Rapsusklei Essentials

Public Enemy, Ice Cube and Cypress Hill all shaped Rapsusklei’s early tastes. His own music echoes the determinism of these US hip-hop giants—the lyrics of “60 Veces por Minuto” detail a poet writing his way up in the world, backed by military snares, while the chant-like “Dando y Perdiendo” celebrates a rapper finding salvation in hip-hop. His melancholia manifests in many ways, like the mournful violins dipping in and out of “Alas Rotas” and the cacophony of voices that open “Arkitekto”.