Maya Shipman PKA Suzi Analogue of Never Normal Records [interview]
In this edition of A2IM’s Featured Executive column, we’re highlighting the work and accomplishments of Maya “Suzi Analogue” Shipman, the founder/owner/operator of Never Normal Records, based in Miami, FL.
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Maya “Suzi Analogue” Shipman is a prolific Producer, Songwriter, Composer, Member Of DISCWOMAN Collective, The Recording Academy & Creator Of Never Normal Records based in Miami, FL.
Hidden Gem: Manonmars – Manonmars (2018)
Image courtesy of Paulina Korobkiewicz Hidden Gem: Manonmars – Manonmars (2018) By Reece Beckett on
Manonmars, the self-titled debut record from Young Echo member Jack Richardson, sounds a shocking amount like the end of the world. Being the love-child of young visual artist, photographer and rapper Manonmars and brilliant producer O$VMV$M (the bleaker of their two projects –
In Colour, released last year, is much lighter and still great),
Manonmars brilliantly capture a significant point in British hip-hop culture without seeming to care – this may be the first post-grime record, one that sees the typically excitable video-game sound of grime (a lot of early grime was actually produced on the original Playstation, and Skepta’s