Kemz The Astral
Being
By
Kemetstry X
Micall Parknsun
It’s been around twelve months since Kemetstry was last
featured on the blog. His latest release is Kemz The Astral Being, an EP that
is four tracks deep and fully produced by the legendary figure of Micall
Parknsun, who also features on the EP, alongside a feature from Anyway Tha God.
Now this one was released back at the end of September and
is the third in the Kemz series of releases. The previous being Kemez The
Atlantean (2022) and Kemz The Alchemist (2024), both of which have been
reviewed here, so check the hyperlinks.
Being as I have featured Kemetstry a few times on the blog,
I won’t make you wait with a long intro. So, lets get straight into it…
We begin our journey beyond this mortal realm with Astral
Beings (spray out) featuring Anyway Tha God. Parky brings us a sound that
fits with the etheric energy as the heavy beat is backed by keys and percussion
that has you floating out of body. Kemz and Anyway Tha God bring us some
cerebral wordplay that seems to speak to you beyond this three dimensional
existence, directly to your soul. The narrative appears to speak with a
viewpoint that looks back at lives past, giving you pointers on how to live a
better life before progressing to the life beyond. With that thought in mind,
Micall Parknsun joins Kemz on vocals for Lighten Up Ya Soul. Here the
beat is backed by synth sounds that keep us floating through that etheric
realm. This one brings a soulful edge to the lyrics, and one speaks directly to
your mind, here in the 3-D world by inviting you to step away from darkness
that exists around you and connect with your soul, your energetic or
light-being self, which comes from a place of unconditional love. This is where
you can find your true self in a place where darkness takes a back seat.
Once you have found your true self the trick is then to Stay
In The Light. Parky brings a powerful beat that is backed by keys and a
vocal sample that has an angelic feel, lifting you up and bringing a truly
euphoric air. This one really seems to look at the eternal battle between light
and dark and how our lives, so often move between experiences that keep us in
the light or see us in shadow. Those shadow times can be unexpected or even of
our own doing, and what is important is to know when the shadows fall upon us
and to make that conscious decision to move back to and stay in the light. The
EP ends with Road and Postcode (R&P), here piano notes back a
proper head nod beat, giving you a reason to move and listen to the lyrics.
There is proper reason to listen close to the lyrics here as Kemz brings an
important message, one that is as pertinent right now but, is something you
could have said forty years ago, and it would still hit the same. The road and
the postcode say where you are from, and so often that could well make you a
target. When I was growing up in Southampton, that meant going to Portsmouth
was a risk but, also just walking half a mile down the road put you in a
postcode that meant you were in the Weston area, and if you were from Sholing,
might become a target. These days you won’t just get chased, now we live in a
society where knives and guns are a very real risk, but the message here is to
think before you act and don’t do anything that could come back on you or those
closest to you. It is a very real message to stop the violence, and not just
here in the UK, but the world over too.
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With an EP, it can often be hard to pack so much into a few
tracks, but here Kemestry shows that if you have the right vison, you can do
just that. Here he shows that intelligent wordplay is the keys to helping the
listener to be open minded as to what they can hear within the music they are
listening to. His deep cerebral lyricism brings a spiritual edge goes beyond
just telling someone a message. Here he takes you beyond your current
understanding, speaking not just to your mind but, to your soul. There just
seems to be this unconscious aspect to the words you hear and their delivery
that makes them touch you on a whole different level, one you are not
immediately aware of. That is enhanced by the etheric nature of sound that
Parky brings with deep soulful sounds that appear to move your awareness to a
whole different plane, fitting so well with what Kemz is delivering with his
lyrics.
I am all for promoting Hip Hop that hits on different
levels, while still delivering a positive message in away that speaks to you on
a truly deep level and I found that Kemz and Parky have really seemed to have
nailed that vibe. Everything about this one, from Kemetstry’s lyrics to Parky’s
production, and the guest artists, all just exudes that sense of deep positive
alignment with the true nature of the universe.
The Kemz series has taken us to some exotic places and some
that have a very occult nature but, they have always had a very positive
outlook, especially one in lifting you up and evolving your awareness of the
true nature of things; and Kemz The Astral Being is no different. I mean, you
can’t go wrong in aligning yourself with legendary Micall Parknsun, and
alongside Kemetstry, they have brought to live another chapter in the Kemz
series that focuses that positive, uplifting vibe, to a finer point, and one
that makes you wonder if this is last in that series or if Kemz still has more
to say in pointing you towards a more elevated vison of the self…
Kemz The Astral Being is out on digital and strictly limited
physical copies, so don’t sleep on this one.
I’ll be seeing ya…
Steve.
LINKS
Grab your copy here:
https://spidalee.bandcamp.com/album/kemz-the-astral-being
Kemetstry Socials:
https://www.facebook.com/kemetstryOfficial
https://www.instagram.com/kemetstry_official/
https://www.youtube.com/@Kemetstryofficial
Micall Parknsun Socials:
https://www.facebook.com/memyselfandakai
https://www.instagram.com/parkypix/
VIDEOS
Stay In The Light
Road & Postcode
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