SBTRKT
SBTRKT (pronounced "subtract") is the electronic music project of Aaron Jer… Read Full Bio ↴SBTRKT (pronounced "subtract") is the electronic music project of Aaron Jerome, a producer based in London. Initially know for the tribal masks he and his collaborators wore in their live performances, Jerome shed the masks in the run-up to this fourth album, "The Rat Road."
SBTRKT debuted in 2009 with remixes of artists like Radiohead, M.I.A, Basement Jaxx (‘Scars’) and Franz Ferdinand (‘Send Him Away’). These remixes gained the attention of radio DJs and tastemaker blogs, leading to more releases on Brainmath label, Ramp and Young.
His 2011 eponymous debut SBTRKT was critically acclaimed, featuring starmaking turns from artists like Jessie Ware and Sampha. Jerome's collaboration with Sampha had begun in 2010, with the two working to hone their music production skills together in Jerome's London apartment. The creative bond would extend across all of the subsequent SBTRKT albums. Jerome followed up his debut album with 2014's Wonder Where We Land, featuring contributions from Caroline Polachek, A$AP Ferg, alongside Ware, Sampha, and Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig.
SBTRKT's third project -- 2016's Save Yourself -- saw Jerome tackling xenophobia, political corruption, and the toils of being an artist under capitalism. Featuring contributions from Shelley FKA DRAM, The-Dream, and Sampha, the project was initially positioned as a rejection of the traditional album format, with Jerome writing upon release that "this is not an album" and that "culturally, albums now feel like a means to prove you are a "real" artist. To release an album, you turn yourself over to traditional label cycles and the end of increasing sales, leaving behind the creative spirit that brought the music to life in the first place."
After releasing Save Yourself, Jerome took an extended hiatus, returning in 2023 with his fourth project The Rat Road. Again inspired by the dire sociopolitical context, Jerome sought to send up the idea of the "rat race," while also stepping more fully into the spotlight and reclaiming his artistry and the narrative surrounding the SBTRKT project. In the lead-up to the album's release, Jerome discussed his South Asian heritage, how the initial anonymity of the SBTRKT project alienated him from his art, and how during his hiatus from the project he sought to hone his skills. The album was released on May 5, 2023.
http://sbtrkt.com
SBTRKT debuted in 2009 with remixes of artists like Radiohead, M.I.A, Basement Jaxx (‘Scars’) and Franz Ferdinand (‘Send Him Away’). These remixes gained the attention of radio DJs and tastemaker blogs, leading to more releases on Brainmath label, Ramp and Young.
His 2011 eponymous debut SBTRKT was critically acclaimed, featuring starmaking turns from artists like Jessie Ware and Sampha. Jerome's collaboration with Sampha had begun in 2010, with the two working to hone their music production skills together in Jerome's London apartment. The creative bond would extend across all of the subsequent SBTRKT albums. Jerome followed up his debut album with 2014's Wonder Where We Land, featuring contributions from Caroline Polachek, A$AP Ferg, alongside Ware, Sampha, and Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig.
SBTRKT's third project -- 2016's Save Yourself -- saw Jerome tackling xenophobia, political corruption, and the toils of being an artist under capitalism. Featuring contributions from Shelley FKA DRAM, The-Dream, and Sampha, the project was initially positioned as a rejection of the traditional album format, with Jerome writing upon release that "this is not an album" and that "culturally, albums now feel like a means to prove you are a "real" artist. To release an album, you turn yourself over to traditional label cycles and the end of increasing sales, leaving behind the creative spirit that brought the music to life in the first place."
After releasing Save Yourself, Jerome took an extended hiatus, returning in 2023 with his fourth project The Rat Road. Again inspired by the dire sociopolitical context, Jerome sought to send up the idea of the "rat race," while also stepping more fully into the spotlight and reclaiming his artistry and the narrative surrounding the SBTRKT project. In the lead-up to the album's release, Jerome discussed his South Asian heritage, how the initial anonymity of the SBTRKT project alienated him from his art, and how during his hiatus from the project he sought to hone his skills. The album was released on May 5, 2023.
http://sbtrkt.com
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SBTRKT Lyrics
Coppa Can't you tell my pockets smell like copper? Good don't alwa…
CREEPIN INTERLUDE Creepin', creepin' Creepin', creepin' Creepin', creepin' Cre…
D DOUBLE E INTERLUDE I've got the cure and the remedy Got to protect my…
DAYS GO BY I called just to see if you could still go…
Demons Ran out of time, get things right, guess I gotta…
Everybody Knows Everybody knows that you're shifty Everybody knows that you …
FORWARD Baby, gotta get yourself together (yeah) Pushing it, through…
GHOST I just wanna ghost, I could fade away We could plan…
Gon Stay And Gemma waited She's gon stay Until she tells him What she…
Higher Got this feeling going higher Higher, higher, higher I got t…
Hold On Oh How'd you mean?, What do you mean you're not coming…
I SEE A STAIR You came into my world Smoky swirls, writing our history I l…
If It Happens Make it up, as we go along The composer's problem Yeah, …
L.F.O. Cleared out my direction, went forward (ooh) An unknown inte…
Limitless I just went along, no questioning Even on my own Yeah Caugh…
Living Like I Do Time, oh time Got sucked into a culture, living like you…
Look At Stars On my way home I look at the stars…
Look Away From the moment that she When she told you how she But…
Miss The Days It's like we face our time when we try to…
Never Never It's complicated when you gravitate towards yourself On the …
New Dorp New York My girl's got a minimum Keep it stuck right there 'til…
NO INTENTION Running it Always something that we want And you can't give…
Pharaohs Boy I (I) need me a gold (gold) crown. (x4) We…
Pharoahs Boy I (I) need me a gold (gold) crown. (x4) We…
Problem Had a problem, I can't leave it alone There's a problem…
Remnant Right through Right through Right through Right through Brea…
Right Thing to Do Walking alone I'm in the red lines Trying to find, find…
Sanctuary Oh Oh Ah Ah Oh Oh Ah Ah If I get to…
Something Goes Right Yeah, something goes right, Yeah, something goes right, Yeah…
Spaced Out You the one, yeah yeah Look at how the planets form…
Temporary View I see the ones that call it Tears are bathing from…
The Light Skin burn, my eyes hurt And I always leave my curtains…
Trials of the Past So young so how were you to know know know You're…
Voices In My Head Uh, feel my heart beating Ah, Daddy has flown to paradise H…
Waiting I been waiting for this moment my whole life I done…
War Drums We danced into a forest With love at our feet I'll wait,…
Wasted Wasted You got me wasted You got me wasted You got me wasted…
Wildfire Wassup, real nigga doing real stuff Get a lot of money,…
Wonder Where We Land If you're only passing by If we were only passing time,…
You Love You love me, love me, love me You love me, love…