W3 S33 GH0STS Spiral Into Breakup Static on 'F4R3W3LL'
The US collective pairs distorted BandLab takes with cloudy production to trace obsessive thoughts that will not let go.
By Markus ·
Having already dropped an album and an EP this year, US outfit W3 S33 GH0STS, formed by Riley Beats, N8, CRZDVR, and The MethodisT, are gearing up to release their next cut 'F4R3W3LL'. The track took shape when CRZDVR put together an Alchemy-based instrumental labeled after Devon Hendryx, inspiring Riley to dive into BandLab with dropped tone and cranked drive to pull off a fuzzy guitar feel alongside muffled, bathroom-style intro takes.
The song runs at 120 BPM on a cloudy, heavy mood, dialing directly into the disorientation of a fresh breakup when you are left not knowing what to feel. Lyrically, it circles around obsessive thinking and falling apart at the seams:
'I been thinkin about you girl I been thinking about you
a little too much too much
starting to get used to it i think I am going insane
Yeah i started poppin pills so it goes into my brain'
Pulling stylistic threads from Kanye West and Devon Hendryx, the group layers wide echoing ad-libs via Serum 2 FX, driving toward a final stretch where the low-end locks straight into vocal runs influenced by Runaway. Instead of softening the edges, the crew leaves the vocal cracks and overdriven grit front and center.
