downunder rapwonder

Macromantics is easily my favorite female Australian rapper. Ok, ok, that doesn't do her justice; she can easily hold her own outside of Kangarooland. Her vocal approach can be roughly described as a more mature Lady Sovereign if Lady Sovereign actually had anything to say (though the fact that she doesn't does not keep this blogger from being a fan of her pablum). I have her self-released cd Hyperbolic Logic and a remix 7" thanks to the good folks at aQ. I just learned that she's dropping her first proper album in a couple weeks and it will be brought to the North American masses via Kill Rock Stars, though this doesn't appear to have been officially announced on the KRS site.

You can head over to her myspace page to listen to the first single from the record plus another song that I'm guessing is on it as well, as it's not on the cd I have. Apparently there will be one track that features none other than Sage Francis. The new stuff is more produced than her self-released jam and may consequently lack some of the endearing quirkiness of her early stuff. Regardless, I'm a fan and am happy to help spread the word. And hey: she's vegan, at least somewhat political, and, according to her myspace, a huge black metal fan. \m/