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Listen to the full interview up top, or on Friday Mornings with Lindsay Riley on FBi 94.5Īrmand Hammer are playing this Wednesday at the Oxford Art Factory, with Teether and Zion Garcia on support.Dear Cecil: How many ants are there in America? How many aunts? Is there about the same number of uncles? Does Armand Hammer have anything to do with Arm & Hammer baking soda? Larry C., Baltimoreīaltimore again. “I love the spirit of competition… I definitely want to stand out, I want people to rewind my verse, I want them to skip past your verse (laughs)., making music with woods, we’re dealing with top tier, the best, so I really have to come with it.” Both artists speak of each other’s craft with deep admiration, and ELUCID says that respect and friendly competition pushes them to keep creating. It’s designed to be heard, at maximum volume, you know, and absorbed that way.”Īrmand Hammer fans have been spoiled in recent years, with four albums in five years, alongside a slew of solo releases from the duo. For me, what I want to do, it’s not really necessarily designed to be read on a page, or a screen.
I don’t know if I’ve ever wanted lyrics of mine printed, it’s an audio art to me, and I think there’s a certain magic that only exists if you’re just listening to it. At the same time, he also appreciates that his art is an audio medium, and that, although people may sometimes hear and interpret lyrics incorrectly, there’s still something special about coming to a musical understanding purely through listening. “I think that anyone who wants to approach my music and take as much away from it as they could would be well advised to come in both ready to question their own assumptions, and ready to think broadly, listen and then see where it takes them.”ĮLUCID shared similar feelings about his lyrics representing a range of ideas, or even sometimes just acting as a way of “processing confusion.” He also feels encouraged by having dedicated fans who are always excited to uncover deeper meanings in Armand Hammer’s music. Yet he also hopes that listeners and critics don’t pigeonhole certain monolithic ideas onto his music, and try to engage with the full spectrum of ideas being presented. But it also means somebody’s analysis could parse something in the work that I didn’t consciously think of or intend, but it might have merit or value, it might be enlightening to me as a creator, If I’m open to it.” Now that doesn’t mean that I can’t look at somebody’s analysis and say I don’t see it, you know. “People are going to come to it in their own ways. woods explained the conflicting feelings that arise when others try to decipher and interpret Armand Hammer’s work. “I actually thought the track was really, really great… I thought it was dope, and I say that not knowing a lot about the band before reaching out.”Īrmand Hammer albums are often overflowing with ideas and ruminations on life and complex themes. Woods spoke highly of a recent collaboration with Sydney band Party Dozen, wherein he reworked a track off their latest record. “The beats that he made for Haram… that was him trying to make things for Armand Hammer which is a crazy high compliment, of course.” Legendary for his work among hip hop’s finest, both past and present, ELUCID talks about how The Alchemist molded his usual sound to fit Armand Hammer’s sonic world. Haram is a first for the duo, in that it’s produced entirely by one producer, The Alchemist.
Both billy woods and ELUCID caught up with Lindsay Riley on Friday Mornings for a wide-ranging chat about their latest record Haram, and what they hope people take out of their music. New York hip hop duo Armand Hammer are currently touring Australia for the very first time. Armand Hammer :: interview with Lindsay Riley
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