Interview: London Rapper/Producer Lynx Cane Talks About His New Album "At Your Wits' End"
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“For me it’s just a feeling. That sounds corny but it’s true. I’ll also say that “Cleopatra” was definitely an inspiration for the whole sound of the album due to that song being the first one done, so I was just trying to make the other songs sound cohesive enough next to it. ”
Congratulations on the completion and release of your new album "At Your Wits' End"; tell us about your creative process for the album's 8 songs and how long it took overall to complete.
Thank you, and I started working on this album in May after I released my song "Cleopatra". I was just at home because of lock down like a lot of people, and was just writing a lot of poetry and lyrics about what I was going through emotionally and mentally at the time due to everything that was and is going on, as well as self reflecting on myself.
It was very much therapeutic, and after a few weeks I realized I had enough material for a small project. Overall, it probably took about over a month to complete.
Were there songs that you worked on for this album that did not end up on the final track list? If so, why did they not make the cut?
Yes, there were quite a few. One of them was a song called "Forest" I made with Shaggy Jacko, and Sophie Simonds about picnics and love and stuff which I really love but it just didn't fit the message and vibe of the album as a whole.
I really wanted this album to sound cohesive in sound as well as personal in topics, so a lot of stuff I was working on got scrapped in the process unfortunately. Maybe some of those songs will come out soon, I don't know, we'll see.
You produced every instrumental on this album; how did you decide which beats fit the most thematically for it, and what software/hardware do you use to produce?
That's a hard one. For me it's just a feeling. That sounds corny but it's true. I'll also say that "Cleopatra" was definitely an inspiration for the whole sound of the album due to that song being the first one done, so I was just trying to make the other songs sound cohesive enough next to it.
For the software I used Soundation. It's not as widely known as some other software because it's fairly new compared to a lot of the bigger ones, but it's pretty good. Especially if you're just starting out.
In your opinion, what's the hip-hop scene like in London for emerging artists and producers? How do you go about growing a fanbase there and are locals supportive of the homegrown talent?
There's a lot of just young talented and passionate artists out here. It's actually crazy. I didn't even realize it fully until early this year really. What's really cool about it to me is the fact that everyone is really unique from each other, there's a real creative energy here.
In terms of growing a fanbase, you just be yourself and genuine. Of course do live shows, and share your music to others on your socials but remember to just be you. People can like the music but if they don't know you, there's no connection.
Plus I would say nowadays is the best time to be an artist in the UK as I feel like a lot of people are more open minded to a plethora of different genres here now than I would say in the past in my opinion.
With the album now released, what are your goals musically for the rest of 2020 and in early 2021?
Just to keep growing and progressing really. I'm working on a deluxe version for the album with 5 more songs right now. I'm hoping to release it by the end of this year. I already got one of the songs done so that's a good sign.
Other than that, I'm planning on working on a collab album with one of my best friends Harry H Productions, who's an amazing jazz artist and producer from London also. Can't say when that's coming but hopefully next year.
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