Describing himself as: “the international herbal tea drinker from North Carolina spending $200 plus at all the organic & metaphysical stores he visits on his magical travels around Malkuth (Earth),” Akello G. Light is one of the weirder sells in music. Latest composition ‘Heal Your Womb’ is smooth jazz influenced hip hop. It’s reminiscent of some of the more esoteric ambient sound bursts on Kendrick Lamar’s latest album. With the dulcet vocals of collaborator Gwen Bunn and Akello’s blatant lisp it’s a remarkably smooth and un-self conscious jam that reveals Akello as a producer doing similar things to what you might find on the Brainfeeder or Stones Throw labels. Confusingly, his avatar is female.
Words by Tim Hakki @TimHakki