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Spirit Roaming

by AKAI SOLO

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iativos The music and lyrics sound and mean the way the album cover looks (a mustachioed cowboy-knight brandishing a sword in some sort of psychedelic spirit realm, to ward off and kill any potential demons that may lurk ahead, in a kind of charming cartoonish way akin to the show Adventure Time, for example). The title, "Spirit Roaming," also seems to be perfectly apt for the theme/concept of the album Favorite track: Upper Room ft. Armand Hammer (prod. by Messiah Musik).
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not nmtmo bringing me up when I need it, keeping me motivated.. a physical copy was necessary for this timeless album.

your best work to date for me - you control the narrivate here.

“with such a large heart, there’s an abundance of vacant territory to assume advantage of” Favorite track: S.O.M. (prod. by Pepper Adams).
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Cudi (prod. by Theravada) 02:42
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Mob Psycho 100 (prod. by TwentyFifthNight) 04:05
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Jyu Viole Grace (prod. by argov) 01:44
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For A Few (prod. by Wifigawd) 02:54
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DEMONSLAYER (prod. by iblss) 02:40
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S.O.M. (prod. by Pepper Adams) 04:20
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DRIFTMAN (prod. by Roper Williams & Driveby) 03:03
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Heart Weary! (prod. by JUNIE) 02:47
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In A Wano Bag (prod. by Ahwlee) 00:59
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Musashi (prod. by TwentyFifthNight) 03:22
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What's a win??? (prod. by JUNIE) 03:23
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The Weakest Crest (prod. by August Fanon) 01:22
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Red Butterfly (prod. by Preservation) 02:33
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Iron Galaxy (prod. by Animoss) 02:29
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Upper Room ft. Armand Hammer (prod. by Messiah Musik) 04:17
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about

Spirit Roaming is AKAI SOLO’s first full-length collaboration with Backwoodz Studioz. The new album arrives on the heels of his Body Feeling EP, building on its material and existential themes. Here, AKAI’s unique palette is applied to a bigger canvas, without losing the intimacy and the sardonic self-awareness that help define him as an artist—alongside a delivery and cadence all his own.

“Spirit Roaming is essentially self wandering through various self-engineered hells searching for the silver lining,” AKAI explains. “Not quite a shell but not quite full either; rather freshly devastated. I made a lot of foolish decisions and neglected even more important ones. The price for that is being paid in real time. Can I grow post payment or does the crater resulting from the transaction overwhelm me?”

Spirit Roaming features an eclectic group of producers, from vets like Preservation, Animoss, Messiah Musik and August Fanon, to emerging talents Theravada, ibliss, WifiGawd, Roper Williams and JUNIE. AKAI lends bits and pieces of his own production to the mix, but goes mostly dolo on the mic, with Armand Hammer as the lone feature arriving just in time for the curtain call.

Working amidst a renaissance in NYC indie rap, AKAI is both part of that wave and a man apart. The 27-year-old Brooklyn native has collaborated extensively with many of the scene’s stalwarts (including Pink Siifu, Armand Hammer, Navy Blue), but, true to his name, has always navigated his own course.

credits

released November 11, 2022

Recorded by Jackie “Wavy Bagels” Mitchell at Green Studio, NYC.
Tracks 2, 6, 8, 11 Recorded by Tevin Prince at The GreenHouse Recording Co.
Mixed and Mastered by Willie Green at The GreenHouse Recording Co.
Assistant Engineer - Adam Ben David
Cover art by garçon dior. Design & Typography done by GENG PTP

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AKAI SOLO Brooklyn, New York

MC from the Void.
Neo New York Pirate.
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