Spaceman's new single, "Geometry," featuring the always articulate Kyle Rapps and produced by the mysterious The Suspect (Allegedly), is the third installment of Spaceman's "Social Skills" series, and it may be the most thought-provoking chapter yet. "Geometry" also plunges headlong into the pros and cons of pattern recognition or, as Spaceman has put it, "maybe the pitfalls of pattern recognition." It's a song that makes you take a second look at what you think you know.
What begins as a head-nodder turns gradually into a philosophical corkscrew, questioning how we perceive the repetitive rhythms of our existence, and whether, sometimes, seeing too clearly can be a curse. Spaceman's voice is gentle but insistent, a guided tour through the invisible frameworks that mould us. Kyle Rapps appears, a transfer of energy that you won't feel because you'll still be running at breakneck speed. The master of saying so much with a whisper, Kyle brings a quiet gravity. His lines brood with meaning that creeps up on you. "I knew he could convey the texture I was looking for," said Spaceman of his long-held relationship with Kyle. That texture feels like a late-night conversation under city lights, pointed, vague, and intimately human.
The production by The Suspect (Allegedly) is its own form of architecture. It's spare but atmospheric, letting each word breathe, and subtle alterations in rhythm and tone mimic the eerie lucidity that accompanies the belated realization of a pattern you hadn't noticed before. It's not flashy, but it's exactly like a line made with purpose. With "Geometry," Spaceman further demonstrates that conscious hip-hop need not beat listeners over the head to prompt introspection. This is alternative rap with emotional depth, the kind that thrives on repeat listens and introspection. If you're one to listen to music that is meant to make you think and feel, let the lines of this track warp your sense of space.
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