SINCE - [SINCE 16']
SINCE - [SINCE 16']
Release Date: February 21, 2022
Depending on versions, contents (cover, photo book, mini book, photo cards, posters, etc.) in the official album package may vary.
All products are officially distributed BRAND NEW and FACTORY SEALED packages.
Your purchase quantity will count towards HANTEO, CIRCLE (GAON) and BILLBOARD Charts.
[Track List]
DISK(CD) 1.
01. 홀로 (Hol' up)
02. Cop [feat. 365LIT]
03. HONEST
04. Fist Down [feat. Don Mills]
05. 탑승
06. Railroad [feat. Ourealgoat]
07. Interlude
08. 봄비 [feat. Rakon]
09. 추억엔 힘이 없지 [feat. MELOH]
Description (Translated):
VMC's album curation project 4th artist SINCE's first full album [SINCE 16']In today's hip-hop scene, where music of upgraded quality is poured out and diversity is embraced, it may be a bit old-fashioned to discuss only the rapper's rap skills, but even so, the romance of hardcore hip-hop fans toward a strictly differentiated 'really good rap' still wriggles in it.
Synth's rap gently touches that romance. It's a taste I knew, but it's a taste that's hard to find these days. But again very tasty.
In 2016, she quit her job and moved to Seoul from Daejeon to pursue music and started her career as a rapper, SINCE. As a result of choosing and focusing on rap for 4 years, he released a number of singles, showed confident rapping in Mike Swagger and Dingo Freestyle Rising Verse, and achieved not easy achievements as a latecomer.
The rap style pushed by the synths is distinctly different from those that are mostly mainstream these days, more specifically the mainstream style of established female rappers.
Actively utilizing the sense of speed and plosive sounds, and focusing on auditory pleasure with a rap design that deviated from the standardized flow, it neatly meets the conditions of 'standard good rap'.
This straightforward approach is the charm and competitiveness that differentiates synths in the current biased fashion.
Her first studio album [SINCE 16'], which she took on challenge after 4 years of rapping, corrects the direction of her single-unit career, which could have been seen as moderately hot. With the help of SMUGGLERS, a group of producers who conducted all the songs, the album's sound balance and completeness were improved.
The album oscillates between strong trap numbers, drills and emo traps, mainly from 808 sources.
In the first half, tracks such as 'Holo', 'Cop', 'HONEST', 'Fist Down', and 'Boarding' strongly reveal confidence and aspirations with rough rapping of speed and striking spit, which are the original strengths of synths.
Contrasting with that, the tracks in the second half gradually try rap with sound starting from 'Railroad', and connect the emotional and delicate mood swings with a probability compared to the radicalness of the first half. Thanks to this, the album ends with a variety of synth rap-sing performances.
In particular, the aunt-single rap of 'Spring Rain' and 'Memories have no power' can be a positive twisted charm for listeners who have been following the album from the beginning.
long life away from home. A hard parallel of music and part-time job. A handicap for latecomers. Korean female rapper.
These formulas, which become afterimages of the album, will be a hashtag that will make [SINCE 16'] more special in Korean hip-hop, and will be a good fuel for synths to boil in the future.
Synth. Since 2016.
Text: Deepflow
1. Hol' up
prod. SMUGGLERS/composed. SMUGGLERS, Sean / lyrics. SINCE
drum. SMUGGLERS/piano. Sean
2. Cop (feat. 365LIT)
prod. SMUGGLERS/composed. SMUGGLERS, Hyeon / lyrics. SINCE, 365 LIT
drum. SMUGGLERS / guitar. Hyeon
3.HONEST
prod. SMUGGLERS / lyrics. SINCE
4. Fist Down (feat. Don Mills)
prod. SMUGGLERS / lyrics. SINCE, Don Mills
5. Boarding
prod. SMUGGLERS/composed. SMUGGLERS, Noir / lyrics. SINCE
6. Railroad (feat. Ourealgoat)
prod. SMUGGLERS/composed. SMUGGLERS, Hyeon, Sean, SINCE, Ourealgoat / lyrics. SINCE, Ourealgoat
drum. SMUGGLERS / guitar. Hyeon/keyboard. Sean
7.Interlude
prod. SMUGGLERS/composed. SMUGGLERS, Hyeon, Sean, SINCE / lyrics. SINCE
drum. SMUGGLERS / guitar. Hyeon/keyboard. Sean
8. Spring Rain (feat. Rakon)
prod. Jumal of SMGS/composed. Jumal of SMGS, Hyeon, Sean, SINCE, Rakon / lyrics. SINCE, Rakon
drum. Jumal of SMGS/guitar. Hyeon/keyboard. Sean
9. Memories have no power (feat. MELOH)
prod. SMUGGLERS/composed. SMUGGLERS, Sean, Nash, SINCE, MELOH / lyrics. SINCE, MELOH
drum. Sean
mix & mastered by Brasco @ VMC STUDIO
executive producer. deep flow
producer. SINCE, SMUGGLERS
production / A&R. Boiling Point Project by VMC
art direction & design. GX2
photography. Jaeku
'Spring Rain' M/V directed. Seongjae Kim
'Boiling Point' interview video 04. SINCE (on VMC YouTube)
directed. POLA SNOW
Description (Original):
VMC의 앨범 큐레이션 프로젝트 네 번째 아티스트 SINCE(신스)의 첫 정규 [SINCE 16']상향 평준화된 퀄리티의 음악들이 쏟아지고 다양성이 포용되는 현시대 힙합 씬에서 래퍼의 랩 스킬만을 논한다는 건 다소 촌스러운 발상일 수 있습니다만, 그럼에도 엄밀히 구분되어지는 '진짜 잘하는 랩'을 향한 골수 힙합 팬들의 로망은 여전히 그 속에서 꿈틀댑니다.
신스의 랩은 그런 로망을 슬며시 건드려줍니다. 알던 맛인데 요즘엔 도통 보기 힘들었던 바로 그런 맛입니다. 근데 또 되게 맛있는.
2016년, 그녀는 직장을 그만두고 음악을 하기 위해 대전에서 상경한 뒤 래퍼 신스(SINCE)로서의 길을 시작합니다. 4년간 랩이라는 선택과 집중을 한 결과 다수의 싱글을 발표하고 마이크스웨거와 딩고프리스타일 라이징 벌스에서 자신감 있는 랩을 보여주며 늦깎이 신예로서 쉽지 않은 성취들을 이뤄냅니다.
신스가 밀어붙이는 랩 스타일은 요즘 주로 대세가 되는 스타일들, 더 구체적으로는 기성 여성 래퍼들의 주류 스타일 사이에서 확실하게 구분됩니다.
속도감과 파열음을 적극 활용하고 정형화된 플로우를 벗어난 랩 설계로 청각적인 쾌감에 집중하며 '정석적으로 잘하는 랩'의 조건을 깔끔하게 충족해냅니다.
이런 정공법적 접근이 현재의 편향된 유행속에서 신스가 차별화될 수 있는 매력과 경쟁력입니다.
랩을 시작한 지 4년 만에 그녀가 처음으로 도전한 스튜디오 앨범 [SINCE 16']은 그간 싱글 단위의 커리어로 다소 중구난방으로 비칠 수 있었던 방향성의 기틀을 바로잡습니다. 전곡을 지휘한 프로듀서 집단 스머글러스(SMUGGLERS)의 조력으로 앨범의 사운드적 균형과 완성도를 높였습니다.
앨범은 주로 808 소스들을 위시한 강한 트랩 넘버와 드릴, 이모 트랩을 오갑니다.
전반부의 '홀로', 'Cop', 'HONEST', 'Fist Down', '탑승' 등의 트랙에서는 신스의 본래 장점인 속도와 타격감 있는 스핏의 거친 래핑으로 자신감과 포부를 강하게 드러냅니다.
그와 대비되는 후반부 트랙들은 'Railroad'를 기점으로 음가 있는 랩을 점층적으로 시도하며, 전반부 과격함에 비해 감성적이고 섬세해진 무드스윙을 개연성 있게 연결해 줍니다. 덕분에 앨범은 신스의 랩-싱 퍼포먼스를 다양하고 입체적이게 자랑하며 마무리됩니다.
특히 '봄비'와 '추억엔 힘이 없지'의 이모-싱랩은 앨범을 처음부터 정주행한 청자에게는 긍정적인 의미의 반전 매력 일수 있겠네요.
오랜 타향 생활. 음악과 알바의 고단한 병행. 늦깎이 신인의 핸디캡. 대한민국의 여성 래퍼.
앨범의 잔상이 되는 이 수식들은 [SINCE 16']을 한국 힙합 안에서 더 특별하게 만들 해시태그이자 앞으로 신스를 끓어오르게 해줄 좋은 연료가 될 것입니다.
신스. Since 2016.
글: 딥플로우
1. 홀로 (Hol' up)
prod. SMUGGLERS / composed. SMUGGLERS, Sean / lyrics. SINCE
drum. SMUGGLERS / piano. Sean
2. Cop (feat. 365LIT)
prod. SMUGGLERS / composed. SMUGGLERS, Hyeon / lyrics. SINCE, 365LIT
drum. SMUGGLERS / guitar. Hyeon
3. HONEST
prod. SMUGGLERS / lyrics. SINCE
4. Fist Down (feat. Don Mills)
prod. SMUGGLERS / lyrics. SINCE, Don Mills
5. 탑승
prod. SMUGGLERS / composed. SMUGGLERS, Noir / lyrics. SINCE
6. Railroad (feat. Ourealgoat)
prod. SMUGGLERS / composed. SMUGGLERS, Hyeon, Sean, SINCE, Ourealgoat / lyrics. SINCE, Ourealgoat
drum. SMUGGLERS / guitar. Hyeon / keyboard. Sean
7. Interlude
prod. SMUGGLERS / composed. SMUGGLERS, Hyeon, Sean, SINCE / lyrics. SINCE
drum. SMUGGLERS / guitar. Hyeon / keyboard. Sean
8. 봄비 (feat. Rakon)
prod. Jumal of SMGS / composed. Jumal of SMGS, Hyeon, Sean, SINCE, Rakon / lyrics. SINCE, Rakon
drum. Jumal of SMGS / guitar. Hyeon / keyboard. Sean
9. 추억엔 힘이 없지 (feat. MELOH)
prod. SMUGGLERS / composed. SMUGGLERS, Sean, Nash, SINCE, MELOH / lyrics. SINCE, MELOH
drum. Sean
mix & mastered by Brasco @ VMC STUDIO
executive producer. 딥플로우
producer. SINCE, SMUGGLERS
production / A&R. Boiling Point Project by VMC
art direction & design. GX2
photography. Jaeku
'봄비' M/V directed. 김성재
'Boiling Point' interview video 04. SINCE (on VMC YouTube)
directed. POLA SNOW
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