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Something Wicked This Way Bumps

An Introduction to Graveyard Lofi

No one knows from under which disgusting rock exactly Robert James Orr has crawled, but the result is an undeniable disruption of expectation when it comes to Lo-Fi hip-hop. Tense chords, growling bass lines, and jostling rhythmic patterns pair with dusty production and jazz sensitivities to create a sound that is both jarring and tacitly reserved in its presentation. With lyrics that are abstract, shadowy and opaque yet intimately poetic, he transports the listeners into the precarious landscape that is his mind.

The genesis and exodus of this grimy purveyor of what he has coined "Graveyard Lo-Fi" remain shrouded in mystery, but recent sightings have placed him somewhere in the area of Jacksonville, Florida. Some shreds of folklore from his purported origin of Calvert County, Maryland have suggested an outstanding history of jazz improvisation and a knack for percussion, but there is little to substantiate these claims. All that seems to be present in the form of hard evidence are the stuttering, eerie instrumentals to which audiences have reported a mixture of shock, awe, and an uncomfortable lust. 

Any predictions as to where this malicious maniac will end up next have been fruitless, as this slimy yet debonair villain continues to absolutely ruin the subtle art form of making calming lo-fi instrumental hip-hop for studying playlists. If future investigations yield any further information on his whereabouts, it will be gathered both here on this site, and on his seedy network of various social websites, or provided by one of the various low-life groups listed below, of which he is a known associate:

Tusidies

(Two Cities)

An inside informant was able to confirm that Blakk Dogg is in cahoots with a guitarist of dubious integrity, formerly located in their (alleged) home county of Calvert, MD. This raucous duo holds to the same terrible systematic destruction of lo-fi hip-hop with somewhat psychedelic tendencies, while occasionally treading as close to a calm sanctity as they dare. 

LISTEN TO THE ALBUM HERE

On Parchment

(A Sickening Lyrical Duo)

Having navigated his way to Jacksonville, FL through what is rumored to be an extensive network of underground tunnels, Blakk Dogg managed to yet another individual that shares his mindset of ushering forth a gritty, hip-hop dystopian hellscape. Their lascivious lyrical content and bombarding beats are not for the faint of heart, or stomach. 

LISTEN TO THE ALBUM HERE

Blakk Eel

(A Terrible Twosome)

Reaching out with what we are assuming are tendrils, Blakk Dogg managed to ensnare yet another guitarist (who we have been informed is currently at large in Colorado in the metal band Old Deer) with which he has created an extremely unsettling musical landscape fraught with tension and distortion. We're not sure what causes these handsome and intriguing devils to pursue the utter destruction of everything chill, but their path has left nothing but the smoldering corpses of headphones and earbuds in its wake. 

LISTEN TO THE EP HERE

Classy As We Are

(A Wildly Inaccurate Namesake)

There are many phrases that listeners might use to describe the musical stylings of this duo, but we hardly think the word "classy" is a suitable one. While Blakk Dogg was scrounging around in what must have been the Jacksonville sewer system, he happened upon a piano player with a similarly devious inclination towards sonic malevolence. While some of their recordings dance around the edges of tranquility, they remain largely devoted to disturbing the peace. 

LISTEN TO THE ALBUM HERE

Tutone-Sotirios

(Inexplicably Distasteful)

Blakk Dogg was spotted in years past traipsing around southern Florida and carrying on with a nefarious individual that goes by the name of "Sotirios." This mirthful jokester takes great pleasure in irking the local citizenry with socio-politically charged and spiteful lyricism, not unlike his ne'er-do-well companion, Mr. Dogg. With scathing verses, annoyingly catchy hooks, and Dogg's own brand of disgusting production, this release will hold its place in the annals of failure history for the unforseeable future.