Dynamic and compelling, this release really has a lot to offer, thanks to the many elements that characterize the release itself and which flow smoothly and organic throughout the whole album.

First of all, there is a continuous and melodic groove, which moves from track to track. But rather than feeding a winning pattern to be repeated almost everywhere, Ikonen’s work brings something new to each tune. The asynchronous structures that unfold create an impeccable context to leave room for theatrical acts that are now mild, now more intense.

And while everything is still exquisitely balanced, thrilling word plays guide us through the crests and valleys drawn by the ten songs that make up ‘With Chinaski’.

A certain tension flows through the entire album, as a sort of latent energy, modulated in an uninhibited way with the careful use of a potentiometer. Thus Ikonen surprise us taking us from almost subdued atmospheric brackets to the amplitude of big bombastic vibrations.

Undoubtedly, an album to be discovered and rediscovered with every listen, ‘With Chinaski’ is something we would like to recommend to all good music lovers, not just hip hop aficionados.