Under the alias ONHELL, Humboldt County, LA, producer Angel Rubio-Hale, channels his personal experiences and life struggles through the high intense vibrations of his Kill Your Self Doubt EP. It starts with a relentlessly headstrong grime introduction and later on precedes an upbeat atmospheric tone. Entailing a summary of the album in its entirety, it all ties together under a spectrum of emotions and conquering challenges expressed through vivid frequencies and sound.
“2018 was probably the worst year of my life. For a while there I was under the impression I was gonna go to prison for a good number of years. Luckily I swooped out of that situation and am on the come up. It’s been a long road and music definitely took a big hit during that period in my life. I know some find inspiration within conflict, but in this case, making music confidently was really hard. This next release is my come back. Kill your self doubt is just a message I feel represents my mindset after all the turmoil and I hope it inspires more confidence in everyone’s art.
But honestly. I don’t feel like killing yourself doubt is ideal. More like living with it but understanding that it doesn’t control you just exists as an element in your life” – ONHELL
With a consistent influx of deep bass and fierce synths, anticipation slowly rises through bitcrushing build ups slowly presenting a dynamic breakdown in the drops. Each track carries a unique tone consistently presenting ups and downs. It starts with kinetic energy, breaking barriers of dark ambience. It deliberately works its way back to your ears with a sense of relief. Kill Your Self Doubt is a masterful compilation remastered into one EP after his long-awaited development to drop in something produced to be heavily intense, yet lightheartedly inspiring. It’s paved its way to capture the producer’s raw abilities in oscillating supersonic melodies.
Words by Mary Rose
