Hip-Hop Review: Spocka Summa’s Progression

Spring in Rhode Island has to be one of my favorite things ever. Part of the reason is, through all of the sporadic rain, we begin getting music that breathes along with you. Insert Spocka Summa & Last Child’s The Progression 001 into the winds of change.

Pressing play for the first time and hearing “what is life without progression” already evokes some serious thought, but hearing the brass behind it gives it even more impact. That’s what this project is full of: luscious sounds painting great pictures over the grand soundscape of instruments, accompanied by Spocka’s you-‘bout-to-get-these-bars attitude. Song by song, The Progression 001 provides some phenomenal transitions. My favorite sequence lets my ears slide as Spocka & Last Child move us from the ironically warm sounding “Winter” to the cooler “Used to Be.” The top three songs carry more weight and appeal than the bottom three, but it all combines together to serve the purpose.

Seeing the fact it was recorded and mixed at B08 Studios also helps me feel the amount of care he put into this project. It’s truly the little things when it comes to music at any level, and being able to notice those little things only adds to the music.

Listen for yourself to catch the dope narrative throughout The Progression 001 and read the comic he’s releasing to provide visual understanding of this project.

Stream the album, read the comic, and see upcoming performances: spockasumma.com