Melty Sauce- Melty Vs. The IcemenLabel: Opco Released 2023 Debut mixtape from local hip hop acolyte Melty Sauce (Zachariah Barr). Meticulously arranged lyrics with surreal imagery and contemplative wonder fill this full length boom bap adventure. Core themes on the strengths of compassion, friendship, resilience, & self acceptance unfold over catchy, melodic beats reminiscent of the late Golden Age sound as it blossomed on the East Coast. Knit together with a treasure chest of

in which sounds - seemingly disconnected - are already there

All the tracks on this re-issue have been re-mixed and re-mastered

Just To See You Smile (Orchestral Mix)

and it made me feel purposeful and happy to write music again

with live versions of their classic songs that easily rival the studio recordings

I just want to be honest

HOT SNAKES added bassist Gar Wood

Anne You Will Sing 2:39

and this was the second of that run

tenor tenderness to hoarse

'Let Love In' preserves the same line-up (Nick Cave

Costing only $900 over a course of 5 days