Originally from Geelong’s Hungry Human’s Crew, Thorts took three years to complete this, his debut solo album, drawing from personal experience, a coming of age, life in Geelong and Bunbury Western Australia, fatherhood, and a love for hip hop spanning 14 years or more.
Collecting the best beats from some of Australia’s best beat makers, Saint Surly, Simple Simon, Crixus, Geko, Must and Crytearia, and adding his thoughts and feelings to what is a moody landscape, often dark yet uplifting and brutally honest. There is a classic feel about the production, dark and moody, yet mellow, capturing after midnight at a late night jazz bar, full of sweat piano melodies and mellow horn refrains. Featuring guest verses from Crixus, Urban Monk, J.Waters, Esvee, JP, Mata & Must, 1/6 and Class-A, adding contrast to Thorts often bleak and brutal narration on life’s darker side. Even through the often heavy content of Thorts lyrics, there is an obvious passion and optimism that seeps through, a promise of positivity and better times ahead, learning how to appreciate the important things you have in your life.
Obese Records have emerged as one of Australia’s most important hip hop labels, gaining respect overseas for exposing some serious Australian talent to the world stage, Thorts has now been added to that list.
Wayne Stronell
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