Suicideyear

Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based producer James Prudhomme started gaining attention in the early 2010s via his unofficial remixes for rappers such as A$AP Rocky, Future, and Drake. Prudhomme rose to prominence following the release of Japan, a 2013 mixtape of his melancholic instrumental hip-hop productions, and he produced beats for Yung Lean, Rome Fortune, Antwon, Main Attrakionz, and others. Following a 2013 split 12" single with Kaytranada, Suicideyear's first full-length vinyl release was 2014's Remembrance on Daniel Lopatin's Software label. The following year, Software released Japan on vinyl for the first time, and compiled the two albums on the CD release Dream 727. In 2016, Prudhomme collaborated on the Brothers mixtape with Outthepound, another Louisiana-based producer. The following year, Suicideyear issued the Hate Songs EP on LuckyMe Records. ~ Paul Simpson