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Cities Aviv

Description:

CITIESAVIVs 2026 album *EVENCOLDERSPRING* is being released on LP!!Released by BlackTruffle, *EvenColderSpring* is the latest work by CITIESAVIV (real name: Wilbert Gavin Mays, also known as African-American Sound Recordings), a mysterious artist who continues to release music at an astonishing pace. It is also notable as one of the few works released outside of his own label, D.O.T. Audio Arts.For over a decade, CITIESAVIV has boldly deconstructed the conventions of hip-hop, creating highly original collages by layering distorted loops, radical production, and ever-shifting vocal styles. On this album, *EvenColderSpring*, that experimental spirit is fully on display across all 16 tracks. Tracks that sound fully formed cut off after just a few seconds, fragments of field recordings suddenly prompt a shift in atmosphere, and a soundscape buried in countless noises envelops the entire work.Vocally