Shungu’s Faith in the Unknown album has dropped as well as the video for his ZEKEULTRA collaboration, “Butterfly.” The artist and producer put together his vision with a collective that included Fly Anakin, Fatima, Pink Siifu, Chester Watson, Liv.e, Navy Blue, Maxo, dreamcastmoe, Goya Gumbani, Ruqqiyah, and ZEKEULTRA. Shungu’s sound floats along a singular spectrum of jazzy rap and classic soulful grooves. The Brussels-based creative admits to making some daring choices on the album in a press statement.
“The process of making this album took time, and it grew into something very human, rooted in trust, patience, and creative risk. It’s also a kind of introduction to a scene I feel close to, a space where experimentation meets vulnerability. I hope the record resonates beyond the surface and invites people to reflect, feel, and question. These songs are conversations, not just between me and the artists, but between worlds, eras, and ways of feeling.”
Shungu’s palette moves fluidly between Chester Watson’s cafe-worthy poetry on “The Thin Line” and the Maxo-assisted cosmic harp string-supported title track rap. Shungu is still repping the worldwide underground six years after his debut project A Black Market Album, came out. It was four years ago that he released the Detroit-techno indebted Take The Evil Spirit Away. Faith In The Unknown is a warmer record with its overt human touch. It’s music for lounging, driving and chilling.
