Double Virgo - Eros In The Bunker

John Keek - Sheep

Arthur is a new artist based out of Delaware county, PA. Having just turned 20, Arthur is a singer songwriter, producer and multi instrumentalist. He currently only records at home and as of yet has never debuted his music anywhere. Citing influences spanning several genres and decades, Arthur’s music stands out as an amalgamation of experimental songwriting and classical-esque melodic progressions. 

I was introduced to Arthur through a close friend and engineer, Caleb Laven. He played me one of the ‘kids’ stuff, a band that he had been working with and producing over the past few years in Philadelphia. I was immediately enveloped by the creativity and experimental nature of Arthur’s music. For quite some time I’ve been looking for releases that will help broaden the scope of PLZ and take it a step away from its electronic roots. Arthur’s music not only does this, but also builds upon his ‘Acid Pop’ predecessors. 

I think what I like so much about Arthur’s music is it’s fluidity. One day he’ll send me a hyper digitally-degraded synth pop track about being invisible (or at least ignored), and the next it’ll be a haunting lap steel ballad to working on a farm. I can never truly pin down what he’ll send next, but I’m always incredibly excited to hear it. 

This three track collection was compiled as a short-but-sweet introduction to Arthur’s world. ‘Scared’ was the first track I ever heard of his and feel it’s the best way to intro others to his work, ‘ AB’ has the country and folk mentality but mixed with elaborate drum programming and strange woozy mix fade-outs, whilst ‘Re-Animator’ shows off his textural sonic capabilities and instrumental prowess. 

Arthur has signed to PLZ for an album to follow this EP and I’m incredibly excited for the opportunity to share his music with the world.

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ARTHUR - Challenger

Remastered at Alchemy by Matt Colton

Born in Westwood, Memphis, Lil Sko aka Sakata Oatis is a lifelong resident of Tennessee. Sko first started rapping and making music with his childhood friend and producer “Mr. N****” or “Mack Nig”. I called Sko the other day to get some more insight into “U Know The Sko” and he answered from a studio in Tennessee where, funnily enough, the pair were still collaborating on music together even after 20+ years. Sko explained to me, whilst Mack’s beats played in the background, that when they first started making tracks they only used turntables for looping samples. He remarked at how the pair had first recorded in their drums. “We started off by beating buckets in the bathroom” Sko said. “We would put a pillow inside of a plastic hamper and flip it over and you would get a kick sound. We had a lil radio with a tape deck on it, we would hit record and that was that”. 

As a result of the creative interconnectivity of the Memphis music community, a lot of producers would sample other rappers or collaborators vocals. These samples would then be cut up to form a new hook or chorus for their own song. It’s always fun listening to one project and discovering a part of a verse used for another completely different project. So although Sko’s record is a solo tape, the project still includes multiple features. These features come in the form of verses from the likes of Kingpin Skinny Pimp, C-Roc, Lil Gin, Project Playaz, N.O.D. and Psycho. As well as beats and production from legendary producers such as DJ Squeeky, Maceo and Tommy Wright III. Sko, at times also a member of Tommy Wright III’s infamous Mason Family rap group. 

I asked Sko about any memories he had from recording “Miss White Cocaine”, the closer to the record and one of my personal favourites. I told him that I love how the track’s verses just keep ratcheting up in energy levels. Just when you think you’ve heard the hardest verse the next rapper comes in biting at the beat even more ferociously than the last. “No way I can win, To live my life is a sin”. Sko said, “[Miss White Cocaine] originated with me and Maceo starting a track together”. Perhaps sadly though there wasn’t that much more to say than that. There isn’t any grand perspective on the project. It’s simply a collection of tracks thrown together to showcase his, and his homies abilities as rappers and producers. 

I think a lot of Memphis hiphop has flown under the radar and yet modern rap owes so much of it’s sound and feel to these 90’s pioneers. Whenever I play other producers or friends these records, so many are dumbfounded when I reveal the music didn’t come out within last few years, let alone the last few decades. As this response became more and more common I knew I had to rerelease the music to a new audience. Something so ahead of it’s time can’t continue to be this overlooked. 

I had the strange pleasure of meeting Sko in person whilst I was briefly in Las Vegas last year. We had been speaking together online for some time after I tracked him down on Facebook, but we ended up meeting face-to-face on the main floor of the MGM Grand. Although a weird setting, we got to know each other a little better, and I at least managed to express my enthusiasm for wanting to rerelease the record on PLZ Make It Ruins. I’m glad he agreed to trust me with this piece of work as it brings me great joy to reintroduce the world to “U Know Tha Sko” - One of my all time favourite Memphis “junts”. I hope it bumps the same for you as it does for me.  - Vegyn

Lil Sko - U Know Tha Sko

Watch the video & hear pigbaby's debut EP → https://plz.ffm.to/palindromes

I Don't Believe In Jesus But Three Grams Of These Mushrooms Is Making Me Feel Some Kinda Way.

Written by George Riley & Vegyn
Lyrics & Vocals by George Riley
Produced and recorded by Vegyn with bass by Ben Reed

Running in Waves

Jealousy

George Riley - Sacrifice (prod. Vegyn)

Taken from 'Do You Love John Keek?'
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Stream → https://plz.ffm.to/doyoulovejohnkeek

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Not Nice

John Keek - Not Nice

Taken from the forthcoming project 'Do You Love John Keek?'
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Foreverlong

Taken from Double Virgo's new EP 'Eros In The Bunker', out Oct 14th
Pre-order vinyl → https://plz.ffm.to/erosinthebunker/bandcamp
Stream → https://plz.ffm.to/erosinthebunker

Written by Jezmi Tarik and Samuel Fenton
Produced by Vegyn
Mastered by Beau Thomas at Ten Eight Seven

Double Virgo - Chlorine

Double Virgo - No Sweat

Taken from the forthcoming project 'Do You Love John Keek?'
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Stream → https://plz.ffm.to/doyoulovejohnkeek

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Wedding Song

John Keek - Wedding Song

Hide Your Love

John Keek - Hide Your Love

Quickly

John Keek - Quickly

Love In Vain

John Keek - Love In Vain

Can't Make You Stay

John Keek - Can't Make You Stay

https://plz.ffm.to/missunderstood

Miss Understood is produced & mixed by Vegyn, all lyrics written by Francis Hornsby Clark, performed by AI. Artwork by Cali DeWitt.

Headache's debut album The Head Hurts but the Heart Knows the Truth is out now on deluxe 2LP vinyl & digitally → https://plz.ffm.to/headache

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Miss Understood

Miss Understood (Instrumental)

Vegyn - PLZ XX

Vegyn - Phone Phoneys

Arthur is a new artist based out of Delaware county, PA. Having just turned 20, Arthur is a singer songwriter, producer and multi instrumentalist. He currently only records at home and as of yet has never debuted his music anywhere. Citing influences spanning several genres and decades, Arthur’s music stands out as an amalgamation of experimental songwriting and classical-esque melodic progressions. 

I was introduced to Arthur through a close friend and engineer, Caleb Laven. He played me one of the ‘kids’ stuff, a band that he had been working with and producing over the past few years in Philadelphia. I was immediately enveloped by the creativity and experimental nature of Arthur’s music. For quite some time I’ve been looking for releases that will help broaden the scope of PLZ and take it a step away from its electronic roots. Arthur’s music not only does this, but also builds upon his ‘Acid Pop’ predecessors. 

I think what I like so much about Arthur’s music is it’s fluidity. One day he’ll send me a hyper digitally-degraded synth pop track about being invisible (or at least ignored), and the next it’ll be a haunting lap steel ballad to working on a farm. I can never truly pin down what he’ll send next, but I’m always incredibly excited to hear it.

Challenger

ARTHUR - Scared

ARTHUR - AB

ARTHUR - Re-Animator

U Know Tha Sko

Lil Sko - Smoke A Sack

Lil Sko - Miss White Cocaine

Lil Sko - Till Day Light

Lil Sko - What I Represent

Lil Sko - Playeristic Music

Lil Sko - This Is A Robbery

Lil Sko - Killa

Lil Sko - I Want My Tone

PLZ head @Vegyn curates a mix for Benji B's Influencer series. 

This mix originally aired on 05.10.2017. 

1.	Bloody Glock Part 2 - D.J. FILA and ROD
2.	Smoke A Sack - Lil Sko
3.	Imma Ride - Rich Gang aka Young Thug & Birdman (feat. Yung Ralph)
4.	Timeless - James Blake
5.	Self Defence - Arca
6.	Sippin’ On Some Syrup - Three 6 Mafia (feat. UGK & Project Pat)
7.	My Mind Went Blank - DJ Screw & Point Blank
8.	Playa Hataz - Three 6 Mafia
9.	GeekUSA LateNiteTip - Gobby (feat. The Smashing Pumpkins & Three 6 Mafia)
10.	Codeine Crazy - Future
11.	Grab My Mask - Graveyard Productions
12.	Rubber Tree - Pearson Sound
13.	Work Them - Pearson Sound
14.	King Version - Rhythm & Sound
15.	October - Airhead
16.	IZ US - Aphex Twin
17.	EZ Come EZ Go - M.C. Mack
18.	Our - Actress
19.	Track 5 - Jai Paul
20.	Outkast - SpottieOttieDopaliscious

'Vegyn' Influencer Mix [BBC Benji B Show 05.10.2017]

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