Rebel G Society – Don Almighty – Wolves & Demons (Album Review)

In today’s review, we will revisit an act that has graced this platform with his innovation and positive attitude towards pushing the boundaries of music as well as taking reception clearly and succinctly, using the words from our interpretation of his music to not only improve his craft but adapt to it in a classy manner. Meet Rebel G Society. If you haven’t heard of him through this platform, you surely must, and you can access all previous records of his artistry here. I also recommend that you read through these articles for context, as it gives you a clear breakdown of who Rebel G Society is and what fuels his artistic endeavors.

This time around, he presents a fully remastered evolution of his original concept album, Wolves Among Us. It has been reimagined with the utmost of precision and ambition. This 20-track project dives deep into a darker, more cinematic realm, blending aggressive trap rhythms with immersive electronic textures. Rebel G Society aims to set out to create a bold, three-dimensional sonic experience, to create something that feels like you’re living inside a dystopian movie soundtrack.

In this reiteration of the original release, he pushed his production further, applying advanced mastering techniques and new creative tools to build a dynamic soundscape that hits even harder, deeper, and with more emotional intensity than the original. Every track was produced, written, and recorded in his home studio, with some tracks written as far back as last year. However, they have been re-engineered to serve the upgraded vision.

This album’s inspiration drew heavily from Kanye’s ‘Donda’, ‘The Life of Pablo’, and even the chaotic energy of ‘Yeezus’. Like those projects mentioned, Wolves & Demons‘ aim is to break the rules sonically and emotionally. He obsessed over every detail, from transitions and vocal textures to the way each basslines resonates, to make sure the final project wasn’t just an album, but a full experience. This album is a resurrection with sharper teeth and a bigger purpose.

I definitely think that this is a new and improved version of the original version of the album. The mastering techniques in this elevates the musical experience to make it seem more cinematic, with an interesting approach to panning as well as making the ‘depths’ of the deeper tracks more deeper, making sure that it goes through your veins and not just as a surface-level continuation of tracks.

A lot of these songs still stand their ground when it comes to the aspect of innovation, with songs that do not necessarily adhere to the norms and conventions of any genre- in fact, there’s a lot of cross-genre multiplication going on within these tracks, as Rebel G Society seamlessly weaves through his classic and distinctive flavour of trap, hip-hop, electronica as well as some Afrobeats and dancehall influences. These are not songs meant to fit a ‘stereotype’ of what a given album is, all of these songs have a storyline infused into them and the compositional elements as well as mastering choices are customised within each segment in order to honour the artistic eye behind it.

There’s highs within the album that can fit the mood of sass and ambition, and there’s graceful lows within this album that cinematically explore a more toned-down and mellow approach, giving you all the bang for your buck when it comes to emotion. It’s extremely multifaceted and truly has something for everyone and every feel.

I’d say, this is definitely an improvement, and an album that you must listen to especially if you are attuned to the musical overlaps within its inspirational base. This time, the high quality of mastering matches the innovation and thought put behind the composition of all of these tracks, leading to a perfect synergy that will significantly elevate your listening experience. Moreover, Rebel G Society has an incredible track record when it comes to being consistent with his releases, all while being innovative- a hard balance for most to achieve.

SCORE/Excellent: Rebel G Society returns to this platform with his wonderful balance of consistency and innovation, reinventing a previous work to fuel the creation of ‘Wolves & Demons’. It is a cinematic and multi-faceted album that has exciting rhythms and emotional pieces to truly connect to anyone as a listener and stands on its own as an interesting body of work.

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