When the Mod becomes the Sleeper… My Apologies...

'Sup,

To anyone who still posts in The Essence, I thank you for the time that you have put in to helping this sub-forum to grow. It has been a long while since The Essence truly flourished and I apologise for my lack of posting in recent months, even over the past year.

Truthfully, I've taken a step away from underground hip hop and moved onto classical music, listening to Ludovico Einaudi and the likes, as I find it therapeutic for an oft-too-busy life that I lead.


I've tried searching for underground music to love, and have found the odd gem:


But otherwise, I've found that even the underground is lacking the input that it once received so wildly. Here's to hoping that 2013 takes a shift for the better, as 2012 wasn't the greatest, IMO. Despite seeing Kendrick Lamar take his spot on the commercial charts.

Despite this, I'm checking out a few albums today and hope to find a few gems that I've been sleeping on. I'll make threads about them if they're thread worthy.

Until then, what's your vision for the underground this year?
What are you looking forward to?
Are you still checking for The Essence to become what it once was?

Again, I apologise for the severity of my sleeping on hip hop. I hope that I will take a turn for diggin' beats and flows once again, but remain currently heavily uninspired. Despite the fact that hip hop is still a large part of who I am.

Currently though, I've been checking out The Foreign Exchange and other artists on Foreign Exchange Music, this track to me is a classic medley:


And this is a great track from The Foreign Exchange's current album, 'The Re:Works':


Here's to all the independent artists who have made great music over the past decade, The Essence thanks and salutes you, as always.

Peace.