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Welcome to Success

by Paranoid Castle

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Welcome to Success 04:34
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I Don't (Really Miss You) 03:30
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I Know I Know 03:25
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Cemetery 03:32
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Fantastic Song 03:20
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Fear of Missing Out 02:53
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Meditate feat. Myka 9 04:07
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I Got It For You 03:26
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Wait For Me 02:40
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Laugh Out Loud 02:37
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What is success? And what’s left after the party’s over?

Backed by the lush, vivid beats of Canadian producer Factor, Bay Area emcee Kirby Dominant ponders the perils of self-actualization on their third LP together as Paranoid Castle. Are the trappings of success smoke screens for inner turmoil or are they success itself? Do the drugs and women provide joy or fleeting escape? How long can one keep clawing out at temporary pleasures in the wake of unresolved anguish?

Kirby’s narratives reflect upon these and a host of other grown man queries. And if the answers don’t come, what does come, is hope. “If the sun comes back to town, I want to be around,” Kirby sings on the catchy, ebullient hook to “Fear of Missing Out.” He maintains his sense of humor in the face of being broke on “Laugh Out Loud,” drops a hilarious one-liner here and there on “Cemetery,” and finds traces of positivity through gritted teeth.

Welcome To Success, the culmination of a 13-year working relationship, showcases two seasoned vets playing off each other’s strengths and making a grand artistic statement. Kirby continues to sharpen his delivery and singing chops with each release, often rapping and crooning on the same track and shifting moods between verse and chorus. Incorporating live instrumentation and samples, Factor’s dynamic beats accentuate the emcee’s ruminations while making statements of their own.

Welcome To Success is grown man music, unafraid to ask painful questions and wise enough to make you laugh if you don’t like the answers.

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released January 5, 2015

Lyrics: Kirby Dominant
Beats: Factor

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Factor Chandelier's production combines smooth melodic moods and live instruments over immaculate drums put together seemingly effortlessly to create a distinct sound of his own and it's for this reason he's consistently banging out one-of-a-kind beats as one of underground music’s favourite producers. Factor continues to make waves with his innovative sound. ... more

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