It’s been a while since we’ve seen either Rise At Night or Mayor Apeshit, but now we’re getting them both on a collaborative EP together and we couldn’t be more pleased with the result. Released via KJ Sawka’s Impossible Records, The Vapours spans six crazy tracks and all styles of bass music.
The EP actually doesn’t even really start with bass music, as the opening track, “Lion Roar,” is really technically closer to electro house, and the classic style of it, too. “Blew Up” is a completely unique blend of trap and hip hop with literal bleeps and bloops resembling turntablism-esque scratching atop constant bars from Mayor Apeshit. It’s a head roller opposed to a headbanger, for sure.
Moving onto the EP’s namesake, “Vapour” is another strange combination of styles that seems to ebb and flow throughout the track. The opening, with Apeshit’s flow and the claps, feels like it could easily drop into moombahton – but nope, drum & bass. But is that the drop? Nope. The drop falls into a more future bass ballad that comes out of nowhere, but musically just makes sense. The second half of the song repeats the same pattern again, with the exception of the last 30 seconds which seamlessly blends the future/drum & bass sections.
When you’ve got a track called “Live Fast Die Young,” you can either go ratchet or super trappy. There’s really no in between with that title, sorry… I’m happy to say at least one of my predictions was correct: this is ratchet as hell. But with Mayor Apeshit’s bars, I’m one hundred percent okay with it.
This EP is nothing if not consistently inconsistent, and “Graves” keeps it going by starting off with some serious ballad vibes and harmonies that sound almost out of place. And it’s because they are. And so is the drop. The whole track is seemingly an exercise in experimentalism – it’s not musically discordant or unpleasant, it just doesn’t make any sense. But then again, none of the tracks on this EP make any sense. So, moving on to the last song…
“I Ain’t Playin” is a playground for Mayor Apeshit. He gets a beat and he goes to town on it, spitting for as long as it seems appropriate. The end to the entire EP is just as strange as all of it put together – “Don’t eat while I’m doin’ this. It’s gonna pick up.” Sorry, let me put down my hot pocket and give you my full attention.
The Vapours is out now via Impossible Records. Check it out below.
album is horrible
if this is the future of music I don’t want to go.
garbage
good write up horrible music, this should have stayed on his soundcloud with his other tracks without plays. Put this in the virtual recycle bin.
Trash
Horrible way to start the new year with a trash record like this one
Not bad but was expecting something new, these tracks are already on youtube. Not impressed. Very lazy, no thought put together with this release. Thumbs down.
Everyone knows Mayor Ape is Messinian
Nothing lit about any of these tracks.
This content is already on you tube and has been there for a long time. the videos are terrible low end low quality videos.
Please realize no one wants to see young girls dancing your videos either its just creepy, no wonder you hide behind a mask.
Not lit. Not dope. Not fire. I expected more. I want my money back.
ill never get these moments of my life back again. what a waste.
Can we talk about how bad this is? Like really?
this is equal to audible toilet paper.
The article was better then all the tracks put together.
was expecting better.
Why is this on EDM.com? This was a terrible release. Two thumbs way down.
Soundcloud has tracks better then this walbum hole by nameless people, thoroughly dissapointed. FLOP.
I agree total FLOP
Why is his voice so annoying. I cant stand it.
why is this on your edm? I thought good music was posted here? This is not good music. Not even close.
Rather go deaf then listen to Rise at night garbage. Sorry not sorry.
This makes impossible records standards drop epically, #epicfail
no. Just No. Never.
Can I have the time I wasted listening to this back?
Impossible to listen to. FLOP.
Dreadful. waste of time.
negative. no hype.
Was expecting more from Mayor. I already didnt expect much from Rise at night, They showed me why.
So when is Zeds dead dropping something new on EDM.com?
poorly done project. Us bass fiends were expecting something sick!
Dont waste your time on this one people.
rise at night = trash
kind of upset, I expected better from Impossible…..Not a fan of rise at night. I enjoy mayor on harder tracks. This is weak.
Sad, I wanted to like this but not feeling this release at all….all those listens were most likly bought all those plays on soundcloud for this release or is all their friends, and their robots “listening”
That was a waste of time. No true vibe.
Total Let down 🙁
Nice one James, you do mayor character very well!
wheres the good music doe?
ew.lame.so not lit, telling all my friends not to waste time with this
Isn’t it played out and classless to be putting moaning sounds in music? I thought we evolved to robot noises not sexualizing music. This whole album is whack.
embarrassing album to release
terrible
not the best Ive heard on your edm or from impossible….
disaster. this is really bad simply put.
this is bad.
I couldnt agree more.
whack. This should be erased from music history lol
yikes
Mayor is my daughter Christinas boyfriend he is awesome
Cant stand this album. 0 stars
why would anyone listen to this? I’m sad i cant get that time back
any thought put into this album or naw?
bruh what is this? This is not lit.
not feeling this at all.
wooooow. the “public” has spoken… sorry we let you down doing something different. everyone is entitled to their opinion. i’m proud of this release production wise by Rise At Night and lyrically by Mayor… wish you all the best. Thank you for the honesty- we stay humble and just make the music we want to make. Maybe the next one will resonate with YourEDM and your musical standards…. we weren’t thinking of an audience while making this EP…..we were just having fun and being artists. I stand by this EP 100.
ouch.