Reel Notes w/ CineMasai

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My guest this week is New York-based, Florida-born, and Georgia-raised producer and multi instrumentalist Keenyn Omari. We spoke about Eyes Wide Shut and the work of Stanley Kubrick, Marty Supreme and the allure of the antihero, The Lion King, wanting to be recognized for his beats, teaching himself how to play instruments from the sax to his trademark flute, playing music in the subway, appearing on The View with Lizzo, and the creative process behind his 4th Quarter beat tape series.

Metropolitan Avenue Station, Keenyn's latest project of improvisational flute playing from the world-famous train platform, is available now wherever music is sold, streamed, or stolen. Consider copping it via his Bandcamp page. Follow Keenyn on Instagram: @keenynomari. 

Reel Notes stands in solidarity with American immigrants against ICE and the oppressed peoples of Palestine, Congo, Sudan, Tigray, and Haiti. Please consider donating to the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, the Palestine Children's Relief Fund, the Gaza Soup Kitchen, The Zakat Foundation, HealAfrica, FreeTigray, and/or Hope For Haiti. Protest, fight back, and fuck the system. 

My first book, Reel Notes: Culture Writing on the Margins of Music and Movies, is available now, via 4 PM Publishing. Order a digital copy on Amazon.

Follow me on Instagram (@cinemasai), Twitter (@CineMasai_), TikTok (@cinemasai), Letterboxd (@CineMasai), and subscribe to my weekly Nu Musique Friday newsletter to stay tapped in to all things Dylan Green.  Follow Hearing Things at hearingthings.co or @hearingthingsco on all social platforms.

If you'd like to see full video of this and other episodes, join the Reel Notes Patreon at the Homie ($5/month) tier or higher. Each episode is also available to buy individually at $5 for regular episodes and $10 for Reel Talk playbacks (Buy it through a web browser and not the Patreon app. You'll get charged extra if you purchase through the app.) You also get early access to episodes, an invite to our Discord server, access to the Reel Talk archives, and more!

My guest this week is Chicago rapper, producer, and owner of Crushr Records, KILLVONGARD. We spoke about Primetime, Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother, If I Go Will They Miss Me?, Happiness and the movies of Todd Solondz, The Lion King, being unsettled by animatronics, working toward a sound for years, and the creative process, and trials and tribulations, behind his latest album When’s It Going To End? Come fuck with us.

When's It Going To End? is available now wherever music is sold, streamed, or stolen. Consider copping directly from Crushr's Bandcamp page. Follow KVG on Instagram and Twitter: @killvongard. 

Reel Notes stands in solidarity with American immigrants against ICE and the oppressed peoples of Palestine, Congo, Sudan, Tigray, and Haiti. Please consider donating to the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, the Palestine Children's Relief Fund, the Gaza Soup Kitchen, The Zakat Foundation, HealAfrica, FreeTigray, and/or Hope For Haiti. Protest, fight back, and fuck the system. 

My first book, Reel Notes: Culture Writing on the Margins of Music and Movies, is available now, via 4 PM Publishing. Order a digital copy on Amazon.

Follow me on Instagram (@cinemasai), Twitter (@CineMasai_), TikTok (@cinemasai), Letterboxd (@CineMasai), and subscribe to my weekly Nu Musique Friday newsletter to stay tapped in to all things Dylan Green.  Follow Hearing Things at hearingthings.co or @hearingthingsco on all social platforms.

If you'd like to see full video of this and other episodes, join the Reel Notes Patreon at the Homie ($5/month) tier or higher. Each episode is also available to buy individually at $5 for regular episodes and $10 for Reel Talk playbacks (Buy it through a web browser and not the Patreon app. You'll get charged extra if you purchase through the app.) You also get early access to episodes, an invite to our Discord server, access to the Reel Talk archives, and more!

My guest this week is Illinois-based rapper, producer, screenwriter, and director Frank Leone. We spoke about Louise Weard’s Castration Film series, Widow’s Bay, Mulholland Drive and the works of David Lynch, the difference between working on a movie and working on an album, mementos from the blog era, and the creative process behind his projects Fish and FREE IMPATIENCE!, his upcoming EP produced entirely by GKFAM’s Devin Burgess. Come fuck with us.

FREE IMPATIENCE! will be available wherever music is sold, streamed, or stolen on Friday, October 2. Vinyl is available via Fused Arrow Records, which you can preorder on Bandcamp. Follow Frank on Instagram (@frankleone_) and Twitter (@thefrankleone). Follow Devin on Instagram (@devinburgessmusic). 

Reel Notes stands in solidarity with American immigrants against ICE and the oppressed peoples of Palestine, Congo, Sudan, Tigray, and Haiti. Please consider donating to the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, the Palestine Children's Relief Fund, the Gaza Soup Kitchen, The Zakat Foundation, HealAfrica, FreeTigray, and/or Hope For Haiti. Protest, fight back, and fuck the system. 

My first book, Reel Notes: Culture Writing on the Margins of Music and Movies, is available now, via 4 PM Publishing. Order a digital copy on Amazon.

Follow me on Instagram (@cinemasai), Twitter (@CineMasai_), TikTok (@cinemasai), Letterboxd (@CineMasai), and subscribe to my weekly Nu Musique Friday newsletter to stay tapped in to all things Dylan Green.  Follow Hearing Things at hearingthings.co or @hearingthingsco on all social platforms.

If you'd like to see full video of this and other episodes, join the Reel Notes Patreon at the Homie ($5/month) tier or higher. Each episode is also available to buy individually at $5 for regular episodes and $10 for Reel Talk playbacks (Buy it through a web browser and not the Patreon app. You'll get charged extra if you purchase through the app.) You also get early access to episodes, an invite to our Discord server, access to the Reel Talk archives, and more!

My guest this week is North Carolina-based photographer, member of the group massinfluence, and co-founder of FroLab, Cognito! We spoke about Lanterns, Watchmen, Westworld, Spike Lee’s Malcom X, charting hip-hop’s growth from the beginning to now, his time managing a Fat Beats location, forays into event promotion, fashion, and photography, documenting rappers from Black Star to MF DOOM, and the photos at the center of Yasiin Bey’s recent reissue of his 2009 album The Ecstatic. Come fuck with us.

The reissue of The Ecstatic on vinyl, CD, and cassette tape, as well as the deluxe edition vinyl paired with a book of Cognito's photos, is all available now via Rhymesayers Entertainment. The album can be purchased digitally on Bandcamp and streamed exclusively via Qobuz. Follow Cognito on Instagram (@cognito333) and Twitter (@FROLAB), and check out his personal website to stay tapped in with all things Cognito. 

Reel Notes stands in solidarity with American immigrants against ICE and the oppressed peoples of Palestine, Congo, Sudan, Tigray, and Haiti. Please consider donating to the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, the Palestine Children's Relief Fund, the Gaza Soup Kitchen, The Zakat Foundation, HealAfrica, FreeTigray, and/or Hope For Haiti. Protest, fight back, and fuck the system. 

My first book, Reel Notes: Culture Writing on the Margins of Music and Movies, is available now, via 4 PM Publishing. Order a digital copy on Amazon.

Follow me on Instagram (@cinemasai), Twitter (@CineMasai_), TikTok (@cinemasai), Letterboxd (@CineMasai), and subscribe to my weekly Nu Musique Friday newsletter to stay tapped in to all things Dylan Green.  Follow Hearing Things at hearingthings.co or @hearingthingsco on all social platforms.

If you'd like to see full video of this and other episodes, join the Reel Notes Patreon at the Homie ($5/month) tier or higher. Each episode is also available to buy individually at $5 for regular episodes and $10 for Reel Talk playbacks (Buy it through a web browser and not the Patreon app. You'll get charged extra if you purchase through the app.) You also get early access to episodes, an invite to our Discord server, access to the Reel Talk archives, and more!

My guest this week is London rapper-producer and engineer Omari Lyseight. We spoke about Toy Story 5, Pokémon, Garfield, Cats & Dogs, his connection to both London and New York, his time with Trackout Records and Ammi Boyz, sharpening his skills on SoundCloud, linking with Mike and Earl Sweatshirt, a handful of his placements, and the creative process behind his debut album Digital, out now via Surf Gang Records. Come fuck with us.

Digital is available wherever music is sold, streamed, or stolen. Consider copping on Bandcamp, and read my review of the album on Pitchfork. Follow Omari on Instagram (@omari_lyseight) and Twitter (@OmariLyseight). Follow Surf Gang on Instagram (@surfgang1) and Twitter (@1surfgang).

Reel Notes stands in solidarity with American immigrants against ICE and the oppressed peoples of Palestine, Congo, Sudan, Tigray, and Haiti. Please consider donating to the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, the Palestine Children's Relief Fund,  The Palestinian Youth Movement, The Zakat Foundation, HealAfrica, FreeTigray, and/or Hope For Haiti. Protest, fight back, and fuck the system. 

My first book, Reel Notes: Culture Writing on the Margins of Music and Movies, is available now, via 4 PM Publishing. Order a digital copy on Amazon.

Follow me on Instagram (@cinemasai), Twitter (@CineMasai_), TikTok (@cinemasai), Letterboxd (@CineMasai), and subscribe to my weekly Nu Musique Friday newsletter to stay tapped in to all things Dylan Green.  Follow Hearing Things at hearingthings.co or @hearingthingsco on all social platforms.

If you'd like to see full video of this and other episodes, join the Reel Notes Patreon at the Homie ($5/month) tier or higher. Each episode is also available to buy individually at $5 for regular episodes and $10 for Reel Talk playbacks (Buy it through a web browser and not the Patreon app. You'll get charged extra if you purchase through the app.) You also get early access to episodes, an invite to our Discord server, access to the Reel Talk archives, and more!

My guest this week is New York-born rapper, poet, activist, actor, and author, Saul Williams. We spoke about Michael, John Cassavetes’s Gloria, Spike Lee’s Malcolm X, his love for horror films and how The Shining inspired him to become an actor, growing older with hip-hop and several anecdotes about the old and the new of the genre, working on the film Neptune Frost with his wife Anisia Uzeyman, the power of sticking to your morals over a 30-year career, sociopolitical art, and the creative process behind Leap Life, his first solo album in seven years. Come fuck with us.

Leap Life is available now wherever music is sold, streamed, or stolen. Consider copping directly from Saul's Bandcamp page or on physical via Ninja Tune. Follow Saul on Instagram and Twitter (@saulwilliams) and TikTok (@saulwilliams29).

Reel Notes stands in solidarity with American immigrants against ICE and the oppressed peoples of Palestine, Congo, Sudan, Tigray, and Haiti. Please consider donating to the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, the Palestine Children's Relief Fund,  The Palestinian Youth Movement, The Zakat Foundation, HealAfrica, FreeTigray, and/or Hope For Haiti. Protest, fight back, and fuck the system. 

My first book, Reel Notes: Culture Writing on the Margins of Music and Movies, is available now, via 4 PM Publishing. Order a digital copy on Amazon.

Follow me on Instagram (@cinemasai), Twitter (@CineMasai_), TikTok (@cinemasai), Letterboxd (@CineMasai), and subscribe to my weekly Nu Musique Friday newsletter to stay tapped in to all things Dylan Green.  Follow Hearing Things at hearingthings.co or @hearingthingsco on all social platforms.

If you'd like to see full video of this and other episodes, join the Reel Notes Patreon at the Homie ($5/month) tier or higher. Each episode is also available to buy individually at $5 for regular episodes and $10 for Reel Talk playbacks (Buy it through a web browser and not the Patreon app. You'll get charged extra if you purchase through the app.) You also get early access to episodes, an invite to our Discord server, access to the Reel Talk archives, and more!

My guest this week is New York-based engineer, producer, and college professor Willie Green. We spoke about Spider-Man: Brand New Day and all things MCU, Jaws, Transformers, picking up a love of music from his uncle, what it means to produce, mix, and master a record, his history with billy woods and Backwoodz Studioz, the history behind his GreenHouse Recordings studio, and the creative process behind his album Doc Savage, the 10th anniversary remaster of which is out now. Come fuck with us.

Doc Savage remaster is available now wherever music is sold, streamed, or stolen. Consider copping the original from Willie Green's Bandcamp page. Follow Willie Green on Instagram and Twitter: @williegreen1. Follow The GreenHouse on Instagram: @ghrecordingbk. 

Reel Notes stands in solidarity with American immigrants against ICE and the oppressed peoples of Palestine, Congo, Sudan, Tigray, and Haiti. Please consider donating to the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, the Palestine Children's Relief Fund,  The Palestinian Youth Movement, The Zakat Foundation, HealAfrica, FreeTigray, and/or Hope For Haiti. Protest, fight back, and fuck the system. 

My first book, Reel Notes: Culture Writing on the Margins of Music and Movies, is available now, via 4 PM Publishing. Order a digital copy on Amazon.

Follow me on Instagram (@cinemasai), Twitter (@CineMasai_), TikTok (@cinemasai), Letterboxd (@CineMasai), and subscribe to my weekly Nu Musique Friday newsletter to stay tapped in to all things Dylan Green.  Follow Hearing Things at hearingthings.co or @hearingthingsco on all social platforms.

If you'd like to see full video of this and other episodes, join the Reel Notes Patreon at the Homie ($5/month) tier or higher. Each episode is also available to buy individually at $5 for regular episodes and $10 for Reel Talk playbacks (Buy it through a web browser and not the Patreon app. You'll get charged extra if you purchase through the app.) You also get early access to episodes, an invite to our Discord server, access to the Reel Talk archives, and more!

My guest this week is Maryland-born, California-based producer, multi-instrumentalist, and game designer, Kenny Segal. We spoke about The Odyssey, Spaceballs, The Burbs, his history doing foley and scoring work for commercials, his relationship with video games, why he favors a low-tech approach to making music, being the musical director for Armand Hammer’s Tiny Desk concert, and the creative process behind he and Open Mike Eagle’s debut collab album Doomed! Come fuck with us.

Doomed! is available now wherever music is sold, streamed, or stolen. Consider copping it from Mike's Bandcamp page. Follow Kenny on Instagram and Twitter: @kennysegal. Follow Open Mike Eagle on Instagram (@open_mike_eagle), Twitter (@mike_eagle), and TikTok (@openmikeeagle0). 

Reel Notes stands in solidarity with American immigrants against ICE and the oppressed peoples of Palestine, Congo, Sudan, Tigray, and Haiti. Please consider donating to the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, the Palestine Children's Relief Fund,  The Palestinian Youth Movement, The Zakat Foundation, HealAfrica, FreeTigray, and/or Hope For Haiti. Protest, fight back, and fuck the system. 

My first book, Reel Notes: Culture Writing on the Margins of Music and Movies, is available now, via 4 PM Publishing. Order a digital copy on Amazon.

Follow me on Instagram (@cinemasai), Twitter (@CineMasai_), TikTok (@cinemasai), Letterboxd (@CineMasai), and subscribe to my weekly Nu Musique Friday newsletter to stay tapped in to all things Dylan Green.  Follow Hearing Things at hearingthings.co or @hearingthingsco on all social platforms.

If you'd like to see full video of this and other episodes, join the Reel Notes Patreon at the Homie ($5/month) tier or higher. Each episode is also available to buy individually at $5 for regular episodes and $10 for Reel Talk playbacks (Buy it through a web browser and not the Patreon app. You'll get charged extra if you purchase through the app.) You also get early access to episodes, an invite to our Discord server, access to the Reel Talk archives, and more!

My guest this week is California rapper-producer, drummer, and skateboarder Cletus Strap. We spoke about Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, Belly, From, the Scary Movie series, coming into his own as a drummer before he started rapping and producing, making 2022’s St. Cletus with the producer Luzine, meeting Sideshow and Earl Sweatshirt, he and Earl’s creative partnership, managing snooty rap fans’ expectations, and the creative process behind Cletus’s Tan Cressida debut rappers suck, from the music to its collage cover art. Come fuck with us.

rappers suck is available now wherever music is sold, streamed, or stolen. Consider copping a CD or T-shirt via Tan Cressida Records's website. Follow Cletus on Instagram (@wefuckeditallup) and Twitter (@cletusstrap). Follow Tan Cressida on Instagram: @tancressidarecords.

Reel Notes stands in solidarity with American immigrants against ICE and the oppressed peoples of Palestine, Congo, Sudan, Tigray, and Haiti. Please consider donating to the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, the Palestine Children's Relief Fund,  The Palestinian Youth Movement, The Zakat Foundation, HealAfrica, FreeTigray, and/or Hope For Haiti. Protest, fight back, and fuck the system. 

My first book, Reel Notes: Culture Writing on the Margins of Music and Movies, is available now, via 4 PM Publishing. Order a digital copy on Amazon.

Follow me on Instagram (@cinemasai), Twitter (@CineMasai_), TikTok (@cinemasai), Letterboxd (@CineMasai), and subscribe to my weekly Nu Musique Friday newsletter to stay tapped in to all things Dylan Green.  Follow Hearing Things at hearingthings.co or @hearingthingsco on all social platforms.

If you'd like to see full video of this and other episodes, join the Reel Notes Patreon at the Homie ($5/month) tier or higher. Each episode is also available to buy individually at $5 for regular episodes and $10 for Reel Talk playbacks (Buy it through a web browser and not the Patreon app. You'll get charged extra if you purchase through the app.) You also get early access to episodes, an invite to our Discord server, access to the Reel Talk archives, and more!

My guest this week is New York producer, composer, and pianist six†een. We spoke about Independence Day, Gregg Araki’s I Want Your Sex, the 2018 documentary Shakedown, The Handmaiden, developing her skills as a pianist and beatmaker, knowing when to keep her acoustic and digital musical practices separate and when to bring them together, and the creative process behind her 2025 album Cyber Insecurity and she and Teller Bank$’s collaborative album 3x6x𐕣 =666, 3x1x𐕣=111 3x7x𐕣 =777,3x5x𐕣=555 3x9x𐕣 =999,3x3x𐕣=333 (Mathematics). Come fuck with us.

3x6x𐕣 =666, 3x1x𐕣=111 3x7x𐕣 =777,3x5x𐕣=555 3x9x𐕣 =999,3x3x𐕣=333 (Mathematics) is available now wherever music is sold, streamed, or stolen. Consider copping directly from Teller's Bandcamp page. Consider copping Cyber Insecurity from six†een's Bandcamp page. Follow six†een on Instagram (@sseize_her) and check out her Linktree page to stay tapped in with all things six†een. 

Reel Notes stands in solidarity with American immigrants against ICE and the oppressed peoples of Palestine, Congo, Sudan, Tigray, and Haiti. Please consider donating to the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, the Palestine Children's Relief Fund,  The Palestinian Youth Movement, The Zakat Foundation, HealAfrica, FreeTigray, and/or Hope For Haiti. Protest, fight back, and fuck the system. 

My first book, Reel Notes: Culture Writing on the Margins of Music and Movies, is available now, via 4 PM Publishing. Order a digital copy on Amazon.

Follow me on Instagram (@cinemasai), Twitter (@CineMasai_), TikTok (@cinemasai), Letterboxd (@CineMasai), and subscribe to my weekly Nu Musique Friday newsletter to stay tapped in to all things Dylan Green.  Follow Hearing Things at hearingthings.co or @hearingthingsco on all social platforms.