Self-proclaimed ‘prog-hop’ artist Ando San has announced his signing with Sumerian Records. A double-single for the tracks “Hype Man” and “Triggas” has been launched to accompany word of his new label home. Ando San went on to say of landing with Sumerian:
“I am incredibly stoked to be a part of the Sumerian family. This is a huge moment for me, I have been a fan of this label since I was 15/16 years old and it’s honestly insane to say that I am now signed by them. It’s been a long time coming and this is only the beginning. I’m bringing the heat.”
Speaking specifically about these two newly shared tracks, he revealed Norwegian black metla vets Darkthrone as a partial inspiration for “Hype Man“:
“Honestly, when I was writing ‘Hype Man’ I was incredibly inspired by Darkthrone. Specifically the guitar riffs from their record ‘Ravishing Grimness‘. Really dope album and one of my faves from Darkthrone. I thought it would be cool to start the song with a black metal vibe and then lead into a heavy beat. I named it “Hype Man‘ because at the time of recording the song I needed to hype myself up. I’m usually alone in my room making these songs and this one in particular needed that energy! I feel like you need to be your own personal ‘Hype Man‘ to get through things when you really don’t have anybody around to pump you up. It’s a super power!”
As for “Triggas“, which features a guest spot from Mazbou Q, he offered:
“This song is about my triggers. I have a lot of trauma. Been through many things in my life and one thing that has helped me get through those hard moments is recognising my triggers. I think triggers could be a hindrance to a person’s growth. I feel like it has stunted me for some time and I recognise that the things that do trigger me are personal traumas that I have experienced in my life. Coming to terms with that has taught me many things about myself.
It has taught me to see when a trigger is coming, to know how to act when I’m triggered and to let the trigger pass. We all have our own personal triggers. It’s important to understand why it’s triggering you and to learn to work past those triggers. I think a lot of my music is just a molten pot of all my favourite genres. The song is synth heavy with a dope UK style drill hip-hop beat with metal guitars. Literally just doing whatever sounds sick. The most important thing for me is to be artistically authentic to myself. I have to be honest about who I am as a person to get to the originality I am constantly searching for.”
Ironically, Ando San is set to embark upon his first UK touring later this month with Don Broco. That outfit released a song titled “Hype Man” last year.
With Don Broco & Unpeople :
09/27 Watford, UK – Colosseum
09/28 Lincoln, UK – Engine Shed
09/29 Sheffield, UK – Octagon Centre
10/01 Edinburgh, UK – Corn Exchange
10/02 Manchester, UK – Academy
10/03 Liverpool, UK – Guild Of Students
10/04 Newcastle, UK – O2 City Hall
10/06 Cambridge, UK – Corn Exchange
10/07 Birmingham, UK – O2 Academy
10/08 Portsmouth, UK – Guildhall
10/10 Norwich, UK – University Of East Anglia
10/11 Folkestone, UK – Leas Cliff Hall
10/12 London, UK – Outernet
10/13 Leeds, UK – Testbed
10/14 Bristol, UK – The Prospect Building
10/16 London, UK – The Lower Third
With Periphery, Ne Obliviscaris & Greyhaven:
10/22 Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
10/23 Worcester, MA – The Palladium
10/24 Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
10/26 Toronto, ON – HISTORY
10/27 Montreal, QC – MTELUS
10/29 McKees Rocks, PA – Roxian Theatre
10/30 Chicago, IL – Ramova Theatre
10/31 Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore
11/02 Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
11/03 Salt Lake City, UT – The Union Event Center
11/05 Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
11/06 Seattle, WA – The Moore Theatre
11/08 Sacramento, CA – Channel 24
11/10 Anaheim, CA – House of Blues
11/11 Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
11/13 San Antonio, TX – Boeing Center at Tech Port
11/14 Dallas, TX – The Studio at The Bomb Factory
11/16 St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live
11/17 Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
11/18 Raleigh, NC – The Ritz
