MantrasA trio of diverse Wisconsin musicians, MANTRAS is the collaborative project of Safari Al (Alexander Kollman), JP Merz and Paul Smirl. Combining Safari Al’s serene, intricate MCing with Merz and Smirl’s lush rock ‘n’ roll production exhibited in their work with Ghost of James, MANTRAS is an experiment in sound, composition and genre. A hip-hop band at heart, MANTRAS maintains rap’s focus on rhythm and flow, but transplants its traditional instrumentation with acoustic and electric guitars, toms, pianos and strings. Recorded in late December of 2012, the group’s EP, ‘easy, hogarth’ will be available as a pay-what-you-want download on bandcamp.com on July 1.
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