Paraffin by Armand Hammer
A distillate, by it’s very nature, is purified, clearer than that which is left in it’s wake. When we talk of finding the heart of something, what to make of the rest, of everything that is flayed away searching for an imagined greater truth. Then comes Victor Frankenstein in the boneyard, with a Tesla coil and a wooden wagon with a creaky wheel. Looking for freshly turned earth. Chances are they’re only a few feet deep, it’s cheap work, and they get lazy, same as anyone. The spade sinks right in, the ground is soft. It’s been a wet spell. The townspeople will be raging soon, but tonight, they sleep.
Backwoodz Studioz will be releasing Paraffin, the new project from Armand Hammer (ELUCID & billy woods), on August 30th. Paraffin is less a follow up to 2017’s Rome than an un-guided tour through the labyrinths beneath it. Paraffin features production from Messiah Musik, ELUCID, Ohbliv, August Fanon, Willie Green and Kenny Segal, along with a blistering feature from Sketch185. The digital version of the album differs in certain ways from the vinyl , and makes for what we hope is a more expansive listen.
Tracklist
| 1. | Sweet Micky | 2:30 |
| 2. | Rehearse with Ornette | 4:24 |
| 3. | Dettol | 2:33 |
| 4. | No Days Off | 2:59 |
| 5. | Fuhrman Tapes | 3:14 |
| 6. | Hunter | 4:24 |
| 7. | Alternate Side Parking | 2:31 |
| 8. | If He Holla feat. Skech185 | 3:34 |
| 9. | Black Garlic | 2:03 |
| 10. | VX | 2:53 |
| 11. | Vindaloo | 3:56 |
| 12. | ECOMOG | 3:51 |
| 13. | Bob Barker | 2:22 |
| 14. | Sudden Death | 2:30 |
| 15. | Root Farm | 3:21 |
Credits
Mixed & Mastered by Paul "Willie Green" Womack
Assistant Engineer Cedric Wilson
Photography by Alexander Richter
