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Rubber Traits EP
Hip-Hop · 2006 · 3 tracks

Rubber Traits EP

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A bridge between abstract hip-hop and indie folk. Dusty loops, nasal delivery, and hyper-literate lyrics for the chronically overthinking mind.

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It's like your smartest, most anxious friend started making beats in his bedroom.

A restless, hyper-literate internal monologue set to dusty, melodic loops.

Rubber Traits EP · vs · WHY?
Sampler+1.2σ

The instrumentation foregrounds sampler notably more than the catalogue usually does.

Tracklist · 3 Tracks
02
Dumb Hummer
4:07
03
Pick Fights
1:38
04
Deceived
1:14
Moments Worth Waiting For
The transition from the skeletal beat to the lush, melancholic piano hook on Dumb Hummer.
The frantic, staccato vocal delivery on Pick Fights that perfectly mirrors social anxiety.
The way the short runtime of Deceived leaves a lingering, unresolved emotional residue.
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