If you don't Lushlife is pretty much an extremely talent dude. Not only can he rap and have a nice old school like flow, his lyrics are on point as well. But really what makes Lushlife so incredibly fresh is the production on this album (and his others). Ive read that this dude has been playing and even studying music for about 20 years, being a musically trained on classical piano, guitar, and jazz drumming for sure came in handy for his career.
The albums sound is very diverse and just so smooth and exciting to listen to. There are so many layered moments of sounds and instruments, that is a real pleasure to listen to by itself. The whole album flows from song to song with really great production. Everything just sounds so natural on the album which is why I am still in love with the production of this album since I found it mid 2012. Most of the songs on here could be amazing instrumentals. The song Gymnopedie 1.2 sounds like something Board of Canada would make.
But this is a rap album, sure production counts but what about the actually rapper? Well no need to worry because this dude is very lyrically, intelligent, and just nice to listen to. His rapping seems like a sort of stream of consciousness, which bugs me in most rappers (see term: Backpack Rapper) and comes off as pretentious. But this is not the case with Lushlife. His rapping is very varied at points and changes the themes in most of his songs.
The album itself sounds like a sort of throw back to the 90s with its beats and rapping but Lushlife is really doing something quite experimental and wonderful with his music. I can't wait to hear what he does next.
Here is a link to his soundcloud where you can stream this album and others:
https://soundcloud.com/lushlifemedia/sets/lushlife-plateau-vision
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