The Hidden Track
Moon Safari

Smino’s BLKSwn era—centered on the 2017 mixtape/album BLKSwn—feels like a zip file of inventive Midwestern vibes compressed and delivered with cinematic swagger. The title itself, a phonetic wink at “Black Swan,” signals transformation: Smino takes familiar elements—soul, rap, R&B, funk, jazz—and recompresses them into something elastic, playful, and singular.

Smino Blkswn zip

Richard Bodin

Twenty years after another similar experience, I decided to try again and created The Hidden Track. I enjoy music in many form, labels don't really matter, as long a it makes me feel alive...

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