Tropic by ELWD
Tropic is an abbreviation for the word ‘Tropical’ and commonly refers to a hot zone on our planet. With that said, ELWD’s second LP takes you on a journey through the jungle from start to finish, consisting of 20 instrumentals, an abstract creation of lo-fi soul and broken hip hop beats.
While it may be a lifestyle most of us will only live in our minds, we think the optimum way to experience Tropic might be cruising through LA in a 1993 BMW Cabriolet convertible, top down, speakers on blast, with a bag of piff at your disposal. Tropic is your ticket there. Split into two sides; Side A (Sunrise) & Side B (Sunset).
Side A is more uplifting and upbeat affair, whilst Side B takes you on a more somber trip, as the tracks become more reflective and conscious. ELWD makes it clear that you always need the rain to appreciate the shine, keeping every track cohesive with a flow just as effortless as his debut outing.
Tracklist
| 1. | allabout | 1:47 |
| 2. | nicedreams | 1:37 |
| 3. | tulips//jusplayin | 1:50 |
| 4. | coolout | 1:23 |
| 5. | theme//theme2 | 2:04 |
| 6. | lvlysmile//dntstop | 2:25 |
| 7. | hvn//getondwn | 2:28 |
| 8. | iknowuknew | 1:29 |
| 9. | castles | 1:28 |
| 10. | u+thesky//soamazin | 2:25 |
| 11. | wntu | 1:10 |
| 12. | shesaid | 1:25 |
| 13. | mysticways//14marv | 2:51 |
| 14. | floating | 1:34 |
| 15. | whataday//nothinfree | 2:39 |
| 16. | keepyahead | 1:39 |
| 17. | zoning | 1:30 |
| 18. | tree//whodidthat | 2:11 |
| 19. | 12jewelz//afunkyreprise | 1:47 |
| 20. | thesedayz | 2:07 |
