Edinburgh-based emcee Conscious Route and producer True Note, recently dropped the visual to the track BROTHERS, taken off their 2020 collaborative debut album LOST ROUTES

‘Lost Routes‘ demonstrates the versatility of the duo as they bring a range of musical styles from Hip Hop to Grime and Drum and Bass, with tints of Electronica and more. All the while, Conscious Route delivers different flows to speak on a variety of personal and political matters, from mental health and personal struggles to social commentary and experiences from his years in the music industry.

Conscious Route’s abilities as an emcee are matched by the rich production of True Note (aka Mert Pearson), as they delve into themes of things that lurk in the darkness, both from a metaphorical and a literal perspective.

Delivering uncompromising politicised intellect with a raw street edge, this album is interspersed with short interview skits that provide extra light on the subject matter as Conscious Route manages to bring thought-provoking lyricism without coming off preachy. All the while, True Note’s shifting aural backdrop prevents the soundscape from getting stale.

Lost Routes was written and recorded from 2019 into 2020 after Conscious Route took a hiatus from music and features guest vocals from London-born soul singer, Geoffrey Williams who was himself signed to Atlantic Records and saw chart success with a series of singles.

Production-wise, this release calls on live instrumentation from Trombonist Chris Greive from the Scottish Jazz Orchestra (‘Mash Up Days’), as well as KT Tunstall’s drummer Cat Myers (‘Everything Test’). True Note himself brings keyboard, bass, and vocal additions to the project.

Music from this 20-track release has already been catching attention, with three instrumentals and one full track being picked up by Channel 4 for their mini-documentary series, ‘Take Your Knee Off My Neck,’ a response to the killing of George Floyd.

A powerful and personal contemplation on UK life in the 21st Century, this release possesses more than enough bump to take the message to radio and the clubs too.

Conscious Route & True Note – Lost Routes via iTunes/Spotify

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