Black ego

Black ego physical (cd)

Release Date: October 12, 2018

Track Listing:

01. Ego Vanish (feat. The Lasso)
02. Clypped (feat. MotorKam)
03. Facts
04. Peso (feat. Quelle Chris & REY)
05. Dah Vapor (feat. Swansuit)
06. Fauna
07. Cess
08. Koolaide (feat. Psychic Twin)
09. All My Life (feat. PSYPIRITUAL, Maya Vera & The Lasso)
10. Buss It Til It Fit
11. Free Pack
12. From The Hip
13. Love Cold (feat. Swansuit)

All songs produced by The Lasso
All vocals by Lando Chill

Chris Pierce - Bass Guitar
Maya Vera - Vocals
Theodore Ndawillie II - Drums
Ben Lau - Pedal Steel

Recorded at WaveLab, Tucson, AZ
Mixed and Mastered by Ben Lau

BLack Ego Physical (vinyl)

Album Description:

Lando Chill makes music which is classified as hip-hop, but isn't tethered to a single genre; encompassing elements of funk, gospel, jazz, indie rock, psychedelic, and folk. Lance Washington was born and raised in Chicago, but moved to Arizona to attend college. His debut full-length For Mark, Your Son arrived on Mello Music Group in 2016. The album was an intense self-examination inspired by the loss of the rapper's father, who died of a heart attack when Washington was four years old. Lando Chill's second album, The Boy Who Spoke to the Wind, appeared in 2017 and was named #26 on Bandcamp Daily's 100 Best Albums of the Year. The album was influenced by Paulo Coelho's book The Alchemist, and contained a more abstract, experimental sound than his prior releases. Since 2016, Lando Chill has teamed with multi-instrumentalist and producer The Lasso, resulting in a singular sound only possible through a true symbiosis of vocalist and producer. Once again, the duo has taken a leap forward with Lando Chill’s upcoming release, Black Ego; a collection of songs that is equal parts west coast funk and desert trip-hop, threaded together by Lando's bold vision. Black Ego is slated for a fall 2018 release on Mello Music Group.

Black Ego digital

"Black Ego is pride bruised by centuries of chattel bondage that engulfed mind, body & heart; pain etched by force within the souls that pass down generational trauma through blood & song; and joy manifested from forgiveness built by the lengthy leash held fast by our worn, black & brown hands, fastened to the collar around the neck of your transgressions; past, present, and future. This record is a journey through the black experience, hindered not by what blackness should or should not be, but what it can, will, and has always been; beyond the perception of self and sphere of influence that is intermingled with misconceptions of black masculinity, sexuality, & brutality, and the minstrel face of cultural appropriation. Paul Mooney said it best, ‘everybody wanna be a nigga, but nobody wanna be a nigga."

- Lando Chill

distributed by The Orchard

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Executive Produced by Michael Tolle
Mello Music Group