Gravel Road

After six months Trekking on The Gravel Road we grab a few Heineken 0.0s under the shade of a tamarind tree and do some reflections, projections and stir some embers of conversation about getting old, the rough climate for elderly men, the awkward push to normalcy and a hearty thank you to YOU for joining us on this awesome journey.

It's been an awesome ride, this season, and we look forward to lacing our shoes witcha and getting back on The Gravel Road - soon.

We hit the gravel running with Trek 25 - 25! - We talked about the Karen Civil debacle and got into a deep dive on the recent Texas Border situation, the balanced imbalance of missing people representation and wrap things up with the impossible-on-paper feat of trying to dismantle Big Media.

This is our longest Trek yet - get into it with us as we approach the first bend on the Gravel Road

Hey-Hey - for Trek 24 we get into an unearthed disco cut of a classic Bahamian song that should stay buried, how our beaches are steadily getting taken for peanuts - and granted and how New GPUs may stay a figment of imagination - if the blockchain has anything o say about it!

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Trek 23 finds us discussing sobriety - and the delusion of it, some critical takes on Baby Keem's album, the infamous K.Dot adlibs and the old man plea of what needs to happen to save Hip-Hop/Rap. We then get into some first-listen takes on Donda and CLB and who we think has the project of the year (so far) with a segue into election fever in The Bahamas, a solemn shout-out to SawyerBoy and a wrap-up with the social media discussion of choosing dinner with Jay-Z or a bag of $500K.

This was an awesome Trek, walk with us as we further our way down the Gravel Road

For Trek 22 we talk about the Tesla Bots and how they can be integrated for home and consumer use, how fascinating it is to be present in the future that was only imaginary not too long ago. We also get into the annoyance of following behind other's work, the lost Jay-Z verse and the importance of leaving lil' slack.

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We kick this Trek off with a swan-dive into some high school trauma of Ampero and get into whats happening in Ethiopia - with a segue into how wars are the ultimate Devil's Bargain. We wrap things up with a wishing-well look at Kanye's Donda album, Drakes CLB album and how hype trains can leave you at the station.

Walk with us on this interesting Trek on The Gravel Road.

For Trek 20 we get into the switcheroo that OnlyFans laid out for their content creators, how news cycles get tunnel vision on the wrong things, the Kendrick Lamar letter and Quelle purging his frustrations with the long awaited Jay Electronica album.

This was a good Trek on The Gravel Road - walk with us!

On Trek 19 we get into the fiasco around The Bahamas' Independence celebration, for 2021, and how it was a grand slight to local artists and musicians. We talk about the billionaire space race and how things could be more focused to benefit a larger group of people.

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On Trek 18, we get into the nuances of making music work for different scenes and how hiring DJs can be both a pro and con for venues. We talk about hurricanes and how climate change has seemingly put an hourglass on our luck and we wrap things up with a gaze into the perilous well of "Bahamian dialects" on the big screen and how Bahamian talent might be the only saviors of representation.

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Trek 17 takes us into trying to picture what Education can be like for current to future generations and how the powers that be can shape that image. We also get into the dying light of Cable TV, how media has shifted over time and how it may not be so hip to be a square.

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We get into the goodness of Triple B and other malts to kick off Trek 16.

From there we rabbit-hole to how Capitalism seems to stagnate economic growth, in real life Monopoly. We then consider the illusion of choice and how it may be a bit of social conditioning.

We get to wrap things up with Quelle coming to grips with his Ostrich dreams and how things work best in moderation.

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Yo! On this Trek we rabbit-hole a bit with life lessons from Da Baby and how the landscape of smart tech and smart homes continues to change.
We wrap things up with the the importance of reminding yourself of the music you love, wise words from Yah Doctrine and the undeniable passion of Dro-Capone.

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Turns out we miss Kanye a bit and we get into that with Trek 14 along with a quick dive into the awesomeness of Tyler, The Creator's new album. We also get into the nitty gritty of one hit wonders and how the meaning of it has changed over time then wrap things up with Quelle revealing how some hurricane damage was a gift in disguise.

Walk with us as we continue our Treks in the Summer sun! 

For Trek 13 we crown Scarlet Plums as the superior plum and get into the plight of the postal service and how communications shifted in our lifetime. We talk about Naomi Cowan's upcoming Star Girl Power release and wrap things up with a rabbit hole of what it would take to teach a machine Rake 'n Scrape Music.

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On This Trek we get into the, seemingly, fickle nature of cancel culture - with a highlight on Tory Lanez. We get into how bling rap shifted things locally and what seems to be the creative trend with Bahamian rappers. We wrap it up with a segue into Drill Music and how there seems to be a foggy connection between Panda and the upward trend of US Drill music.

Join us as we continue down the Gravel Road on Trek 12!

On Trek 11 we dissect what, exactly, it would probably take to create an online music scene that would attract tourists to locally organized shows and concerts. We also talk about the need to create a team of avengers that would collect lost and disappearing Intellectual Properties for future posterity. the Trek then caps off with some insight into pandemic delusions and how folks blamed the pandemic for postponing and disrupting plans they never knew they had!

Get into it with us this week as we continue our trek on The Gravel Road.

On Trek 10 we talk a bit about Yaksta and how artists level-up, we get into navigating the budding world of Bahamian video-game streamers and we get a light update on what's new with The Solid and figuring where we stand with the new wave of social media.

We get into quite a bit on this more laidback Trek. Get into what tracks we've been listening to, how cinematic some albums can be, what's goin on in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, how artists use their platforms for good deeds, Quelle in a milk bath and what's new with Judah the Lion.

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For Trek 8 we talk about putting respect on the music and not the nuances surrounding it, how pop music feels factory packaged and the way it influences DJ creativity then we cap things off with some hopes of what an open Spotify system could bring.
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On this trek we get into the near-vanishing nature of breakbeats, genre-hoppers and the Grammy's - all in the first half! We then break off into what it's like to listen to and help up-and-coming artists and shine a light on a local videogame studio that seems very promising.
Walk with us and get in on this 7th week goodness!

On this special Trek, we get joined by Chris - the unofficial third voice on The Gravel Road. We get into the world of comics and explore the struggles of wanting to be a comic book fan - in The Bahamas, how changes in canon across different mediums can be a good and bad thing and how to accept changes to beloved icons. We're glad to have you with us on our 6th outing, hope you enjoy!

On this Trek we get into how the idea of Hip-Hop riddims can change the landscape for local rappers, how there might be a Khaled in our midst and how we can solidify the longevity and importance of live shows in a content hungry world.

On this Trek we get to the root of how much taste really matters when it comes to popular music and the pros of challenging personal tastes. We also look into how Pastiche Culture shaped a lot of the musical makeup of Bahamian music and the classics that we admire from that era and we wrap things up by weighing the benefits and possible detriment of shining a spotlight on local Sound System Culture. 

With this Trek on the Gravel Road, Quelle and Ampero get into NFTs - how they are getting more popular and the current trends & future hopes for their tie-ins with music, Tribes - how finding one that helps elevate your creative goals is a steep but worthwhile journey and how what may be good for someone's Masters may not be good for yours and navigating that maze.

On this Trek we reflect on DMX and the personal influences he left us with, viral ripples in music and Quelle's new favourite drink

On this trek, Quelle and Ampero talk about the probable negative affects of low frequencies in popular music, the fragile state of taking risks for local artists and getting to the root of "Bahamian Music"