Vancouver's burgeoning star Ekkstacy's highly anticipated self-titled album finds the artist concocting a timeless blend of sounds that exist in the crevices between subgenres like shoegaze, post-punk, and surf rock.
Evidence returns with Cats & Dogs, his highly anticipated third solo album and Rhymesayers debut (2011). Evidence delivers like never before while maintaining his respected signature sound that earned him the title "Mr. Slow Flow".
A low hum is the first thing heard. It's nearly an inaudible sound, like the opening of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. Soon other instruments join and overlap: strings, guitar, and glockenspiel.