Listen To Christoph El Truento and Brandn Shiraz's 'NO WARNING' EP

An earthshaking local collab if I ever saw one, Tāmaki Makaurau production maestro Christoph El Truento and rap kingpin Brandn Shiraz join forces on the new NO WARNING collection. Launched casually last night, the pair seemingly have a bottomless bag of ideas to draw upon like a modern day Felix the Cat, getting downright dubby in the free-flowing mix as Shiraz busts out lyrical wizardry both abstract and fiercely on-point — declaring in the title track "These brothers close to getting their heart break / Me I'm close to killing in broad day..." and sticking the knife into dozy record execs. A creative high from top to tail, NO WARNING feels like a standout 2022 release to this listener, smash play below...