A Sufi and a Killer is the debut studio album by Gonjasufi (Sumach Ecks). It was released by Warp on March 8, 2010.[1] The album was produced by Flying Lotus, The Gaslamp Killer, and Mainframe.
Gonjasufi A Sufi And A Killer 2010
Gonjasufi's vocals are both haunting and haunted, coolly assertive yet frequently fixated on mortal matters, and they bleed vividly through Gaslamp's corroded analog wall of zero-fi psychedelic noise. The results are stark: Brooding, bad-trip laments ("Kobwebz"), a doo-wop number punctuated by spacey twang ("Duet"), a warping of the blues ("Ageing"). Even the more straightforward stuff has a grimy quality to it, particularly the heavy soul of "Change", the bar-jazz tension of "Advice", and the woozy "Kowboys & Indians" with its Eastern vocals looped against a rust-covered revision of club rap beats circa 2003. A couple of previously issued tracks helmed by other L.A. producers sneak into Gaslamp Killer's showcase as well: Warp 2010 comp selection "Ancestors" maintains the psychedelic mood with a sitar-driven Flying Lotus boom-clap, while both sides of last year's Mainframe-produced "Holidays"/"Candylane" single contribute mini-Casio chirpiness and roller-rink funk. Even with the additional producers and the stylistic elasticity, it all coheres nicely.
gonjasufi has delivered his inimitable and enigmatic debut album 'a sufi and a killer' on warp. produced by los angeles heavyweights flying lotus, the gaslamp killer and mainframe, this deep and compelling collection embraces aged eastern influences, reanimated hip-hop and vintage psychedelia - laced with gonjasufi's cryptic lyrics and captivating vocal delivery. gonjasufi is a mystical individual caught between the mojave desert, the la streets and somewhere more cosmic. his soul-baring vocals are something to behold.
San Diego's Sumach Ecks has been releasing music since the early 90s as part of the local scene's Masters of the Universe crew, but it wasn't until 2010's A Sufi and a Killer that Ecks became the experimental luminary known as Gonjasufi. Culling equally from hip-hop, psychedelic, lofi, funk, and beyond, Ecks has gone on to release three acclaimed studio albums and a slate of EPs and remix albums, each offering a distinct delve into Gonjasufi's personal highs and lows. His latest record, Callus, is among the beatsmith's most raw and traditionally instrumental releases yet, arriving in the wake of his struggle with substance abuse following the release of 2012's MU.ZZ.LE.
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