NEW MUSIC: Tone Mason x D-Sisive – Raging Bull EP

rez | Music | Friday, December 20th, 2013

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Definitely looking forward to taking this one in this weekend. Here’s the added perspective I was looking for from D himself:

A week before Christmas, and two days before the release of this record – I was laid off from my job. Never has time been so appropriate to release a project like this. Sure, my albums are never filled with sunshine, but this flame came from a different pit.

Two months ago, I was contacted out of the blue by Grammy nominated producer, Mellenius [Tone Mason], via Gmail chat. It was a message so straight to the point I thought he messaged me by mistake. “I’m going to send you some new beats in a minute.” The last time we spoke was when I received a similar message from Toronto legend, Saukrates, to work with him on one of his new TM produced songs, Wednesday. Even then I don’t think I communicated with Tone Mason. Thrown off, I replied, “I think you have the wrong person,” and waited for an answer. I waited for three hours until I finally heard the notification bell. I clicked to the Gmail screen and read “No. I have the right person.” Next thing I know, my inbox was filled with monsters. Cinematic savages. 

“We need to capture the rage,” Mellenius said. He brought up the movie, Raging Bull, and suggested the film be our foundation. I love the movie, and was totally down with the concept. We agreed to release the project on December 19th, the films 33rd anniversary. At the time, I was reading George Chuvalo’s autobiography, a Toronto-born boxer with a story similar to Raging Bull’s Jake La Motta. Everything clicked. I started writing.

A week before Christmas, and two days before the release of this record – I was laid off from my job. Never has time been so appropriate to release a project like this. I’ve always been fueled by struggle, and now my tank is full.

“So give me a stage where this bull here can rage.
And though I can fight, I’d much rather recite.” –Jake La Motta

That’s entertainment.
Derek 

all lyrics written by: Derek Christoff|D-Sisive 
all music produced by: Tone Mason 

all vocals recorded by: Tim ‘Timbuktu’ Wallace, at FUN. Toronto, Canada. 
mixed by: Rob ‘Muneshine’ Bakker 
artwork: Brett Lindzen [ www.knapsackwax.com ] 
cuts [Maybe I Will]: DJ Grouch 

twitter|instagram: @derekchristoff 
www.thedesolatecollective.bandcamp.com 

twitter|instagram: @tonemason 
www.tonemason.com

credits

released 19 December 2013

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