DEAD PERRY - Acoustic Shadows (CD)

DEAD PERRY - Acoustic Shadows (CD)Artist: DEAD PERRY Album: Acoustic Shadows Format: CD Release Date: April 25th, 2025 Catalog No: BS 0127 Description: When we last heard from Bay Area producer DEAD PERRY, he was riding high on the critical success of The Art Of Reanimation album. That album was a re imagining of legendary Hieroglyphics crew emcee Casuals work from his Big Head Science album. However on the forthcoming Acoustic Shadows album, as the title implies things get a bit

Artist: DEAD PERRY
Album: Acoustic Shadows
Format: CD
Release Date: April 25th, 2025
Catalog No: BS-0127

Description:
When we last heard from Bay Area producer DEAD PERRY, he was riding high on the critical success of “The Art Of Reanimation” album. That album was a re-imagining of legendary Hieroglyphics crew emcee Casual’s work from his “Big Head Science” album.

However on the forthcoming “Acoustic Shadows” album, as the title implies things get a bit dark. As he relays “when I made (The Art Of Reanimation) with Cas, I wanted to cater to the specific sound that Hieroglyphics has, but put my spin on it without making it too dark (though there are a couple of dark gems sprinkled throughout). I knew that my next album was going to be a solo LP and I wanted it to be something special. Dark and grimy has always been my style of beat making so I wanted to showcase that with this record.

”However, the title also has a double meaning to the producer. “The term Acoustic Shadows comes from a Civil War phenomenon that refers to a sonic blind spot. Due to geographical obstructions disrupting sound waves you could think you are a great distance from the battlefield while you could already be in it. It also refers to my style keeping to the shadows and out of the limelight, when I only appear in photos wearing a mask, it’s not because I’m on that post MF Doom craze, it’s because I came from graffiti and graffiti artists let their art be their only face to the public.

”That style is showcased throughout the forthcoming album, including his choice of collaborators include Casual, Daniel Son, Estee Nack, Al Divino, Raz Fresco, Ill Bill, Goretex, Hus Kingpin, Crimeapple, Planet Asia, Da Flyy Hooligan, Izrell, P-Dirt, J-Spliff and cuts from DJ Eclipse. Concepts also lent itself to the grime including the John Carpenter-esque synth laden “Call Me Snake” track, which inadvertently inspired the emcees. As DEAD PERRY relates “I give the beats a place-holder title until the track is done so this one was ‘Die Kurt Russ.’ P-Dirt chose to create the concept off the beat title. Crafting that song was a fun experience.” It also has a full circle moment as DEAD PERRY and Casual expand their “White Crown” single from their previous project on this release enlisting Planet Asia to drop an additional Afro-Centric verse.

Tracklist:
1. Piranhas (feat. J-Spliff & Estee Nack)
2. Facelift (feat. Estee Nack, Raz Fresco & Daniel Son)
3. Overkill (feat. Hus Kingpin)
4. You’re DEAD (feat. Al.Divino & Crimeapple)
5. ’83 Canadian Hollow Tips (feat. P-Dirt, Raz Fresco & Daniel Son)
6. Head Hunters (feat. Izrell)
7. Welcome To Hell (feat. P-Dirt, DJ Eclipse & ILL BILL)
8. Maximum Overdrive (feat. Raz Fresco, Goretex & J-Spliff)
9. White Crown Pt.ll (feat. Casual, DJ Eclipse & Planet Asia)
10. Call Me Snake (feat. P-Dirt & J-Spliff)
11. Wild Style Warz (feat. Raz Fresco & Da Flyy Hooligan)
12. Writing On The Wall (feat. Izrell & J-Spliff)