{"product_id":"marlowe-marlowe-vinyl","title":"L'Orange \u0026 Solemn Brigham | Marlowe (Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"An artist afraid to overreach himself is as useless as a general who is afraid to be wrong.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOver a half-century later, the axiom remains true for hyper-kinetic hip-hop innovators, North Carolina’s L’Orange and Solemn Brigham—the hard-boiled duo behind the fun house fever dream, Marlowe. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReleased on Mello Music Group, Marlowe is a triumph of ambition, a rap bricolage blending prohibition and civil rights-era samples with Asian psychedelic rock flourishes. Solemn Brigham controls the microphone like a general who can’t help but be right. His flow is a blitzkrieg. It’s an Olympian sprint, gliding over snares and kick-drums like hurdles. He’s a showman seeking revolution—resolute in his desire to strike equilibrium between awareness and entertainment. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSolemn applies the fictional protagonist’s search for the truth towards different ends. His crimes are existential yet specific, rooted in the injustices of the past and the attempt to redress them in the present. He’s an artist perennially seeking something to fight for, channeling energy from the music of the civic rights era, stealing timeless rhythms and inflection from classic funk and soul. An old soul with original ideas, tapping into the eternal reservoir of Sam Cooke to Ice Cube, Otis Redding to Chuck D, Curtis Mayfield to\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e KRS-One. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOver the course of 17 tracks, Solemn hurls sharp darts at counterfeits trying to crack his religion, the onslaught of time, and prevaricating rappers—all while paying homage to those who paved the road for him. He bounces off the beats like a trampoline placed in a speakeasy, doubling up on the vocals, burrowing into dense cryptic tangles of slang and then stretching them out with melodic ease. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWith dazzling cinematic mise en scene, L’Orange crafts a world that sounds like an old-time medicine show dropped into 90s Brooklyn, with Solemn summoning the holy spirit of Big L. Cymbals crash, drums pound, fuzzy guitars ride out, a bronze rain of horns cascade. This is gorgeous celestial dust, high-powered fuel with every syllable meticulously ordained. Marlowe cracked the case, but how they did it can only become clear under deeper investigation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e01. Cold Open\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e02 Lost Arts\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e03 Honest Living\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e04 Demonstration\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e05 Tales from the East\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e06 Not So Paranoid After All\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e07 The Basement\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e08 Palm Readers\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e09 Medicated\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e10 Eddy Appetite's House of Definitely Legal Oddities\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e11 Things We Summon\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e12 Tall Tales\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e13 Fred Sanford\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e14 Magnificent Slim's Friendly Tip off\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e15 Mayday\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e16 Gone Beleiver\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e17 Vagrant\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e18 The Places We Stay\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Trusty Spot","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43637167784180,"sku":"TS1814","price":22.52,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0496\/0449\/3479\/products\/marl.jpg?v=1671814241","url":"https:\/\/trustyspot.com\/en-gb\/products\/marlowe-marlowe-vinyl","provider":"Trusty Spot Records \u0026 Tees","version":"1.0","type":"link"}