Helluvastate- Tanlines x Adventures in Helluvastate Mixtape

While hunting for more background info on Seattle MC Nacho Picasso one night, I came across the Beacon Hill based artist collective known as Cloud Nice. On top of finding Nacho's old solo and group (BadAssYellowBoyz) mixtapes, I was gifted with a grip of slept on loosies, videos, and mixtapes from his slept on Cloud Nice compadres. Some of my favorite findings within the group come from Thadwick Tristen Trevor III and Swan Coltrane known together as Helluvastate.

As heard on their  Adventures in Helluvastate mixtape that was released this past March, Thadwick and Swan flourish over a flurry of mellow foundations provided by Cloud Nice in-house producers and other random beatsmiths from around the globe.  Despite the "spur of the moment basement demo" origins of the recordings, the tape is cohesive and bubbling with organic chemistry.

To give a great example of what these two are cooking up together, I've uploaded their new summertime jam, Tanlines, that most of us can still appreciate under the glow of our space heaters. If that isn't proof enough, check out the video for their single Brain Champagne from the tape, as well as the full tape download.




Download: Helluvastate- Tanlines



Download: Helluvastate- Adventures in Helluvastate Mixtape // Mediafire