榜する個性派UKラッパー Scarlxrd の8thアルバム。

Good-natured YouTube star turned demonic rapper Scarlxrd presents one of his more intense 180-degree turns of image and style. Though Marius Listhrop went from creating goofy and humorous video content to briefly fronting the rap-metal act Myth City, his prolific work as Scarlxrd is significantly shades darker. Immxrtalisatixn is the eighth collection of Scarlxrd material since he began releasing frequent mixtapes and albums in late 2016. Clocking in at an hour-and-eight-minutes, the albums 24 tracks are all different variations of eerie melodies, industrial beats, and lyrical flows that alternate between gasps, gulps, and histrionic screams. Theres talent behind Listhrops screaming, and when the aggression momentarily subsides theres plenty of evidence that hes a clever lyricist. In the moments when Scarlxrd breaks out of his template of scream-rap distress, the results are interesting. The production on NX LXVE experiments with sub-bass synth tones and makes more space for intricate flows than the majority of the mostly screamed album. Ask is the most daring strike on the entire album, with extended gospel-soul samples and a beat thats a throwback to golden-era 90s hip-hop. Still shouting at top volume, Scarlxrd makes an unexpected (and possibly unintentional) nod to Das EFX, Souls of Mischief, and the like. ~ Fred Thomas

YouTuberやニュー・メタル・バンドのヴォーカルというユニークな経歴がいかにもイマドキなUKのラッパー、スカー藩主が約半年の短いスパンで放った通算8作目。今作もトラップ・メタルと称される通りのハードコアなサウンドに乗せてスクリームに近いラップを畳み掛け、時折聴かせる泣き叫ぶような様は哀愁すら感じさせる。変則的なリズムのスタイルに故XXXテンタシオンを想起する人もいるかもしれない。
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