Written and Performed by Lence
Beat Produced by Chills Myth
Recorded & Mixed by ExP at DubWhy Studios

Watch the Music Video for 'Industry of Unemployment' -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnGRgQzcQzM&t

Links to Lence  -
Facebook – www.facebook.com/LenceMusic
Twitter - twitter.com/JustLence
Instagram – www.instagram.com/lencemusic/
YouTube – www.youtube.com/c/LenceMusic
Spotify – bit.ly/spotifylence

Chills Myth - 
https://soundcloud.com/chillingworth
https://www.facebook.com/ChillsMyth
https://www.instagram.com/chillsmyth/

Quotes about 'Industry of Unemployment' from Yorkshire Evening Post -

Lence merges a passionate delivery with social commentary; he hopes that by sharing his own life struggles he can give a voice to those who have struggled in similar situations - like in one of his breakout tracks, Industry of Unemployment.

"It's about my experiences of being unemployed and what I observed."

"I created a soundscape out of that, listening to what was going on, who was talking, what was being said and the things I had to do on a daily basis."

“That track became a big thing for me. I was able to take the moment where I was sat there, a situation that has a stigma around it and is seen as negative, and shine a light on it through the writing.

Like You Are

Industry of Unemployment

Industry of Unemployment (Prod. Chills Myth)

I've loved this suit since I was a young child, reading along with the Disney version on tape. it has a really interesting, modal melody, which was fun, too. I originally thought I'd want it to be a hip hop song, but realized it might sound too corny for an MC. Oh well... if you want to add some rhymes to it, please hit me up!

Der Vulf und Petrus

Yep, another teaser from my eternity album project Absens :) Things happen really slow in the Hierophlex universe...

Flickering On The Chasm's Edge [trial mix]

Cyber Gypsy

Hush

A collaboration with Shane Beck, The Last American Poet. From the album "The next Door" on Bandcamp 

The Fading Smile - Beck & Fini

Instrumental.....Relax and chill
Greg Hurley: Composition / Arrangement, Slide guitar, funk guitar, keys, Bass and Drum programming, mix and mastering. 
If you have the time.... Please repost! .........Spread the funk

Just Funk It / Instrumental

Mullio - Apache Rumble (t83)

We are pleased to publish this on soundcloud. This is because we can listen closely to your impressions after listening to our music!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9g5rvGnDHQ
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voodoozoostudio.bandcamp.com/album/shadow-people
Well, in our album “Shadow People” we were able to bring down a heavy rain of our scent. It soaks into the ground and solidifies it. Please jump up and down and dance on it!
If you have time, I would appreciate it if you could listen to these and let me know how you felt.
Furthermore, there is a super ReeeemiX of Buzz Intifada at the link, It feels really gooood!!

Voodoozoo - Buzz Intifada

The Four Owls "Not Like Before"  AbstraKt Remix

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)

04. Ducks In A Row (Radio Edit) by Conscious Route ft, Lynzie Dray & Miles Better

Lence is a Rap and Spoken Word Artist from Leeds. Blurring the lines of Poetry and Rap with a fast, passionate style of music, writing about his own experiences. Lence has performed at the BBC 1xtra Words First Festival, organised a sold out show at Leeds Playhouse and has recently been played on BBC 6 Music. 

Here is a review of Lence's latest project 'Like You Are' by Jumbo Records. 'To me, Lence is at the absolute peak of the self produced U.K. Hiphop scene and has many of the crucial elements to make me feel that from his powers of communication simmered into sick flows, the story-telling elements that go from frank introspection to keen observation all with the great production that screams out that this guy CARES about what he puts out. It's all with a genuine working class voice that offers not only a way out and hope but also a way in. It's inspirational stuff but it's not afraid to touch on the darkness too. Political, powerful and fresh'

Industry of Unemployment (Prod. Chills Myth)

Lence

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