With Inkswel's The Sound, there is big news on the Apparel Tronic side. The Sound is the seventh release in the catalog and the label's second on vinyl, by a much-admired artist: Julian Habib (aka Inkswel), on this project with his alias That Dude Inkswel. The man himself created an eight track album which truly represents Apparel Tronic's spirit of experimentation, this time steering towards more jazzy influenced hip-hop and staying true to label's sound. The Sound features dope collaborations such as the Detroit vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Brownstudy on the opening and title track, progressive artist Maia Von Lekow giving her voice for "Mother" alongside Mista Monk, the superb Han Litz's flute and Trujillo on "Kellin' It" and also Divine Species on "Galaxies" and Mr. Schem rapping on "Dedicated to Mr. Schem". This work is a bold and captivating selection of different styles belonging to the same soul orchestrated by Inkswel and his musical mastermind; listening to The Sound is like jumping on a caravan for a journey where every track is a different stop: crunching beats, deep bass lines, psychedelic melodies. The ingredients for this amazing recipe are all coming from different parts of the planet, a place that Inskwel seems to have written on his palms given his capability of bringing different music influences under the same roof, where he finally invited Apparel Tronic to hang for a bit.