My Way by Spartan Jet-Plex
March 11, 2022: Spartan Jet-Plex aka Nancy Grim Kells (they/them), the founder and facilitator of Grimalkin Records, is releasing a handmade mixtape called My Way.
2021 was a rough year, and by the end of it, I could see that the past year had paid an unfortunate toll on many folks in my life, including myself. Loop Sessions DMV, a monthly event, was a small bright spot for me that began in February 2021. I participated in the monthly events in the DMV chapter along with three additional sessions via Loop Sessions MontrΓ©al. Through the monthly events, I met many wonderful musicians and beatmakers, learned a lot about different musicians and bands from folks who selected the monthly crates, and challenged myself to stretch as a musician. Most of all, it has been a ton of fun.
This album features all of the Loop Sessions tracks that I created over the past year (2021) and in the order that they were made. Together they tell a story of the ups and downs throughout this past year and create a story of struggle, hope, and faith through dark and troubling times. I am also not a traditional beatmaker and so they also approach the idea of sampling and song creation through the use of sampling and sample packs in an alternate way to traditional... more
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released March 11, 2022
All songs produced, created, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Nancy Grim Kells
cover art by Nancy Grim Kells
Shoutout to Mags for inviting me into Loop Sessions. It's truly been a blessing. Thank you and love and peace to you always.
Much love and appreciation to Jesse Locke, Emma Shore and Joseph Edward Keyes at Bandcamp for this artist feature spotlight on Spartan Jet-Plex and this album: daily.bandcamp.com/features/spartan-jet-plex-nancy-grim-kells-interview
Huge thanks to Bathory Zine for getting out the word with our press release for this album: www.bathoryzine.com/2022/01/grimalkin-records-march-releases.html