WHO THE FUCK IS RQM?
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What you have here is a collection of heavy electronica tracks I did over
the last few years. I compiled them, mixed them together, and dubbed them
with my family Cee of Al Haca. I figured most people that heard something of
mine at some point did not get a chance to peep all of the projects I was
involved in, so I decided to select my favorites and serve them up in a
little cluster.
On the first listen the whole mixtape might feel a bit monotonous because I
chose to represent only one part of the musical spectrum, but if you let the
tracks do their magic, and listen to them closely I think all of them will
turn into individual planets. Enjoy RQM
copyright by transform berlin
Intro
We did this with Cee from Al Haca one night by calling our peoples and
recording them from cell phone to laptop via a built in mic. You can sort of
hear Stereotyp, Sascha of Jahcoozi, White Dress, Noel and us. In the end
it‚s just madness with the effects.
Watch Me Flip ˆ Stereotyp Meets Al Haca/Phase III (Klein)
With this one I tried to remix thugged out imagery that is so prevalent on
mainstream tracks and use it to promote something positive. I wrote it
wondering what Saul Williams would sound like if you put him thru a 50 Cent
filter. The last verse is my tribute to hip hop verse.
Nuclear Sunset ˆ The Tape Vs RQM/Autoreverse (Kitty Yo)
I got a clear picture of a nuclear sunset instantly after hearing this beat.
Initially this was going to be a Jahcoozi – The Tape collabo, but Sascha and
I just couldn‚t focus our writing and the session ended with heavy smoke.
Months later I pulled out the CD and let my paranoia leak from the pen. This
was a week heavy on news concerning nuclear weapons and things (Korea, Iran,
new missiles in Russia, upgraded nuclear technology in the States etc.).
Red Pill ˆ Atom Hockey/UNRELEASED!!!
The instrumental had that Bladerunner feeling to it ˆ that Sci-fi noir
coloring. My girl just left me, sex was on my mind – so I wrote a song about
cyborgs fucking.
Homeboy‚s Blender ˆ Jahcoozi/Pure Breed Mongrel (Kitty Yo)
My first Jahcoozi collaboration, and the first song that I co-wrote with
Sascha that actually got pressed. We re planning to record more this year ˆ
watch out!!!
Slices of Zen ˆ Stereotyp/UNRELEASED!!!
A song about applying Zen Buddhism and the 5 Ring sword technique to the
art of verbal combat. I wrote it on the first Al Haca tour. I haven‚t slept
in two days and cannabis consumption was high ˆ we were blazing from
breakfast on ˆ and I just remember Stereotyp telling me to write a battle
rhyme. Two hours later the track was done and we were in a beat up van
heading to Budapest for one of the worst shows in Al Haca History.
Earth (Stereotyp Remix) ˆ UTZ/Earth EP (Meta Polyp)
What if the only way to save this planet is to organize mass suicides? The
style of delivery on this track was completely new to me, and it didn‚t fit
into the RQM world so I adopted the Dunlok Backson alias, but I think RQM
grew up a bit since then and I expect more of this type of songwriting from
him.
Minimal ˆ The Tape VS RQM/Autoreverse (Kitty Yo)
The hook for this song was actually my response to hearing the beat for the
first time ˆ „keep it minimal‰. The concept for the lyrics ˆ keep
relationships simple. I don‚t like drama ˆ simple and plain. And by the way
this song has some of my favorite lines in it like: „the depth of it so
close to the core it almost hurts/like open heart surgery with no
anesthesia/your soft hand with a tattoo gun scribbling something on my
cardiac/wutt you writing girl?‰.
Fokus (Al Haca Remix) ˆ Tolcha/Fokus EP (Meta Polyp)
This one should actually be called „Electric Blue Skies‰, but the Tolchas
have this thing about concept songs with one word titles – so I let them run
with it. The style of writing on this track is what I call third optic
poetry. It‚s all about free association and continuously shifting images. I
realized over the last year or so that this type of writing is too abstract
for your average listener, so to a degree I‚ve discontinued this style.
WHO THE FUCK IS RQM? mixtape
Compiled Mixed and Dubbed by Cee & RQM of Al Haca
1. Intro
2. Watch Me Flip ˆ Stereotyp + Al Haca/Phase III (Klein)
3. Nuclear Sunset ˆ The Tape Vs RQM/Autoreverse (Kitty Yo)
4. Red Pill ˆ Atom Hockey/UNRELEASED!!!
5. Homeboy‚s Blender ˆ Jahcoozi/Pure Breed∑(Kitty Yo)
6. Slices of Zen ˆ Stereotyp/UNRELEASED!!!
7. Earth (Stereotyp Remix) ˆ UTZ/Earth EP (Meta Polyp)
8. Minimal ˆ The Tape VS RQM/Autoreverse (Kitty Yo)
9. Fokus (Al Haca Remix) ˆ Tolcha/Fokus EP (Meta Polyp)
