Brand new to DCWS is ELOVET, a solo project by Aljournal "ELOVET" Franklin II, a true, modern musical creative, who doesn't care about genre; all that matters is how it feels. He often creates brooding, rumbling textural projects that more closely resemble film scores and sprawling audio compositions than conventional albums.

ELOVET is influenced by the experimental work of many artists spanning many genres, including CAN, Massive Attack, Kanye West, ANIKA, Bon Iver, and Bjork (to name a few).

Aaron Badgley of Spill Magazine says “It is hard to put Elovet’s music into a category. While many categorize it as Hip Hop, I would argue that that does not do the music justice. It reminds me of the old joke — there are two kinds of music: good music and bad music. Elovet makes very good music."

ELOVET has just unveiled his new single entitled “RUNN!!”, which he produced, recorded and mixed in a studio apartment in Los Angeles. It was initially meant to be a beat switch and outro to the track "HOPED_ID_4GETT"; however, over time it really took on a life of its own and eventually became the single for ELOVET's "WAR!!!" EP.

Along with the song, ELOVET has also dropped its music video, which marks the first collaborative visual project between he and KIRYN SKY. “I want the viewers and listeners to feel a burst of aggressive chaos” was a guiding concept behind the choices made by the duo throughout the development of the final visuals. Executed by the duo to create a balanced experience, that can be described as, a chaotic but aesthetically pleasing ruckus throughout the videos brief 1:35 time stamp.

All we can say is that ELOVET’s new single/music video is DOPE! Our only gripe is that they are both too short lol

It’s all good tho! Watch the “RUNN!!” clip right now, listen to it, as well as the “WAR” EP, on Spotify, and connect with ELOVET on his social media.

Stream and Share “WAR” on Spotify

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