#201 - Sunmundi & Sasco INTERVIEW

How I’d describe my tastes in music would be such that, I don’t care too much about what emotion is conveyed, I just care that there IS an emotion being shared to begin with. Whether it be portrayals of depression, bliss, and everything in between, I want my music to make me feel something. On top of that, I’m partial to more intense displays of emotion, because I’m a dramatic emotional guy, what can I say? That’s why the music of today’s guests, Sunmundi and Sasco, really speaks to me, because what they created on their latest album is a wondrous achievement in putting true heartfelt passion on to wax. The young and talented New York-based duo joined the show to discuss how their relationship formed, their natural creative chemistry, and the artistic approach behind their incredible new collaborative album, Contacting. I was pleased to co-host this conversation with friend of the show, an accomplished journalist with pieces in Pitchfork, The Guardian, Bandcamp, and more. So listen on to hear about how one of 2025’s essential records was created, and why you need to have Sunmundi and Sasco firmly on your listening radar from here on out. The Plug (0:38). The Interview (2:30). Reactions to the strong positive response to Contacting (4:20). How Sunmundi and Sasco connected (7:49). How Contacting came to be (9:31). The musical direction for Contacting (13:18). Sunmundi & Sasco’s shared intuition that conceptualized Contacting (17:46). Sunmundi’s hyper-expressive rap style (21:27). Creating music as ‘a vessel’ (28:49). Future music from Sunmundi & Sasco (33:00). The post-production work for Contacting (35:54). The core statement Contacting is communicating (38:33). Buy/stream Contacting here: https://sasco.bandcamp.com/album/contacting  Follow Sunmundi on Twitter here: https://x.com/sunmundi  Follow Sasco on Twitter here: https://x.com/sascomusic  Follow Sunmundi on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/sunmundimusic/  Follow Sasco on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/sascomusic/  Intro/Outro beat by: BLOODBLIXING Photo credit used in episode artwork by @suchi__mane on Instagram -- Fiending for some more quality rap content? Visit the RMPP website: https://rmpp.squarespace.com/ Want to support and help us grow? Become a RMPP Patron, and gain access to exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/therapmusicplugpodcast  Looking to connect? DM me @rapmusicplugpod on Twitter and Instagram, or shoot me an email at [email protected]