As previously reported, Maestro Fresh Wes is set to deliver Orchestrated Noise, his first full-length in 13 years, on June 25 via Fontana North. While that's still a week away, don't get your cummerbund in a bunch. Exclaim! is letting you hear the Canadian hip-hop hero's latest ahead of schedule.
Described as a "conceptual extension" to 1989's game-changing Symphony in Effect, Maestro's latest weaves rock and classical instrumentation into its beats. The rapper had previously stated Orchestrated Noise is "my most ambitious album."
The record features a number of guest stars, including soprano singer Measha Brueggergosman, Public Enemy's Chuck D, Sam Roberts, K-os, Lights, Brand Nubian's Sadat X, Kardinal Offishall, Kool G Rap, Divine Brown, Saukrates, and more. It also includes the Classified team-up "Reach for the Sky (Try)" and the Trews collaboration with the "I Wanna Know," which both popped up on Maestro's Black Tuxedo EP from 2012.
Soak it all in below.
Described as a "conceptual extension" to 1989's game-changing Symphony in Effect, Maestro's latest weaves rock and classical instrumentation into its beats. The rapper had previously stated Orchestrated Noise is "my most ambitious album."
The record features a number of guest stars, including soprano singer Measha Brueggergosman, Public Enemy's Chuck D, Sam Roberts, K-os, Lights, Brand Nubian's Sadat X, Kardinal Offishall, Kool G Rap, Divine Brown, Saukrates, and more. It also includes the Classified team-up "Reach for the Sky (Try)" and the Trews collaboration with the "I Wanna Know," which both popped up on Maestro's Black Tuxedo EP from 2012.
Soak it all in below.
