~Listen~ (feat. Alea Lorén & Co & MESSIAH!) by Kennebec - Kennebec Music [EPM001]

~Listen~ (feat. Alea Lorén & Co & MESSIAH!)

Kennebec

A 1 track jazz rap/hip-hop single (3m 9s) — released September 5th 2025 on Kennebec Music

#hiphop #jazz-rap-hip-hop

The Water Wheel is a concept album exploring impermanence and the cyclical nature of life — inspired by a time of profound personal change. Written in his home studio, the record is at once soothing and adventurous, blending acoustic textures, orchestral arrangements, and rhythms that draw from global influences. It features an impressive lineup of collaborators, including Yazz Ahmed, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, MESSIAH!, and Mirabai Peart.

'Listen' began as a guitar riff improvised over a James Brown break, eventually evolving into a beat-driven, acoustic anthem carried by a soaring chorus. Featuring soulful vocals from Alea Lorén & Co and a fiery verse from MESSIAH!, the track pairs instantly memorable hooks with a lyrical meditation on the beauty and fear that come with falling in love.

With The Water Wheel, Phillips offers his most accomplished and heartfelt work yet — a record that embraces change, celebrates connection, and finds peace in the constant ebb and flow of life.

“The record is a beguiling journey through dream-like and inviting textures... it is awash with an atmosphere of content and peaceful sincerity. Phillips creates a lively and colorful soundscape that feels as modern as it does ancient. It’s a testament to Phillips’ composition skills that he manages to bring together such a wide range of instruments and techniques in a way that avoids chaos and instead finds a peaceful and relaxing atmosphere. A brilliant, accomplished debut, Departure is a magnetic and beautiful album that signals the arrival or a rising new talent - Future Music

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