Mndsgn

Pronounced “mind style,” Mndsgn is usually a San Diego-born, New Jersey-raised, Los Angeles-based hip-hop producer having a sound exclusive and unusual enough to land around the vanguard label Rocks Throw. Given birth to Ringgo Ancheta to previous members from the Philippine arm from the Aum Supreme Truth Cult, Mndsgn’s parents had been granted politics asylum in rural NJ. Raised around the edge of the commune without electricity, the near future maker didn’t encounter hip-hop until he hitchhiked to Philadelphia to see today’s world. A downtown citizen described sampling and beat-making, and within your day Mndsgn obtained some equipment. Outings back again to Philadelphia resulted in a proceed to LA, where he released EPs and MP3s on brands like Klipmode and New Selects. The Rocks Throw label authorized the maker in 2014 and released his spaced-out debut LP, Yawn Zen, that 12 months. Bodywash, influenced by post-disco R&B, found its way to 2016.