{"id":471997,"date":"2022-07-08T19:31:29","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T16:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-wu-lu-channelled-his-full-emotional-spectrum-into-a-staggering-studio-debut\/"},"modified":"2022-07-08T19:31:29","modified_gmt":"2022-07-08T16:31:29","slug":"how-wu-lu-channelled-his-full-emotional-spectrum-into-a-staggering-studio-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-wu-lu-channelled-his-full-emotional-spectrum-into-a-staggering-studio-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"#How Wu-Lu channelled his full emotional spectrum into a staggering studio debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af8b7bcc6e00\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af8b7bcc6e00\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-wu-lu-channelled-his-full-emotional-spectrum-into-a-staggering-studio-debut\/#%E2%80%9CHow_Wu-Lu_channelled_his_full_emotional_spectrum_into_a_staggering_studio_debut%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;How Wu-Lu channelled his full emotional spectrum into a staggering studio debut&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-wu-lu-channelled-his-full-emotional-spectrum-into-a-staggering-studio-debut\/#The_enigmatic_South_London_artist_breaks_down_his_new_debut_LP_Loggerhead_track_by_track\" >The enigmatic South London artist breaks down his new debut LP Loggerhead track by track.<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-wu-lu-channelled-his-full-emotional-spectrum-into-a-staggering-studio-debut\/#1_Take_Stage\" >1. Take Stage<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-wu-lu-channelled-his-full-emotional-spectrum-into-a-staggering-studio-debut\/#2_Night_Pill_feat_Asha\" >2. Night Pill (feat. Asha)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-wu-lu-channelled-his-full-emotional-spectrum-into-a-staggering-studio-debut\/#3_Facts_feat_Amon\" >3. Facts (feat. Amon)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-wu-lu-channelled-his-full-emotional-spectrum-into-a-staggering-studio-debut\/#4_Scrambled_Tricks\" >4. Scrambled Tricks<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-wu-lu-channelled-his-full-emotional-spectrum-into-a-staggering-studio-debut\/#5_South_feat_Lex_Amor\" >5. South (feat. Lex Amor)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-wu-lu-channelled-his-full-emotional-spectrum-into-a-staggering-studio-debut\/#6_Calo_Paste_feat_Lea_Sen\" >6. Calo Paste (feat. L\u00e9a Sen)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-wu-lu-channelled-his-full-emotional-spectrum-into-a-staggering-studio-debut\/#7_Slightly\" >7. Slightly<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-wu-lu-channelled-his-full-emotional-spectrum-into-a-staggering-studio-debut\/#8_Blame_9_Ten\" >8. Blame \/ 9. Ten<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-wu-lu-channelled-his-full-emotional-spectrum-into-a-staggering-studio-debut\/#10_Road_Trip\" >10. Road Trip<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-wu-lu-channelled-his-full-emotional-spectrum-into-a-staggering-studio-debut\/#11_Times\" >11. Times<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-wu-lu-channelled-his-full-emotional-spectrum-into-a-staggering-studio-debut\/#12_Broken_Homes\" >12. Broken Homes<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHow_Wu-Lu_channelled_his_full_emotional_spectrum_into_a_staggering_studio_debut%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;How Wu-Lu channelled his full emotional spectrum into a staggering studio debut&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"deck\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_enigmatic_South_London_artist_breaks_down_his_new_debut_LP_Loggerhead_track_by_track\"><\/span>The enigmatic South London artist breaks down his new debut LP <i>Loggerhead<\/i> track by track.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"content_blocks\">\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-234495\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left image\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MO_28__HiRes_nmluvt\/wu-lu-loggerhead-track-by-track.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MO_28__HiRes_nmluvt\/wu-lu-loggerhead-track-by-track.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MO_28__HiRes_nmluvt\/wu-lu-loggerhead-track-by-track.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MO_28__HiRes_nmluvt\/wu-lu-loggerhead-track-by-track.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MO_28__HiRes_nmluvt\/wu-lu-loggerhead-track-by-track.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MO_28__HiRes_nmluvt\/wu-lu-loggerhead-track-by-track.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MO_28__HiRes_nmluvt\/wu-lu-loggerhead-track-by-track.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MO_28__HiRes_nmluvt\/wu-lu-loggerhead-track-by-track.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MO_28__HiRes_nmluvt\/wu-lu-loggerhead-track-by-track.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MO_28__HiRes_nmluvt\/wu-lu-loggerhead-track-by-track.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/MO_28__HiRes_nmluvt\/wu-lu-loggerhead-track-by-track.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"How Wu-Lu channelled his full emotional spectrum into a staggering studio debut\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><\/p>\n<p>      Machine Operated<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-234496\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            \u201cI used to live in South London \/ There\u2019s not much of it left,\u201d Miles Romans-Hopcraft monotones at the start of \u201cSouth,\u201d the January 2021 breakout single that\u2019s been rereleased nearly 18 months later on his debut studio LP as Wu-Lu. Out now on Warp, <i>Loggerhead<\/i> is a brutally aggressive and intensely vulnerable record that runs the full gamut of his complex emotional and stylistic ranges.<\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>            The latter spectrum is demonstrated with emphatic attention: Ever since the release of his mostly instrumental 2015 tape <i><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wu-lu.bandcamp.com\/album\/ginga\">Ginga<\/a><\/i>, critics have pigeonholed the Brixton native as a South London jazz scene mainstay, and on <i>Loggerhead<\/i>, he lets a multitude of other influences \u2014 most notably in the hardcore and hip-hop realms \u2014 stand front and center. <\/p>\n<p>            The album\u2019s psychological depth is more organic. On \u201cSouth,\u201d Wu-Lu lets his anger at the rapid gentrification of his neighborhood bubble over, leaking out from behind that first line until it explodes into a death metal scream halfway in. But ferocious tracks like that one, as well as standouts \u201cBlame\u201d and \u201cScrambled Tricks,\u201d are offset by softer ones: \u201cI don\u2019t wanna see your mental health go to waste,\u201d Wu-Lu sings repeatedly on \u201cCalo Paste,\u201d urging his friends to seek help when they need it and find creative ways to express themselves. And on \u201cBroken Homes,\u201d he pulls from his experience working with youth clubs in his community, listening to the stories they tell and relating them back to his own childhood.<\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>            On the eve of <i>Loggerhead<\/i>\u2018s release, Wu-Lu broke down his new project for The FADER track by track.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-234497\" class=\"content_block paragraph video triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Take_Stage\"><\/span>\n        1. Take Stage<br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\">\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Take Stage\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OQREHJqXOPM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n \/\/trackYouTubeVideo('234497');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>\u201cTake Stage\u201d comes from a place of empowerment inside myself and for those who don\u2019t believe in their future. It\u2019s a depiction of me walking up to the stage in front of big bright lights looking at my future \u2014 defying all odds against people who want to tell me that I can\u2019t do it and also going against the grain, proving to myself that I can do anything I want. Whatever I put my mind to, I can achieve. It\u2019s almost like me imagining my first day of school, getting my lunch ready and putting on my uniform for the first time to face something I\u2019ve never experienced before.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-234498\" class=\"content_block paragraph video triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Night_Pill_feat_Asha\"><\/span>\n        2. Night Pill (feat. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/esoteric737\">Asha<\/a>)<br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\">\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Night Pill\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J8XIcWvGESs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n \/\/trackYouTubeVideo('234498');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>\u201cNight Pill\u201d is a representation of the headspace of someone who feels alone and unsupported inside their own internal turmoil. So you are separate from the swirling liquid that is life and eventually inside the hurricane of day-to-day knowing that at some point, you will separate from everyone else and whatever they seem to be involved in \u2014 the internal fight that lets you know you are different and that can sometimes be a hindrance. But also it\u2019s OK to be separate. This head space for me comes from a place of being intoxicated on a night out, going through thoughts in my head, rolling around my brain, getting flustered with the idea of being separate and unsupported. But in hindsight, this is not always true.<\/p>\n<p>The song came out of a jam that myself and the guys were doing in the Dead Man\u2019s Pub in West London. There was no real lyrical content directly for the song at that moment. It was only when I met Asha from the band Sorry a few weeks later because she was in my house with my brother when the song really came together. She put down some lyrics that really resonated with me. Then I knew what I needed to touch on. <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-234500\" class=\"content_block paragraph video triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Facts_feat_Amon\"><\/span>\n        3. Facts (feat. Amon)<br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\">\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Facts\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZkdOtvpaoDI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n \/\/trackYouTubeVideo('234500');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>\u201cFacts\u201d is about being opinionated and paranoid, saying things without no filter. The song is about people\u2019s ideas being taken. It\u2019s communicated from from quite a heightened space of paranoia. Ultimately, it\u2019s the idea of having your ideas taken from you and used against you for someone else\u2019s gain. It\u2019s also about letting go of grudges and people. The <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roach to the song was a deconstructed jungle\/drill song with the London endz mentality.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-234502\" class=\"content_block paragraph video triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Scrambled_Tricks\"><\/span>\n        4. Scrambled Tricks<br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\">\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wu-Lu - Scrambled Tricks (Official Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6YaQd2IKWmg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n \/\/trackYouTubeVideo('234502');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>This song is about being manipulated and overcoming that \u2014 the idea of people in your life pulling the wool over your eyes and then you realize this and things become super clear. It\u2019s about how we deal with this and how to overcome it. I wrote this from a perspective of really seeing people around me for who they are. It started out in a place where the beat was made out of bits of jam sessions, and once I produced the back bone, it took me a while to realize what I wanted to talk about and to not be worried what people\u2019s thoughts. It almost didn\u2019t make the album, but later down the line, it became a staple.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-234504\" class=\"content_block paragraph video triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_South_feat_Lex_Amor\"><\/span>\n        5. South (feat. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lexysaluteme\/?hl=en\">Lex Amor<\/a>)<br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\">\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wu-Lu - South (Official Video) ft. Lex Amor\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ibE56gf0G4w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n \/\/trackYouTubeVideo('234504');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>\u201cSouth\u201d is a coming of age song about understanding where I have come from and where I am going to be in the future. In the song, I felt that I had to say what I can see and what I feel about an area that has meant so much for me in the long term and how much it has changed in the short term. What made me speak about South London was the fact that it\u2019s a place of nourishment that has now been refined to be a manufactured breeding ground for culture vultures who seem to infest the world over. So it\u2019s a call to arms for all those who resonate with it. I thought I would make a song that hits hard and would take me out of South London\u2019s jazz scene (which people seem to categorize me in) as well as make it super clear that I\u2019m coming with smoke and love and an unfiltered approach to my art. I\u2019m gonna say it how I feel it. So take me for what I am: a human who is expressing. <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-234506\" class=\"content_block paragraph video triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Calo_Paste_feat_Lea_Sen\"><\/span>\n        6. Calo Paste (feat. L\u00e9a Sen)<br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\">\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Calo Paste\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1ezG8OMge_c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n \/\/trackYouTubeVideo('234506');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>This song came out of a sample riff I was writing on my guitar in Norway and then put through my MPC to twist it up. Ultimately, when I was making the song I was thinking about Neutral Milk Hotel. After watching a Pitchfork mini-doc about that band, I learnt that a lot of [Jeff Mangum\u2019s] brilliance came from struggling with mental health issues. This resonated with me and stayed with me as I was writing the lyrics. The way that he put arrangements and lyrics together made me want to visit the conceptual side of my writing. As things progressed while I was making the album, I found I needed to comment on situations happening around me that made me feel worried for my homies\u2019 mental health. So I put it in a song to communicate that to them and the world around me. I had a few conversations with L\u00e9a Sen about this subject and felt like she would have something to add to the narrative. <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-234507\" class=\"content_block paragraph video triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_Slightly\"><\/span>\n        7. Slightly<br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\">\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Slightly\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u7HSvzqQk1k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n \/\/trackYouTubeVideo('234507');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>I made this tune when I was really tired and out of energy. It almost straddles the surface of depression. Again, it\u2019s an inner voice trying to get my head out of the quicksand that is my insecurity. This song also came from people trying to typecast my music as one thing, and ultimately, I thought I could get across the same emotion with a hip-hop backdrop to make people understand that the music that I\u2019m trying to make doesn\u2019t have a genre, but it straddles all the best runners at the same time.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-234509\" class=\"content_block paragraph video triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8_Blame_9_Ten\"><\/span>\n        8. Blame \/ 9. Ten<br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\">\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wu-Lu - Blame \/ Ten (Official Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G-i5i4mJKcI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n \/\/trackYouTubeVideo('234509');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p><b>\u201cBlame\u201d<\/b> came from a situation when I was writing the album out in Norway with heightened emotions and a a lot of intense energy floating around. The drum break set off an exfoliation of emotion I didn\u2019t know I needed until I got back from the writing <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>. Like a lot of the songs on the album, this song became a vessel for an outpour and a punching bag for my im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>te thoughts. But basically, it was a cry for help at the time and also a little nod to keep your friends close and your enemies closer. <\/p>\n<p><b>\u201cTen\u201d<\/b> is literally about being at the end of my patience. Not giving a fuck. Ready for war. Ready to fight my way through all the bullshit. Done with being told what to do by people who chat shit and manipulate things for their own gain. Small man syndrome. There is a little remorse in the song, but only like two percent. It\u2019s supposed to be a call to the end of a long situation. <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-234510\" class=\"content_block paragraph video triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10_Road_Trip\"><\/span>\n        10. Road Trip<br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\">\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Road Trip\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aziZwNzmURQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n \/\/trackYouTubeVideo('234510');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>\u201cRoad Trip\u201d is a song that got made after hours of jamming between me and my bandmates Blake [Joshua Cameron Cascoe] and Jordan [Thompson Hadfield]. Once we stopped playing, I started to thrash out a bassline and was joined by the guys in convoy. Once we started to hit it hard, I shouted to our engineer Max [Lyons-Depont], \u201cRECORDDDDD\u2026 Record!\u201c Once we\u2019d laid down three takes, I went straight into the booth and spoke my truth. At the time I felt like my boy TYPE, who passed away few years back, was with me. So I felt like I was sending a message to him and those alike.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-234511\" class=\"content_block paragraph video triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"11_Times\"><\/span>\n        11. Times<br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\">\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wu-Lu - Times (Official Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BgAAQupQTW4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n \/\/trackYouTubeVideo('234511');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>\u201cTimes\u201d is another coming of age song. This came out of a jam I was having on my birthday a few years back with Morgan [Simpson of black midi] and Oscar Jerome. Nothing stood out to me at the time. But someone played me an Instagram video they took of that day, and I heard a tiny sample that I wanted to use. Once I harnessed that, I built the song up to what you hear now. The song is about coming of age, growing too fast. It\u2019s a message to the younger me: that you don\u2019t need to impress anyone but yourself because you have time to develop into who you are. There\u2019s no rush, so be yourself. <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-234512\" class=\"content_block paragraph video triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"12_Broken_Homes\"><\/span>\n        12. Broken Homes<br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\">\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wu-Lu - Broken Homes (Official Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UX5-ctxWzGg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n \/\/trackYouTubeVideo('234512');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>\u201cBroken Homes\u201d stems from living life as a spectator in my ends, Brixton \u2014 working with youths from the area, hearing what they have to say about their own upbringing and how those situations relate to things I\u2019ve seen and experienced in my own life. 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