“A Tension Deficit”

"A Tension Deficit" is coming to vinyl.

Five years after its original release, GRYSKLL's debut EP is heading to physical collectors for the first time, paired with "The Interlude" on one record. The official announcement is coming soon.

GRYSKLL started in 2021 as a group of artists releasing singles and hosting podcast episodes, building a catalog one drop at a time. "A Tension Deficit" was the first time that catalog became something bigger. Some of those early singles got pulled together with new cuts to form GRYSKLL's debut EP.

Most of GRYSKLL's members are over 40, and that history is all over this project. "A Tension Deficit" carries self healing, evolution, and empowerment, told through Hip Hop instead of talked about around it. GRYSKLL calls itself the Expendables of Hip Hop, a crew built for artists the industry passed over.

The EP features Zo the Instrument Being, deMond dUshawn, and Qthulu, with a DJ T-Bear 183 feature on "Bleeding Out." Produced by Dragon's Pitchfork, Qthulu, and Zo the Instrument Being. Cover art by Yani, the Ghost of GRYSKLL, who also added voiceover and arranged the tracklist so the songs moved as one story instead of a collection of loose drops.

For the vinyl pressing, Qthulu remastered "A Tension Deficit" in full, with two verses re-recorded and a handful of other changes throughout. Once the vinyl drops, we're asking listeners to spot what's different between this version and the original.

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Read the original release: [gryskll.com/a-tension-deficit-original]

A TENSION DEFICIT REDUX CREDITS
Remastered and remixed by Qthulu
Verses re-recorded and additional changes made for the vinyl pressing
Executive Produced by Dragon's Pitchfork & Qthulu

ORIGINAL RECORDING CREDITS
Performed by Zo the Instrument Being, deMond dUshawn, Qthulu & DJ T-Bear 183
Produced by Dragon's Pitchfork, Qthulu & Zo the Instrument Being
Cover Art by Yani
Mixed by Qthulu & Reese
Mastered by Reese
Executive Produced by Dragon's Pitchfork & Qthulu

Note: the Deluxe EP on Bandcamp compiles the full album as one uninterrupted track, built so listeners could experience the project as a continuous ride. This page and the vinyl pressing refer to what Qthulu refers to as "A Tension Deficit Redux," the remixed and mastered individual track version.