Ando San has taken a huge step forwards as they announce they have joined the Sumerian Records family.
They join the likes of Holding Absence, Boundaries, Static Dress and more, and, as you would expect, they are very excited about it:
“I am incredibly stoked to be a part of the Sumerian family. This is a huge moment for me, I have been a fan of this label since I was 15/16 years old and it’s honestly insane to say that I am now signed by them. It’s been a long time coming and this is only the beginning. I’m bringing the heat.”
Ando has spent the last year building up to this point with a handful of singles including ‘Thick Neck’ and ‘iLL‘, as well as collaborating with PRESIDENT on their new track ‘Hate Figure’.
Now he has shared two fresh tracks of his own as a double A-Side.
The first track is ‘Hype Man’, a sporadic, savage, sensationally catchy track that pulls on elements of black metal and smashes them with a fat grime beat.
Ando explains:
“Honestly, when I was writing ‘Hype Man’ I was incredibly inspired by Darkthrone. Specifically the guitar riffs from their record “Ravishing Grimness”. Really dope album and one of my faves from Darkthrone” I thought it would be cool to start the song with a black metal vibe and then lead into a heavy beat. I named it “Hype Man” because at the time of recording the song I needed to hype myself up. I’m usually alone in my room making these songs and this one in particular needed that energy! I feel like you need to be your own personal “Hype Man” to get through things when you really don’t have anybody around to pump you up. It’s a super power!”
And the second is Triggas’, which features an appearance from Mazbou Q and goes all in on the chaos and carnage.
“This song is about my triggers. I have a lot of trauma. Been through many things in my life and one thing that has helped me get through those hard moments is recognising my triggers. I think triggers could be a hindrance to a person’s growth. I feel like it has stunted me for some time and I recognise that the things that do trigger me are personal traumas that I have experienced in my life. Coming to terms with that has taught me many things about myself. It has taught me to see when a trigger is coming, to know how to act when I’m triggered and to let the trigger pass. We all have our own personal triggers. It’s important to understand why it’s triggering you and to learn to work past those triggers. I think a lot of my music is just a molten pot of all my favourite genres. The song is synth heavy with a dope UK style drill hip-hop beat with metal guitars. Literally just doing whatever sounds sick. The most important thing for me is to be artistically authentic to myself. I have to be honest about who I am as a person to get to the originality I am constantly searching for.”
If you like what you hear, you’ll be able to catch Ando San as they support Don Broco across the UK alongside Unpeople.
SEPTEMBER
27 – WATFORD Watford Colosseum
28 – LINCOLN Engine Shed
29 – SHEFFIELD Octagon
OCTOBER
01 – EDINBURGH Corn Exchange, Edinburgh
02 – MANCHESTER Academy, Manchester
03 – LIVERPOOL Guild of Students
04 – NEWCASTLE City Hall
06 – CAMBRIDGE Corn Exchange
07 – BIRMINGHAM O2 Academy
08 – PORTSMOUTH Guildhall
10 – NORWICH UEA, Norwich
11 – FOLKSTONE Leas Cliff Hall
12 – LONDON Here At Outernet
14 – BRISTOL The Prospect Building
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