Released just earlier this month, EXETER, the latest mixtape from Bladee, is an 18-minute dreamy experience. This mixtape finds the Swedish rapper take a more minimalistic approach in his music with his dreamy melodies and vocals and with the help of Gud, the sole producer of the project. It’s something that the more you listen, the more you want to hit replay and listen through it all again. Ecco2k, a fellow member of Drain Gang, lends help on two tracks (WONDERLAND, LOVESTORY) and shows that there can never be enough collaborations between the pair. A mixtape highlight, “DNA RAIN,” is perhaps the dreamiest song of the bunch and gives the listener the feeling of free falling and floating in the sky. On “RAIN3OW STAR (LOVE IS ALL), Bladee autotuned vocals and Gud’s glitchy production go hand-in-hand to create yet another stimulating experience coupled with a 55-second surreal outro. Bladee allows us to step into the realm of EXETER and dream away for a few minutes, something that is ever so beautiful and necessary now.
☆ Rating: 8.5/10 ☆
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