14KT: For My Sanity

Following up The Power of Same the first single off 14KTs new project featuring Muhsinah and remixed by Kaidi Tatham For My Sanity is a freedom project an album rooted in free creation without being tied down by bars patterns scenes and sequences. The intention behind this long-player is clearly stated all throughout the 12 tracks: releasing the angst of the current climate we are facing through collective artistic means. I made all the music really late at night after my day-to-day work as an escape from what I normally do. Paired with the everyday struggles of being an artist it was very stressful hearing about so many deaths-especially due to law enforcement. Making For My Sanity was how I was trying to find peace of mind every night so I could go to sleep. says 14KT. The themes of the album sway gracefully from personal philosophies and creeds to burning social matters and celebration of the importance of family and genuine fruitful friendships. If we were to classify this in a genre we would say For My Sanity is a jazz record at its core but elements of hip hop soul rnb and latin music are easily recognisable and at home on the album. I challenged myself to create a jazz album primarily using Native Instruments Maschine. 85 of the album was created on there. The rest was my amazing friends and myself playing instruments. KT continues. For My Sanity features an array of fellow visionaries - Jimetta Rose Masego Mark de Clive-Lowe Muhsinah James Poyser Stro Elliot Rasheeda Ali Farnell Newton Kris Johnson Magestik Legend - who help deliver the message and further relay the essence of what the album stands for. The journey of this release is a story in itself as the primary thought wasnt for it to be released especially with a label. But when this landed in DJ Gillas inbox and then shared with the First Word team it was clear that the music was right up First Words street.

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