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isomonstrosity, Danny Brown, 645AR & Johan Lenox - careful what you wish for

from isomonstrosity: Johan Lenox / Ellen Reid / Yuga Cohler by isomonstrosity & International Contemporary Ensemble

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JOHAN LENOX: This originated as two separate interludes — one a section of low clarinet honks accompanying a Danny Brown verse and another featured 645AR singing on top of a gentler harp idea. Lyrically, both segments are among the most whimsical and free-associative on the project. Juxtaposing them felt like it brought out the sense of chaos underpinning even the most pensive moments of quarantine.

YUGA COHLER: Form and structure are something we talked about a lot on this album. Johan and I in particular have discussed the significance of songs like Travis Scott’s 'SICKO MODE' and Kanye West’s 'New Slaves,' which are really stitching-togethers of multiple songs, in pushing formal boundaries in popular music. 'careful what you wish for’ takes a page out of that book, and features some very disparate elements: the always great Danny Brown on top of a percussive beat, next to 645AR's ethereal falsetto over clarinet processed through a vocoder. I really loved watching Johan have that 'aha' moment to craft an entirely new piece out of these really contrasting fragments.

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thoughts racing,
one track mind
tripped over a couple hurdles, 
still made the finish line
spending time relaying message,
talking in circles
why they sprinting for attention
running round with no purpose?
on the track i field
keeping them on they heels
cheap thrill mean nothing if the love ain't real
don't meddle with silver soles
cuz i got a heart of gold
with feet made of bronze
i'm a god with no hope
so i write like walking on ice and cleats
put my life in the lines when i write to the beat
man this ain't for defeat
this the feat 
like walking barefoot in the street
sometimes you gotta reach til you hit your peak

lowkey when i'm riding through the city
??? they said i'm filthy
i'm bout respect
????
if my youngest crash out it's a wreck
????
i took a one-way
??? monday through sunday
they say they with me
but i know they not
i ain't with that sucker shit
it'll get you shot
i came from ???
i ain't one of these n--as that's talking about what they had
they said be careful what you wish
i always played my part
??? since the start
just live your life cuz you can't get that back
??? with a penny turning into racks

bummer turning into summer
turn into another
just a little longer
i've been tryna hold out
gonna hate it when it's cold out
be a while, don't burn out
you ain't sure and i got no doubt
i'm just starting at my breakfast all day
listening to Brahms and Beyonce
careful what you wish, happy holidays
careful what you wish for--it might just stay this way
that's ok
either way

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from isomonstrosity: Johan Lenox / Ellen Reid / Yuga Cohler, track released September 20, 2022

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isomonstrosity New York, New York

isomonstrosity is a pandemic symphony in rap and avant-pop. The three principals’ credits are unassailable. Ellen Reid won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Music. Johan Lenox studied composition at the Yale School of Music then built a career as a go-to producer for iconic pop artists (i.e. 070 Shake, Travis Scott, Lil Nas X). Yuga Cohler is a Juilliard-trained conductor and a software engineer. ... more

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