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Cosmic superhero duo Voices of Black arrive at Wolf and Lamb after half a decade of fighting fraudulence and saving the lives of suicidal supermodels. "Plastic Dolls" is their momento of these times from two producers that are only just two decades old.
Growing up in Teaneck, New Jersey, Voices of Black channeled their musical prowess into progressive hip-hop, culminating in their self-released, psychedelic album experiment, "Tomorrow’s Today" in 2009. Their move to Providence, Rhode Island and a chance encounter with Ana Beatriz Barros (in their fantasies) inspired their latest creation and debut release on Wolf + Lamb, ‘Plastic Dolls’. Voices of Black’s haunted house tracks chronicle their escape from a counterfeit club scene. On "Plastic Dolls", the influence of their heroes—Fela Kuti, George Clinton, J Dilla & Thom Yorke—shines through from time to time, but more often the soundscape is their own, perfect for the runway, or a long, heartbreaking drive home.
"Plastic Dolls" moves with the groove of hiphop, the beats of house and the stride of pop music way in the future. Emulating the production skills of Moodyman with a pinch of psychedelia and dose of soul, it maintains its originality through a sharp cut and paste approach. “I think that kind of crept up into the attitude that we put into the tracks too,” says Baba, “There's kind of this double face, where it’s glitzy and glamorous but also really cold and hollow.”