Sliced ‘N’ Dice: Kaz Okamoto’s “Color”

Kobe’s Kaz Okamoto has taken some chopped up vocals…and turned them into an explosion of sound. “Color” jumps all over the place, centered around the skittery female vocals, diving into brief brostep and trap interludes, but never getting sucked down into being a boring banger. It is way too anxious to explore all sonic corners. Listen below.

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