Medicate

Belterz, the new album project by Conscious Route is a social exploration of his personal experience of a changing society and culture, highlighting the insights of an ageing person living life and being an artist in the music Industry. 

Taking the perspective of an independent artist, the album features a host of top flight artists bringing different styles and perspectives as they share insights from their own journeys within the culture of the Scottish music scene.

The album musically and lyrically navigates a range of sounds and social topics, uniting the introspective with social observation, as we have come to expect from Conscious Route. Most of the production is handled battle rapper/ producer MacKenzie, with just two tracks (‘2 Guys’ produced by Tzusan and ‘Essence’ produced by Vagrant Real Estate) produced by others. Guest musicians, Chris Greive & Scott Bathgate also appear across 5 songs. With Scott Bathgate adding subtlety to ‘Ducks in a Row’ and an eerie edge to ‘Underground’, while Chris Greive brings extra trombone to the subtle style of ‘Late’, nuance to ‘Heart on Sleeves’ and a a mix of Jazz influenced keys and trombone with the track ‘2 Guys’. 

The feature-heavy project boasts guest appearances from some of Scotland's finest, with tunes featuring Empress, YBxgtown, Kryptik, Lynzie Dray, Milles Better, Gluco, Jennifer Anne Todd, One Oz, Mistah Bohze, MacKenzie, JabbaThaKut, Wends, Becci Wallace, Solareye, Queen of Harps and Pro Focus.

Conscious Route draws upon years of experience in the music industry as he casts an eye over the state of hip-hop culture and the trials of getting noticed as an underground artist. His vocals mesh perfectly with those of his guests, bringing an array of vocal styles and accents as the music flips from hip-hop head-nodders to a UK Garage throwback, some soul-tinted melodies, dub, and beyond.  

Continuing to push the culture while keeping an eye on its roots, ‘Belterz’ shows why Conscious Route has long been regarded as one of the foremost names in Scottish hip-hop. Release Date 10.11.2023 


The Skinny Magazine “Belterz” Album 4 Star Review ****
 
“But if anyone’s earned the right to be so bold, it’s Conscious Route. For over two decades, the London- born, Edinburgh-based rapper has been honing his craft, emerging from the underground as one of the finest hip-hop artists in the Scottish scene.” (Chris Sneddon) 






Tracklist:

01. Amorphous Shape ft Empress 
02. Pretentious ft YBxGtown
03. Carry On ft Kryptik 
04. Ducks in a Row ft Lynzie Dray & Milles Better 
05. Sugar Coated ft Gluco
06. Essence ft Jennifer Anne Todd
07. Day Ones ft One OZ,  Mistah Bohze, Mackenzie & JabbaThakut
08. Late ft Wends 
09. Underground ft Becci Wallace 
10. Original ft Solareye
11. Hearts on Sleeves ft Queen of Harps & Lynzie Dray
12. 2 Guys ft Pro Focus 


Music Credits: 
All tracks produced by Mackenzie, except ‘Essence’ produced by Vagrant Real Estate
and ‘2 Guys’ produced by Tzusan 
Scott Bathgate: Guitar on ‘Ducks in a Row’, guitar and keyboard on ‘Underground’
Chris Greive: Keyboards and trombone on ‘2 Guys’ and trombone on ‘Hearts on Sleeves’ 
Tracks mastered by Forest DLG @ KMJ45
Editorial Tom Clover 
Pictures by Ben Glasgow 
Artwork by John Dyer @DigitalDyer

Belterz (Radio Edit Version)

07. Day Ones (Radio Edit) by Conscious Route ft One Oz, Mistah Bohze, Mackenzie & Jabbathakut

Winter is a crisp and cold slice of homebrewed lo-fi indie slush, mirroring it’s namesake season. It can be a difficult part of the year for anyone, but Winter is tinged with grief, depression and an inability to shift those feelings amongst the bitter cold.

Winter is the third single from Ban Summers’ upcoming third album, which arrives before the summer. He records, produces and releases from his bedroom in Portsmouth, with extensive support from 6 Music, BBC Introducing and Amazing Radio for the homemade recordings.

Lyrics:
one day it changed
one moment like this
it can do anything
to people like us

if you want me to wait, i will
if you want some space, well
I'd do anything for you
I would

we've got our space
our own little world
where we can escape
and get away

if you want me to wait, i will
if you want some space, well
I'd do anything for you
I would

and it won't keep on raining
oh oh no
and it won't keep raining

if you want me to wait, i will
if you want some space, well
I'd do anything for you
I would

Winter

Professor Clacton's Rotating Musical Contraption Attraction

The Electric Lemon

JULIET x Max Ovenden 
I wrote this track with max ovenden late last year. 
It’s all about self love, not being so critical of yourself. 
Stop being your own worst enemy,
I chose to put this song out on my 20th birthday 
As I’m entering a new phase in my life and letting go of any pain from my teenage years 
I really trust I’m on my right path and being guided 
I see this song as me going from a caterpillar to a butterfly 🦋 
But most importantly another sign to focus and look after you, stop worrying about everything else! 
marks a year since my debut single 'manifester' it's been an amazing first year of releasing.

Guided

Shock Collar Question of the Day (02/16/24)

GENOSHA – Chapter III 

In a world that only endures her instead of carrying her, it can be a valid survival strategy to subordinate yourself and simply go along with it. You don't choose it. Women certainly don't. Sometimes it really hurts, but over time you learn to numb yourself. To forget yourself. 

It made sense to her that there were only two kinds of people. Those who send and determine and others who receive and execute. Sally executes. Always. Ever since she could remember, she had been told what to do and who to be. She had been so many things since then - just not herself. 

But they had overlooked this one, inconspicuous thought of their own - or wanted to overlook it, because it didn't matter what she thought. The last bit of her that was left burned as a small flame in her pupils. She only needed one thing: some hope.

PORTER – Sally – Official Single Version

Yesterday

This is the first of eight tracks from a new project.

"There's a potential that's been building up.
Your toes are up against the line.
One more step and it's Go time.
One more step and change is inevitable.
The outcome may be unknown but change is certain.
Maybe it's an awkward conversation that needs to be had.
Or finally putting pen to paper to start materialising a Fringe Show.
Telling your friends you're giving up smoking.
Or playing the first note at a new busking pitch.
That one more action that takes us over the threshold. Into action and into the unknown.
It's both exhilarating and a touch scary.
You're the only one that can do it.
But now you have, change is inevitable.
The Threshold has been crossed."
That's the sentiment I wanted to capture in this track.

Threshold

Performed and Produced by Leroy Horns
Mixing and additional production Jack Stevens
Mastered by Sam Brown at Kinema Audio

Threshold

nadav ettlinger old song from the basement days in the kibbutz there was a cool place that we used to play att called "the slikk"

Winter

Ban Summers

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