AKALA

FREEDOM LASSO

ILLASTATE

CD

(OCTOBER 2007)

In 2006 Akala won the “Best Hip Hop Artist” MOBO Award for his debut album ‘It’s Not A Rumour’ (a musically diverse record that appealed to hip-hop, rock and dance music fans alike), beating out US heavyweights Kanye West and Busta Rhymes.

Since that time Akala’s talents have easily transcending the insularity of the hip hop circuit and taken him far and wide. Musically, lyrically and philosophically, ‘Freedom Lasso’ travels far beyond Akala’s debut: reflecting the disorder and flux of contemporary life, the album is an energetic and visionary essay on the modern way, drawing influences from the whole spectrum of music - dance, rap, rock, punk and folk.

Artists sampled on the album include Siouxsie & The Banshees, The Cure, and cult French electro producers Baxter Baxter.

TRACKLISTING

01.  Electro Livin
02.  Freedom Lasso
03.  Love In My Eyes
04.  Comedy Tragedy History
05.  You Put A Spell On me
06.  Where I'm From
07.  Defeated
08.  But By Bit
09.  Something Inside My Head
10.  I Don't Know

ARTIST WEBSITE

www.myspace.com/akalamusic

PRESS QUOTES

"Startling effective" (The Guardian)

"Fierce, brave, new impassioned, and articulate" (Q Mag)

"Excellent second album. Dazzling and evocative" (Mojo)

"As urgend as Public Enemy" (Metro)

"Bang on point, like a classic Dela joint" (Hip Hop Connection)