Casisdead – “Famous Last Words” (Released 27th October 2023)

Description

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£31.99 – 2xLP, Limited Edition Clear Vinyl

£28.99 – 2xLP, Standard Black Vinyl

Famous Last Words is as much a sci-fi film as it is a rap record, a labyrinth of vice, crime and faded glamour. The listener steps through a portal into a realm narrated by CASISDEAD, whose command of storytelling drops you right into the underground of a city where he is the main character in a shady network of gangsters, girls and drug deals. However, Famous Last Words isn’t a story of bravado or posturing; much of the album deals in themes of loss, regret and paranoia, a persona constantly self-reflecting amongst the madness that surrounds him. The album features a carefully curated roll call of collaborators including Pet Shop Boys’ Neil Tennant, Desire, and Connie Constance. The vocalists are immersed in CASISDEAD’s hallmark 80’s-inspired synthpop soundscapes, aided and abetted by a production cast that includes Stranger Things composer Kyle Dixon and ‘Italian’s Do It Better’ label founder Johnny Jewel.

Tracklisting:

Do You Trust Me?
A Spark
Loosin’
Steptronic
DEADCORP
Pineapple Juice
I Wanna Go Home
Actin’ Up
Sarah Connor
Do You Remember What It Was Like?
Marilyn
Aghast 6
Boys Will Be Boys
Venom
Traction Control
The Ants
Matte Grey Wrap
Pat Earrings
Before This
Jane
Sugar Free
Access Denied
Skydive