Hip hop duo Subculture Sage reveal the dark & edgy ‘Pitch Black’, taken from their debut Mixtape
The duo have also just been confirmed to open for The Pharcyde on April 1st 2016 at The Electric Ballroom in Camden.
SUBCULTURE SAGE
Debut MixTape ‘Big Smoke Autumn Blues’
available as a free download April 11 2016f
“So fresh and so exciting” Zane Lowe
“At the front of UK’s new wave of experimental Hip Hop. Progressively forward thinking… they’re above regurgitating stagnant sounds and genuinely interested in creating something new” Pigeons & Planes
“Reminscent of Roots Manuva and The Fugees … stretching the sides of what UK Hip Hop can be” Noisey
“One of the most exciting new UK Hip Hop acts” SBTV
“Some amazing new UK hiphop!” Rob Da Bank
“Warm and soulful sounds, recalling the likes of The Streets and Roll Deep” Mixmag
“Utterly London… soft as caramel” Clash Magazine
“A massive treat, the way Hiphop was meant to be” Phil Taggart
Subculture Sage is producer Subculture Sounds and MC Hypeman Sage from North London who since the self-release of their debut single two years ago, have manifested themselves as one of the UK’s most innovative and talked about Hip Hop acts.
You can check out ‘Pitch Black’ here
The duo have just revealed their brand new single ‘Nuff Ish On My Mind’, taken from their forthcoming debut Mixtape ‘Big Smoke Autumn Blues’ which will be available as free download on April 11th 2016. While Sage thematically explores a range of topics around youth, mischief, morality and the self; producer Subculture fuses contemporary urban beats with tropical colour, referencing Jazz, Afrobeat and Indie as closely as their Hip Hop foundation.
previous single reveal ‘Nuff Ish On My Mind’ here
Sage describes the meaning of ‘Nuff Ish On My Mind’ as being, “all about how we suffer from our egos. We shouldn’t be so caught up in ourselves and just enjoy the now and let life take you where you’re meant to go. All we should be doing is what makes us smile and laugh. Make mistakes, be wrong, learn from your experiences, pick yourself up and crack on. Nobody cares if you fall over, everybody just wants you to get back up. Control your ego and don’t let it control you.”
The summer of 2014 saw the release of their debut self-titled EP which was described by Noisey as, “stretching the sides of what Hip Hop can be,” and Pigeons & Planes as being, “at the front of the UK’s new wave of experimental Hip Hop…Subculture Sage are genuinely interested in creating something new.” One of the singles on the EP reached number 6 in the UK Spotify Viral Charts and the EP garnered further support from The Line of Best Fit, iD, Wonderland, SBTV, NME, Rob Da Bank (BBC R1), Tom Ravenscroft (BBCR6) and John Kennedy (XFM).
And listen to their full Mixtape ‘Big Smoke Autumn Blues’ here
Subculture Sage have shared the stage with the likes of Dead Prez, Pharaoh Monch, Jurassic 5, DJ EZ, Mungos Hifi, Task Force and many more artists as well as hosting regular parties and DJ sets in venues across London.