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Bones Ate Arfa Delivers a Gritty Ode to DIY Spirit with “Shedtrak”

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The UK-based trio Bones Ate Arfa is shaking up the underground scene with their new release “Shedtrack”. This electrifying piece serves as the inaugural single from their forthcoming debut EP, ‘Akimbo People’ slated for release this August.

“Shedtrack” epitomizes raw energy and unapologetic creativity, seamlessly blending the band’s DIY ethos with unabashed musical expression. Frontman Arthur Wilson and producer Joss Crooks ventured into uncharted territory by recording the drums in a modest shed, utilizing minimalist equipment comprising only two iPhones and an iPad as makeshift microphones.

Inspired by personal anecdotes and fueled by frustration, “Shedtrack” channels Arthur Wilson’s harrowing encounter with a domineering videographer during a music video shoot. The lyrics resonate as a universal outcry against power struggles and narcissistic behavior.

The band teamed up with Dread FM and we’re greeted by aggressive rhythms and thrilling fervor – for our ears greatest pleasure.

When asked about what’s the story behind the song and the title “Shedtrak”, the band has the following to share:

The story behind Shedtrak is, two years ago in summer singer and bassist Arfa and producer Joss Crooks were hanging out in Arfa’s shed recording drums. They hadn’t written any other parts of the song so all they had was this drum part that Arfa recorded. 

Fast forward about a year and the song has some guitars and bass and stuff on it but it was still very much a demo. It all fell into place when Arfa asked Dread FM to lay down some bars on the second verse. The song was now a weird blend of garage rock and trip hop and all that was left was for Bones to lay down his guitars.

“The reason the song is called Shedtrak is because we recorded it in a Shed. We thought this is the most DIY sounding song we’ve done so far, so we really wanted it to encapsulate the self produced, home recorded sound of the song. I produce most of and mix all of the Bones Ate Arfa tunes so I really wanted Shedtrak to walk the line of well produced music, with the live band sound and the garage punk trashy sound.” – Arfa

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Kingdom Kome x RUEN see the “Cracks In The Foundation”

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Hip-Hop Heavyweight Kingdom Kome has just dropped a new single (with accompanying video).  “Cracks In the Foundation” (Produced by long-time collaborator RUEN) is a socially conscious dose of jazzy boom-bap.  As the emcee states “I was driving through my old neighborhood in Miami and it really had me thinking of the current state of the world today.  It got me in an introspective state and I made this message to the youth.”

Listen to “Cracks In The Foundation”: https://youtu.be/Nwp_07pDO6o?si=fb5RTd0wNDK7ZxxQ

Available via streaming platforms now, “Cracks In the Foundation” is the first leak from the Barrel Reserve LP fully produced by RUEN.  

Less than a year after the last collaborative LP the duo dropped, Malbec 2 Kingdom Kome reveals “we never stop working on music together.  A number of these tracks were recorded while we were preparing Malbec 2 but were better suited for a separate project.”

Following the high-end connoisseur angle, Barrel Reserve is expertly crafted boom-bap for the real hip-hop aficionado.  This extends to the album’s guest list, which includes Supreme Cerebral, Recognize Ali, Che Uno, DJ Exes, AjaxLo, Camarah Walleed and Soarse Spoken.

Kingdom Kome is still promoting his other recent LP for 2025 Alchemy II Ein Sof, which was entirely produced by another long-time production collaborator Onaje Jordan (Hometeam).

Stream / Purchase Alchemy IIhttps://kingdomkome.bandcamp.com/album/alchemy-2-ein-sof

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