06 Fall Feat. JOSIAHWISE IS THE SERPENTWITHFEET & Nikolaj Manuel Vonsild

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requests: elisabeth.mtasa@live.com

For booking contact: chllngrdub@gmail.com

Unified by dub's loose sense of space and deep sub-frequencies, CHLLNGR's unique amalgam of soul, pop, stripped-down beats, and decaying atmospheres has earned the Copenhagen-based artist, Steven Jess Borth II, adulation from press and peers alike. The nocturnal, murky worlds of his debut 'Haven' and it's follow-up EP 'Datter' alluded to subtle pop possibilities featuring Borth's soft-touch vocals woven into structures indebted to modern R&B's sleek minimalism and the techniques set forth by dub reggae's chief architects King Tubby, Scientist, among countless other legends. An artist who shines in the collaborative process, Borth's acclaimed debut 'Haven' featured Coco (of Quadron), Aku (of Dragons of Zynth), Teachers, and he has been a consistent cohort of South African MC Spoek Mathambo partnering in composing, production, and touring as Mathambo's multi-instrumentalist secret weapon over the past few years.

Over the past year, CHLLNGR has been working on his next full-length for the LA-based Time No Place label. Recorded at the newly built Red Bull Studios in Copenhagen, Borth took a different approach by recording most of the new record at a legitimate studio as opposed to his previous DIY methods. Again, a collaborative effort: the new album features contributions from up-and-coming vocalist JOSIAHWISE IS THE SERPENTWITHFEET, Grace Hall of Skin Town, Doctor Echo, Dusty Brown and the UK based-MC Dels. Keeping much CHLLNGR's signature moody starkness, his forthcoming LP strives for brave eclecticism, digging deeper into his future-minded soul music explorations.

Inquiries: heavyfeelingz@gmail.com

Emackulate is a multidisciplinary creative whose work moves between space, sound, and storytelling. 

Currently based between Los Angeles and Nashville, his approach to music curation reflects a sensitivity to mood, memory, and spatial awareness, often exploring the emotional and atmospheric undercurrents of place.

Through mixes and live sets, Emackulate leans into layered rhythm, sonic residue, and the invisible undercurrents of emotional catharsis, expressed through experimental electronic, global textures, and forms that don’t always fit a name.

Former monikers: HVY, Heavy Feelingz, DoLo

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