Philadelphia horrorcore emcee Lo Key along with his fifteenth EP. Chances are you’ll know him for his involvement in a handful of teams throughout the underground like Mission: Infect or extra lately Cabal & Neon Sermon and even his personal solo discography of LPs that he calls the 12 Oracles. To date the one 4 we’ve gotten from him are Shadowland, The E book of Time, The Blood of Izu, The Eyes of Parasuva. However to assist him paint Portraits of Horror, now we have Lo Key enlisting former Unusual Music in-house producer Michael “7” Summers to supply the entire thing.
After the intro, the primary track “The Field” opens the EP with some pianos & hi-hats with heavy guitars throughout the hook proclaiming that you would by no means kill him whereas “Burn the Witch” takes the eerie lure route trying to do precisely that as it’s a necessity for him. “You’re My Every part” morbidly solutions if he’s ever needed to cope with stalkers simply earlier than “Parasitic” frighteningly admits he gave it his greatest & it wasn’t sufficient. “Distant Management” wraps every part up with a ghoulish lure beat trying to lead everybody to Shadowland.
25 years within the sport & right here now we have Lo Key returning to type by taking it again to his horrorcore roots compared to his previous few solo efforts going for various sounds. 7’s manufacturing is extremely constant & not solely can the Mission: Infect chief nonetheless spit the depraved shit uncooked all these years later, however he exhibits his versatility as a vocal performer alongside the way in which too. Most notably throughout the hooks.
Rating: 9/10