View basket “Raising Hell” has been added to your basket. 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 Ugly Duckling Moving At Breakneck Speed Rap / Hip Hop | Lonestar Records | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 16th September 2022 £31.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Ugly Duckling Moving At Breakneck Speed £31.00 Genre: Rap / Hip Hop Label: Lonestar Records SKU: LS062 Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 16th September 2022 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Freestyle Fellowship Innercity Griots Rap / Hip Hop | Be With Records | 2LP Released 16th July 2021 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Freestyle Fellowship Innercity Griots £25.00 Genre: Rap / Hip Hop Label: Be With Records SKU: BEWITH101LP Formats: 2LP Released Date: 16th July 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Graham's picks View Product Quick View Cypress Hill Back in Black Rap / Hip Hop | BMG | 1LP Released 18th March 2022 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Cypress Hill Back in Black £20.00 Genre: Rap / Hip Hop Label: BMG SKU: 4050538769586 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 18th March 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View PENGSHUi PENGSHUi Rap / Hip Hop | MVKA | 1LP Released 21st February 2020 £15.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders PENGSHUi PENGSHUi £15.00 Genre: Rap / Hip Hop Label: MVKA SKU: 0190296858161 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 21st February 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Aesop Rock & Homeboy Sandman Lice Two: Still Buggin’ Rap / Hip Hop | Rhymesayers | 12", EP/Mini Album, Includes Download Code Released 14th October 2022 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Aesop Rock & Homeboy Sandman Lice Two: Still Buggin’ £22.00 Genre: Rap / Hip Hop Label: Rhymesayers SKU: RSE340LP Formats: 12", EP/Mini Album, Includes Download Code Released Date: 14th October 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Tinie Tempah Youth Rap / Hip Hop | Parlophone | 2LP Released 31st March 2017 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Tinie Tempah Youth £23.00 Genre: Rap / Hip Hop Label: Parlophone SKU: 0190295971274 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 31st March 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Robert Glasper Black Radio III Jazz | Concord | 2LP Released 25th February 2022 £30.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Robert Glasper Black Radio III £30.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Concord SKU: 7240031 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 25th February 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Scroobius Pip Distraction Pieces Rap / Hip Hop | Speech Development | 1LP Released 14th December 2011 £14.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Scroobius Pip Distraction Pieces £14.00 Genre: Rap / Hip Hop Label: Speech Development SKU: SDR001LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 14th December 2011 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Diplo Europa Rap / Hip Hop | Because Music | 12", Coloured Vinyl, EP/Mini Album Released 31st May 2019 £15.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Diplo Europa £15.00 Genre: Rap / Hip Hop Label: Because Music SKU: BEC5543988 Formats: 12", Coloured Vinyl, EP/Mini Album Released Date: 31st May 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Clipping Wriggle (Expanded) Rap / Hip Hop | Sub Pop | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 17th June 2022 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Clipping Wriggle (Expanded) £20.00 Genre: Rap / Hip Hop Label: Sub Pop SKU: SP1425LP Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 17th June 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Rap / Hip Hop Start again
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