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A Maui boy with Cali roots, Demune (pronounced ‘de moon’) is easily the one of the most thorough artists in the Hawai`i music scene right now.
His recent release, Crossbreeding and Grafting (Ponowai Flora and Subversiv* Records) features dark, quirky, intricate music–and artwork–that defies genre classification, but his flows put him firmly in the underground hiphop camp.
Demune chose the bold and too often over-looked step of including the lyrics with his album, but took the time to break it down further for QuadMag about one of our favorite tracks, “A Ceilings Observations,” produced by Orphan (Plague Language).
“The first verse speaks about me and my lady’s struggle with school and her future goals, while we were keeping our relationship going long distance,” he explains in a charming westside-meets-island accent.
“The second verse is about my struggles as an independent musician not sticking to the socially acceptable forms of expression, but keeping strong in belief towards my vision.
“The whole song encompasses a vision I hold, in which I feel that we have to strive for a work ethic and drive higher than what’s standard in our society.”
Well all right.
Demune also did QuadMag the favor of sharing a new release from fellow label-mate RushYA, on which he is featured: “Six Million Ways to Live.”
Enjoy.
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