View basket “The Force” 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 Eminem Curtain Call 2 Rap / Hip Hop | UMC | 2LP Released 4th November 2022 £41.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Eminem Curtain Call 2 £41.00 Genre: Rap / Hip Hop Label: UMC SKU: 4800024 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 4th November 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View DE'WAYNE My Favorite Blue Jeans Rap / Hip Hop | Hopeless | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 31st March 2023 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders DE'WAYNE My Favorite Blue Jeans £20.00 Genre: Rap / Hip Hop Label: Hopeless SKU: HR6732-1 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 31st March 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Shabazz Palaces Robed in Rareness Rap / Hip Hop | Sub Pop | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 29th March 2024 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Shabazz Palaces Robed in Rareness £19.00 Genre: Rap / Hip Hop Label: Sub Pop SKU: SP1613X Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 29th March 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Infinity Knives x Brian Ennals King Cobra Rap / Hip Hop | Phantom Limb | 1LP Released 17th June 2022 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Infinity Knives x Brian Ennals King Cobra £20.00 Genre: Rap / Hip Hop Label: Phantom Limb SKU: PHNTM25LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 17th June 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View YG My Krazy Life Rap / Hip Hop | UMR/Def Jam | 2LP Released 22nd September 2023 £35.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders YG My Krazy Life £35.00 Genre: Rap / Hip Hop Label: UMR/Def Jam SKU: 5579441 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 22nd September 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View What So Not Anomaly Rap / Hip Hop | Counter Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 16th September 2022 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders What So Not Anomaly £21.00 Genre: Rap / Hip Hop Label: Counter Records SKU: COUNT238 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 16th September 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Lil Pump Harverd Dropout Rap / Hip Hop | Warner Bros | 1LP Released 10th May 2019 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Lil Pump Harverd Dropout £19.00 Genre: Rap / Hip Hop Label: Warner Bros SKU: 0093624900719 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 10th May 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Nas King’s Disease Rap / Hip Hop | Mass Appeal Records | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 27th November 2020 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nas King’s Disease £23.00 Genre: Rap / Hip Hop Label: Mass Appeal Records SKU: 2812135422 Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 27th November 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Eric B. & Rakim Follow The Leader Rap / Hip Hop | UMC | 180g, 2LP, Includes Download Code Released 11th July 2018 £24.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Eric B. & Rakim Follow The Leader £24.00 Genre: Rap / Hip Hop Label: UMC SKU: 5741459 Formats: 180g, 2LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 11th July 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Lil Wayne Tha Carter Rap / Hip Hop | UMC | 2LP Released 17th June 2016 £37.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Lil Wayne Tha Carter £37.00 Genre: Rap / Hip Hop Label: UMC SKU: 4776497 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 17th June 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Rap / Hip Hop Start again
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