Lynx has been referredto as the future of Drum & Bass for his progressive ideas and technical genius. Kemo gives the revolutionary movement a voice wth his deep, moody poetry –rapped with eloquent flow, spoken with utmost sincerity. The songs are laced with elaborate songwriting,reduced to the core concept, and the essence is undelined and highlighted. The songs contain gigantic peaks reached through silent gaps. Everything has a purpose. Space is
essential. This is full spectrum music. From the soul. Urban, yet organic, the Lynx & Kemo sound is both sophisticated and street. "The Raw Truth" is a timeless album that belongs in the shelf alongside Massive Attack, Burial, Tricky, Prodigy, Faithless and Wu-Tang Clan. No need to label this Hip Hop, Drum & Bass, Dubstep fusion. This is true music from the soul. Songs not singles. Combining to a soundtrack to future revolution.
Soul:R (Marcus Intalex) and Digital Soundboy (Shy FX)… just some of the labels which have released tracks by Lynx and Kemo in 2008. ‘Carnivale’, ‘Global Enemies’ and ‘Skylines’ have all become club hits within the drum’n’bass scene. Marcus Intalex has been so impressed with the unique sound of Lynx & Kemo that he is releasing their debut “The Raw Truth” on his groundbreaking label Soul:R Recordings in October 2008.
To promote the album Lynx & Kemo are currently touring the club and festival circuit and have been booked together not only all across Europe and the UK, but as far afield as Singapore and Australia.
The album itself also features the vocal talents of MC DRS, Ciah, Master X and Spoonface among others. They all have contributed to what is not a run of the mill dnb album but a fusion of dnb/hiphop/dubstep/triphop that will have a crossover appeal to many open minded listeners.
Lynx’s dedication to music was strong from a young age, and he started work experience at Chichester based studio ‘Airtight’. Airtight was a nursery for producers including Friction, Mampi Swift, Stakka, Skynet, and Skinny who were all found busy writing the next D&B anthem. There could have been fewer places better suited to help Lynx hone his skills. Lynx ‘s hard working attitude and natural ability for music production soon led him to co-manage Airtight.
Kemo’s global upbringing allowed him access to a wide variety of cultures and experiences. This is clearly reflected in his musical work, as he is currently also working on Dubstep, Techno, Broken Beat and Hip Hop tracks with a variety of European producers. Kemo’s special strength, next to his diversity and extremely powerful, warm voice, is his way of communicating images. Not only does he sound good, his lyrics can be experienced like a short film. Falling for his voice is easy, his style is overwhelming and his world is welcoming and intriguing. Here, his Hawaiian roots become clear. He has the calm, the strength, the depth and the magic of the ocean. Live, Kemo fully adapts to the music, the atmosphere and the crowd. The music always plays the main role. He sees his job as adding a cherry on top. He flows over just about anything and keeps it real. 2007 and Lynx & Kemo’s first release ‘Global Enemies’ saw its release on Soul:r, to accolades by the scene’s top djs… “this track is gonna be big, deep deep stuff’ (Fabio, Radio 1). Global Enemies was closely followed by the equally impressive Soul:r release “Carnivale” later in 2007 and firmly cemented Lynx and Kemo as easily of the most exciting and original dnb act to surface in 2007.
Lynx followed this in 2008 with various solo efforts including the absolutely massive Disco Dodo on Fabio’s Creative Source, possibly the biggest dnb record of the past 12 months. The Lynx & Kemo machine has not stood still however and their Track ‘Skylines’ feat. Ciah has been released in Summer 2008 on Shy FX’s Digital Soundboy label. Throughout 2008 the two have finished their debut album ‘The Raw Truth’, which is due for release on Soul:r in October and is widely expected to be yet another boundary-breaking masterpiece
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