Xardinal Coffee EXUM SKU: UCKE001 Barcode: 5060168042262 19.00 £19.00 Genre: Rap / Hip Hop Label: Ucke Released Date: 4th June 2021 Buying Format: 1LP Coloured Vinyl Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Debut album from ex-NFL pro (San Francisco 49ers & Minnesota Vikings). A blend of 80’s dream funk, surreal alt-pop and hyper-charged hip-hop that sits somewhere in between Toro Y Moi, Twin Shadow, JPEGMAFIA and Baby Keem. He’s has two amazing videos out so far with ‘Dark Kept Secret’ & ‘Bad Chick Bad Dude’, and support from The Guardian, Colors, Gorilla vs. Bear and feature confirmed in Dazed. Xardinal Coffee is a debut album that is a strikingly contemporary record of slick hip hop, rich textures, idiosyncratic grooves and electronic-tinged wonky R&B. It’s an album that feels intricate and busy but also manages to retain a sense of space and looseness, allowing hypnotic rhythms to unfurl with grace. EXUM, aka Antone Chavez Exum Jr. credits the ‘genius’ of his two producers, Erik Samkopf and Dex Barstad, who he works closely with. Samkopf being the producer responsible for Xardinal Coffee respectively. ‘Sam and I don’t really like doing anything that doesn’t have an ückean effect. We’re not from here you know, we’re just getting adjusted’, says EXUM of the album’s eclectic sonic palate. ‘We love to push the envelope on what is considered quirky, but try not to think about it too much. If me and another are walking down a street, who’s going to be first to try something spectacular? Them. My walk will speak.’ However, any sense of weirdness is also married with an infectious and accessible quality. Tracks such as Arrest the Dancer – ‘a David Bowie/Lady Gaga-type beat we got from YouTube by a producer named Raixsa’ – comes alive with an irresistible funk strut, almost recalling Prince in the swaggering bounce of it. On top of this, EXUM’s vocals offer versatility and flexibility, moving from caramel smooth croons to tight rap flows and to enthusiastic bursts of singing. A sense of texture is palpable throughout too. Portabella Mushroom was recorded on a rare magic mushrooms trip and retains a lysergic and psychedelic quality, sucking the listener up into its swirling atmospheres. Whereas the sparse, minimal and slightly eerie beats of Wolves Eat Wolves was recorded in pitch black and the song takes on that kind of crepuscular vibe, which interspersed with the song’s dark lyrical content – touching upon sex trafficking – further cements this. ‘I take no form’, the artist says, and his formless nature speaks to his willingness to constantly recreate himself as an artist. A love of words is also clear in EXUM’s delivery, with them being carefully placed and sequenced amidst the ambitious soundscapes of the record. ‘Writing is precious to me’, he says. ‘The vulnerability to bleed on paper. While playing with words, styling the same outfit for the 7th day in a row.’ Initially EXUM looked up producer Erik Samkopf to work with when he’d had a temporary falling out with his previous producer Barstad. In love with Samkopf’s work with Pen Gutt, EXUM took a punt and flew from his hometown of Richmond, Virginia to Oslo, Norway to work with him. As EXUM and Barstad patched things up, EXUM and Samkopf were building chemistry, creating something truly unique. ‘Dex and Sam never cease to amaze me’, he says. ‘They’re versed and creative beyond measure, they both have an immense amount of musicality, and most of all, their love for music is sweaty.’ However adding to the legend, EXUM took a little detour on his musical journey, spending years as a professional footballer in the NFL, for teams such as the San Francisco 49ers and the Minnesota Vikings. Now leaving that chapter of his life behind, EXUM has returned to the true love held dear to him ever since he can remember: music. EXUM is not simply trying his hand at music though; he is crafting every part of his artistic journey, from carefully selected contributors (such as string composer Christian Balvig) and overseas producers, to shaping his own brilliant music videos with directors such as Allison Bunce and Rosabel Ferber. Both of whom occupy creative space in his art world, which goes by the name of ücke. He has effectively created his own musical ecosystem. ‘You’ve got to create your own world and live highly in that first’, he says. ‘Making it inevitable for other worlds to not be touched by what’s vibrating through you. In my world I’m already a massively iconic artist.’ Artist EXUM Genre Rap / Hip Hop Label Ucke Buying Options 1LP Coloured Vinyl Format 1LP , Coloured Vinyl Condition New Country UK Track Listings Sage The Room Dark Kept Secret Bad Chick Bad Dude Just Me and The Bottle Portabella Mushroom The Brotherhood of The Traveling Raf Arrest The Dancer Wolves Eat Wolves Muffin Years in Lydian Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Rap / Hip Hop View Product Quick View Wu-Tang Clan Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) – Coloured Vinyl Rap / Hip Hop | We Are Vinyl | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 12th October 2018 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Wu-Tang Clan Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) – Coloured Vinyl £20.00 Genre: Rap / Hip Hop Label: We Are Vinyl SKU: 19075883381 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 12th October 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Cypress Hill Black Sunday Rap / Hip Hop | We Are Vinyl | 2LP, Includes Download Code Released 14th August 2018 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Cypress Hill Black Sunday £21.00 Genre: Rap / Hip Hop Label: We Are Vinyl SKU: 88985434451 Formats: 2LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 14th August 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Dead Prez Let’s Get Free Rap / Hip Hop | Get On Down | 2LP Released 26th March 2021 £32.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Dead Prez Let’s Get Free £32.00 Genre: Rap / Hip Hop Label: Get On Down SKU: GET51311LP Formats: 2LP Released Date: 26th March 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Danny Brown Quaranta Rap / Hip Hop | Warp | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 19th January 2024 £23.00 - £24.00 Select options Reserve View Reservations Danny Brown Quaranta £23.00 - £24.00 Genre: Rap / Hip Hop Label: Warp Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 19th January 2024 Reserve View Reservations Read More Select options View Product Quick View Anderson .Paak Malibu Rap / Hip Hop | Steel Wool Records | 180g, 2LP Released 15th April 2016 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Anderson .Paak Malibu £20.00 Genre: Rap / Hip Hop Label: Steel Wool Records SKU: SW234223 Formats: 180g, 2LP Released Date: 15th April 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Graham's picks View Product Quick View Pusha T It’s Almost Dry Rap / Hip Hop | G.O.O.D. 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