Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
Tottenham rapper Reek0 joined CLASH for a live showcase and interview at Metropolis Studios, in association with our partners Avirex.
On his debut EP ‘Good Dreams’, Reek0 emerged as a precocious, at times cerebral and abstract MC; his underground sensibility in songs that carry with it a quotidian, street-level resonance, setting him apart from the homogenized scene at large.
Reek0 evolved his sound further on collaborative EP ‘Wun 2’ - a 6-track project doused in the neon-tinged glow of after-hours thrills and comedowns, and a document of a transformative period for both Reek-0 and core collaborator IZCO. “We both went through a crazy year of adapting, navigating lots of personal stuff. The project gave us the ability to process and release what we’d been going through. There’s a lot of emotion tied to this project,” Reek-0 continues.
Relishing the opportunity to perform at Metropolis Studios, Reek0 deviated from a solitary one or two-man stage set up. For the occasion, he was flanked by a revolving door of friends and session musicians: “I put together some of my mates who are these crazy, talented musicians. It’s people who have never played a show and people who played Coachella coming together. We’re creating from scratch.”
#reek0 #izco
Tottenham rapper Reek0 joined CLASH for a live showcase and interview at Metropolis Studios, in association with our partners Avirex.
On his debut EP ‘Good Dreams’, Reek0 emerged as a precocious, at times cerebral and abstract MC; his underground sensibility in songs that carry with it a quotidian, street-level resonance, setting him apart from the homogenized scene at large.
Reek0 evolved his sound further on collaborative EP ‘Wun 2’ - a 6-track project doused in the neon-tinged glow of after-hours thrills and comedowns, and a document of a transformative period for both Reek-0 and core collaborator IZCO. “We both went through a crazy year of adapting, navigating lots of personal stuff. The project gave us the ability to process and release what we’d been going through. There’s a lot of emotion tied to this project,” Reek-0 continues.
Relishing the opportunity to perform at Metropolis Studios, Reek0 deviated from a solitary one or two-man stage set up. For the occasion, he was flanked by a revolving door of friends and session musicians: “I put together some of my mates who are these crazy, talented musicians. It’s people who have never played a show and people who played Coachella coming together. We’re creating from scratch.”
#reek0 #izco


![Mnelia | Next Wave 125
“For the average lover, heartbreak isn’t a stranger.” It’s with this sentiment that Mnelia created her latest EP, ‘Closure Tapes’, her “heartbreak bible.” While the record was born out of a period of intense pain and grief for the artist, her focus has always been on what the music would do for others; her own healing secondary. “When I decided to become vulnerable within my artistry, it was more of a choice for the people that were supporting me than for myself,” Mnelia explains. “My favourite artists are the sacrificial ones. They’re the ones that put it all in because they care more about what it’s doing for the world. There’s so much more reward in giving than there is in taking.”
Five years on from her first release, and three years since her single ‘Say Yeah’ put Mnelia on the map, ‘Closure Tapes’ arrives after a deeply reflective time. “It’s been a rollercoaster but everything’s happened exactly how it needed to,” Mnelia ruminates. She looks back fondly on her musical roadmap, cherishing the lessons she’s learned along the way.
The EP features a number of collaborations, from South London Drill artist Kwengface to American R&B dynamo, Jayla Darden. Closest to Mnelia’s heart, however, is a link up for the remix of ‘Genesis’ with three of her best friends, Miraa May, Joyce Wrice and Bellah. “The whole project is about personal experiences, so if I was to bring anybody in [for the remix], it’s going to be these girls, without a shadow of a doubt,” Mnelia says. “In my personal life, they’ve been my pillars of support, but it’s also such a privilege to have friends that do the same thing as you in terms of career.”
Read the full interview: https://www.clashmusic.com/next-wave/next-wave-1130-mnelia/ Mnelia | Next Wave 125](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/uQF1RDyhj9M/mqdefault.jpg)







