PRISONER - Prisoner GASPER LAWAL Black church traditions and South

Black church traditions and South African electronic music

the better days

Growing up in Baltimore suburb Ellicot City

Wilford Brimley

Still airy and dream-like

PRISONER - Prisoner GASPER LAWAL Black church traditions and SouthThe self titled debut from French outfit PRISONER arrives as a raw, hypnotic burst of modern garage rockless a traditional song based album and more a mood piece built from repetition, texture, and atmosphere. Released on Wicked Cool Records, the record leans into a stripped down philosophy: riffs first, everything else second. Unlike many garage releases, Prisoner is largely instrumental, with vocals used sparinglyoften as distant, almost incidental