Description
Hiding Places is a collaborative album from Brooklyn-based rapper billy woods and Los Angeles beat scene veteran Kenny Segal, set for release by Backwoodz Studioz on March 29, 2019. On its face, it seems an unlikely pairing; woodswho moonlights as of dissonant rap duo Armand Hammeris a chaotic force, the warped relic of an NY indie-rap wave that never happened. Meanwhile, Segal has been in L.A. for twenty years; from paying dues with Project Blowed to pushing the culture forward with Busdriver and Milo. All the while, his soulful, dreamlike production precariously tethered to earth by the right drums or rumbling bass.
But look closer and it makes more sense. After all, Segal lent his production to a couple of songs on Paraffin, Armand Hammers critically-acclaimed opus, and the two veterans have more than a few shared collaborators: Open Mike Eagle, ELUCID, and Hemlock Ernst amongst them. Hiding Places finds both artists deep in the labyrinth. Segals lush soundscapes have a new edge, woods writing is, paradoxically, at its most direct. Hiding Places is a childs game: funny and cruel, as brutal as a fairy tale. The album features contributions from both artists well of collaborators with ELUCID, Self-Jupiter, and MOTHERMARY making appearances.
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