Son of Saturn had already produced an impressive array of albums going back 15 years, and collaborated with emcees and producers like Apakalypse and Nix Productions by the time I stumbled onto his work. I’ve slowly been able to catch up as he posts his older albums to his Bandcamp, and I've liked everything I've heard from him going back to the rougher DIY sounds of 2005's A Real Slap in the Face.
His music is a part of an interesting sub-genre of conscious rap that's been taking form since the turn of the millennium. Not quite horrorcore, but often with a very dark sound, it references a wide range of new age concepts, yoga, shamanistic spirituality and conspiracy theories. I don't necessarily believe in or agree with all of it, but the unique perspective offered by artists like these is refreshing and sometimes enlightening. It helps when the beats are consistently lush and creative, and the lyricists manage to set themselves apart with unusual deliveries or voices. Whatever the sound is, it's always a novel listen.
Entropy is Son of Saturn's newest album, and the subject of this post. It’s a short offering but a good one, with SoS trading in his boom bap hardcore production style for a more relaxed, world influenced pallet upon which to spit stories and spiritual concepts. From the beginning these songs cover a wide range of topics, from feelings of alienation and mistrust in the status quo to spiritual awakening. None of this is necessarily new territory for the rapper, but Entropy finds him maturing as a not just a song writer but a storyteller as well, with a lot of focus on narrative raps versus braggadocio or "memetic" type randomness.
I feel like Entropy is something for those who grew up with Jedi Mind Tricks and Snowgoons, but no longer feel a connection to the more angry (and let's be real, often hateful) lyrics of rappers like Vinnie Paz. Still dope but with more emotional depth.
Get the EP on digital format from Son of Saturn himself right here!
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