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“Loss & Gain Are The Same:” Bladee & Mechatok’s Immersive <i>Good Luck</i>

Posted on by Michael Fremer
In 2014, Swedish cloud rap artist and Drain Gang collective leader Bladee (Benjamin Reichwald) emerged with the lo-fi cloud rap single “Into Dust.” The song’s shallow lyrics (“I’m gonna bleed in the club/I got weed in my lungs/I don’t need any love/I can’t feel when I’m drunk”) and rudimentary video (a sunglasses- and sweater-clad Bladee stumbling through a forest with “WHYY” superimposed over the footage) are often memed, though he’s shifted styles several times since then.

Primary Category: 
Album Reviews
Category: 
Album Reviews
Artist: 
Bladee & Mechatok
Album: 
<i>Good Luck</i>
Cred Label: 
YEAR0001 YR0119LPX limited edition 45rpm picture disc LP
Cred Prod: 
Mechatok
Cred Eng: 
N/A
Cred Mix: 
Gabriel Schuman
Cred Mast: 
Robin Schmidt at 24-96 Mastering
Malachi Lui
In 2014, Swedish cloud rap artist and Drain Gang collective leader Bladee (Benjamin Reichwald) emerged with the lo-fi cloud rap single “Into Dust.” The song’s shallow lyrics (“I’m gonna bleed in the club/I got weed in my lungs/I don’t need any love/I can’t feel when I’m drunk”) and rudimentary video (a sunglasses- and sweater-clad Bladee stumbling through a forest with “WHYY” superimposed over the footage) are often memed, though he’s shifted styles several times since then.