Lehigh Valley-based hip-hop group, The Xenomorph, join us for a Shards Session recorded in November 2019. The two members of the group are Bethlehem rapper NyteXing and Allentown artist and producer Johnny Five. And if all of those names didn’t clue you in, you can expect lots of references from comics, movies, cartoons, and gaming in their music, especially from NyteXing who says he’s a “gamer not a gangster.” It’s important that we mention that since we recorded this session, NyteXing changed the name he makes music under to GR3YS0N, so make sure you follow his new moniker.
For this session, the duo perform a song together and both members perform their own solo material. It’s three sessions in one on this edition of Tape Swap Radio!
---------PART ONE---------
Introduction (0:37)
Great Wave - Garlic & Sage (2:27)
Scruft - Happy Day (5:37)
Service Dog - Looking Up [Demo] (9:14)
---------PART TWO---------
NyteXing - Civil War (14:46)
NyteXing - Player One (17:56)
NyteXing - Playin 4 Keeps (20:35)
The Xenomorph - War Is Raw (23:15)
The Xenomorph - Interview Part 1 (27:41)
Johnny Five - Erron Black (32:35)
Johnny Five - Abigail & The Gravemaker (35:47)
Johnny Five - Trouble with the Devil (40:57)
The Xenomorph - Interview Part 2 (44:50)
GROUP PICK: CapCizza - Real Recognize Real (49:06)
GROUP PICK: Pentley Holmes - Shape Up (52:54)
---------PART THREE---------
Arch of Love - Remain in Light (58:23)
The Joint Chiefs of Math - World Beyond (1:02:44)
The Jawnstowne Standard - As Years Pass (1:06:41)
