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At the end of April one of this year’s freshest hip-hop albums was released on Sonar Kollektiv: «The Moon» – the first collaborative work of the Chicago rap veteran Pugs Atomz and the Australian producer Inkswel pleasantly surprised with ingenious and at the same time catchy beats and samples as well as sophisticated lyrics and bad-ass punchlines.
For the brand new single «Origami Dollars» (only to be found on the vinyl and cassette album «The Moon») even two first-rate, illustrious guests were invited. The Californian rapper Blu (of Blu & Exile fame) and the renowned singer and part-time MC from Los Angeles Georgia Anne Muldrow each take over one part of this summery mid-tempo groover.

The digital package is put together with two further remixes. First there is a rework by Inkswel himself where in addition the Australian rappers Social Change drop the second verse. Second we have Jazzanova member Stefan Leisering under his beat maker moniker Megachile Pluto treating the track with a tricky drum programming which swing brutally smart though and imparts «Origami Dollars» with a finger twist of Jazzmatazz.

Pugs Atomz and Inkswel? This sounds like a match made in heaven. Though it wasn’t in the clouds above where the Australian producer and the Chicago rap veteran met each other. As a matter of fact it was on Instagram where the two linked up for the project you’re now listening to. Over the span of a year the creative collaboration flourished into a full length album, now titled «The Moon».