trials — Staying in the Room

trials is one of the defining figures in Australian hip-hop. As a producer, rapper, multi-instrumentalist and one half of A.B. Original, his work has shaped the sound of the genre for more than two decades. With the release of hendle, his first solo album, he turns that attention inward for the first time. Recorded following Travis De Vries' review of hendle and the album's Sydney launch, this conversation moves beyond the record itself to explore what it means to finally become the subject of your own work. Together, they discuss storytelling, vulnerability, fatherhood, sobriety, production, and why some stories can only be told after a lifetime of learning how to tell them. Rather than revisiting a career already written into Australian music history, this episode asks a different question: why did this album need to exist now? Hosted by Travis De Vries. Please subscribe to our channel if you enjoyed this episode. STAUNCH. is produced by Awesome Black — a creative studio committed to transforming contemporary culture through a First Nations perspective. Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/awesomeblack.studio/ Find out more: https://awesomeblack.studio/staunch