Mr. Kero Uno is winding down the preparations for his next project, Color Theory, and has given it a tentative release date of “early July”. Kero made the announcement on twitter along with posting up the album cover, which you can see above. This will be the first major project since the web designer-turned-musician released Kinetic World back in 2010. We’re certainly looking forward to it’s release come July!
Well this was a long time comin’! Kero One just dropped the music video to a single off his 2010 album, Kinetic World. “Fast Life” is collaborative joint with Esna (who now spends her days as a singer/writer in Korea) – a favorite musical companion of Kero’s. Though this song ain’t exactly brand new, the great blend of animation and footage make for a visually appealing MV.
Kero One has returned to his rightful place behind the mic and camera lens with a new single – “What Am I Supposed to Do?”. This is a track with a message against human injustice and serves as the lead cut off KO’s upcoming LP, due this summer. The soulful hook is provided courtesy of Suhn (of the Tones). I’m sure we can expect much more material from Mr. Uno in the coming months.
Kero Uno may have been a bit quiet lately but that doesn’t mean he’s forgotten about his fans. The bay area artist has been creating music for the better part of the decade and for those who haven’t had the fortune to follow him since the beginning now have the opportunity to be brought up to speed. Kero’s put together a little sampler album with select cuts from his past few releases, including Early Believers, Kinetic World, & Windmills of the Soul. Sounds intruiging? You can DL The Catch Up for free here!
Sam Ock teams up with Kero One once again for a new track entitled “Pieces”, a song they are selling on behalf of the Justice Mission – where all profits will be going to the organization to aid in the fight for global human rights. The two have proven to be a strong team in the past and this effort is no different. A great song for a great cause, what more could you want? The song is available to buy via bandcamp, check the widget below. Lyrics can be found after the break.
There’s really not a whole lot to say except if you’re in SoCal tomorrow (the 22nd) then you want to be sure to make your way to the 10th Avenue Theater in San Diego. One of our favorite apparel brands, My Ninja Clothing, is hosting an event headlined by Kero One, afterschoolspecial, IAMMEDIC, and DJ Peter Rocks himself. I totally wish I could be there too but it’s on the wrong coast. The posted says part 1 of 2, so be on the lookout for another blowout event this summer! Deets after the break.
Here’s another dope clip from the MYX-Rated show, this time featuring Bay-Area artist Kero One. They have a quick chat with the MC along with a dope live performance set where he performs a medley of “When the Sunshine Comes”, “All the Wrong Places”, and “Asian Kids”. I always dig it when an MC mixes it up with live instrumentation.
Now this is an interesting Shodown feature. It’s the battle of the sexes edition where two teams ended up covering the same song, the infectious “Forget You” by Cee-Lo. In one corner we have Frisco’s Kero One & SoCal’s David Choi teaming up to go against opponents Arden Cho & Megan Lee. They all did an incredible job, check out the videos below.
The males chose to recreate the song organically and added a little bit of their own flavor. The females stuck a little closer to the original but added the dynamic of a vocal duet. This one’s tough, it’s kind of a toss up. What do you all think?
Kero One, who most of you should be familiar with now, has a great new interview out with Hyphen Magazine. They chop it up on everything from his humble start freestyling over the phone, to touring Japan, starting his own label and releasing his latest album Kinetic World along with the single “Asian Kids“. He also talks about some of his greatest influences, how has his sound has changed over the years and even drops some hints about an upcoming album with Esna Yoon. All in all, a great read for any Kero fan. Check it out over at Hypen or after the jump.
A couple weeks back we showed you a preview of Kero’s latest MV for an older single of his called “Stay on the Grind”. Kero Uno takes the opportunity to explore skateboarding culture in this collaboration with veteran artist Ohmega Watts dating back to one of his earlier albums – Early Believers. I haven’t had the chance to peep the video in full myself but I’ll post up my thoughts later.
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