Kenna & RJD2: "Imitation is Suicide" (Chapter 3)
Kenna has been on a marathon of music over the past four months as he has worked on his Imiation is Suicide music series which saw the blossoming artist team up with several acts, including Childish Gambino, who he recorded the track "Relations" with. For the past couple weeks we have been teasing the third chapter in Kenna's series as he has worked with DJ-juggernaut RJD2. Today, they released their three-song EP that serves as the final installment of what has been one of the more interesting and open-minded series of music releases to come about recently. Inspired by Ralph Waldo Emerson's essay "Self-Reliance", Kenna set out to pull from a multitude of different mediums and genres to create his eclectic mix of sounds across 12 brand new, original tracks that act as a lead-up to his upcoming full-length album due out in 2014. One of the beautiful thing about the Internet and the world we live in today is that collaborations like these can happen so seamlessly, at the benefit of everyone who gets to listen. Take some time out of your day to groove along with D2 and Kenna, stream below.
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Kenna: "How Will It End" (Prod. RJD2)
Kenna has been releasing a steady barrage of uniquely eclectic musical releases as part of his Imitation is Suicide EP series that concludes next Tuesday. This week's single release came complete with production from American-DJ juggernaut, RJD2 who is as perfect a blend of the new and old schools of DJ'ing and producing that is out today. His crafty production work is a breath of fresh air over which Kenna's low, sinewy voice gently lulls the lyrics over D2's stuttering, airy backdrop. "Day and night people searching, searching high and low ..." he sings. "A thousand miles and many reasons to shed my skin these days." Interesting stuff that is soon to get even more so with next week's final release of the series, Chapter 3, will be produced entirely by RJD2, something I'm personally excited to hear. Check out the teaser track for the project below here.
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[Video] Kenna: "Relations" Remix (feat. Childish Gambino)
Childish Gambino was able to collaborate with alternative artist Kenna for the latter's official remix of his "Relations" record. The original version is available in Chapter 1 of his Land 2 Air Chronicles II: Imitation is Suicide EP series and even though he has already released Chapter 2, he decided to go back and give this bouncy track a quick revamp. Listen below.
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[via MTV]