Inside Augmented Hip Hop
Drums and cadence give Augmented Hip Hop its center. Vocoder color, glitch and synthetic texture make room around them.
The synthetic details are easy to notice: a vocoder voice, a glitch in the texture, a wash of synthwave color. Augmented Hip Hop puts those sounds beside heavy drums and the cadence of the song.
That combination is a starting point for this sound, with plenty of room for it to change.
A question inside the beat
“What About Being Human” brings hip hop, techno and synthwave together around its central question. You can follow its subject, or begin with the rhythm and notice the question later.
“Glitch With Me” takes a more playful approach. It turns a break in the pattern into an invitation. The machine texture is part of the groove; there is room for people inside it.
“Augmented” names that added texture. The drums, cadence and synthetic details can take different roles from one song to the next.
Listen for where the drums stay clear, where the voice changes character, and where the synthetic detail moves forward or steps back. Those relationships give you something specific to listen for on a return visit.