So.Crates

Malcolm After Mecca is a spiritual groove odyssey — a meditation on rhythm, rebirth, and revelation. The Melbourne duo So.Crates (MC Cazeaux O.S.L.O. and producer Skomes) craft a record that feels both ancient and freshly minted, channeling the lineage of jazz, soul, and hip-hop into something unmistakably their own. It’s dusty yet divine — a sound that sweats, breathes, and prays.

Cazeaux’s verses glide like sermons over Skomes’ warm, analogue-heavy production — think Dilla’s looseness meeting Sun Ra’s cosmic intent. There’s philosophy here, but it never feels forced: Malcolm After Mecca flows in meditative cycles, looping grooves and mantras that speak to transformation, purpose, and the continuous search for truth. It’s music to think to, to move to, to realign your soul with.

Sonically, the album hums with vintage grit: woozy Fender Rhodes chords, live drums that roll like ocean waves, and samples that sound pulled from dream archives. The chemistry between word and beat is telepathic — a true dialogue between message and medium.

As the title suggests, the record reflects on the post-awakening journey — what happens after enlightenment, when the spiritual must coexist with the political, and the divine must live among the daily. So.Crates turn that tension into transcendence.