Written in 2016, ‘Kill Me’ is a dark journey with folky guitars, delicate drumming and defiant lyrics by Jargon Jams. Using rhythmic raps to tell the age-old story of death and rebirth, Shaanvir Rehal draws on personal experience to retell an era of his life in the form of a fairytale. Blurring the lines of realism and fantasy, Shaanvir travels through adolescence to a ‘cubical where life bored’ him, only to be put on trial and face the gallows for his choices. Using a fantastical realm, he explores universal themes, and while to the outside observer these seem bleak, ‘Kill Me’ stands tall and proud.
‘Kill Me’ rests on the foundation of Fabien Waldheim’s technical drumming to produce a song that would not sound out of place on Kanye’s ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’, if it were a folk album.
This duo have spent much of their career forging their own path in the music industry, and ‘Kill Me’ is a triumphant declaration to critics.
About Jargon Jams
Influenced by a wide range of music from Bob Dylan to J Dilla, Jargon Jams combine
spoken word influenced rap lyrics and sung hooks with live instrumentation. Having formed at a house party jam in the summer of 2014, vocalist and guitarist Shaanvir Rehal and percussionist Fabien Waldheim cut a separate path to the Americanised rap that’s homogenising commercial music right now. Their approach is uniquely their own, with Shaanvir’s lyrics often feeling like forays into his own head, while Fabien’s beats take the place of traditional sampling to provide an organic dynamism that can’t be achieved through machines. With only one song in their repertoire back in September, the duo has expanded their setlist and their live presence in London’s music scene, headlining shows across the capital. Over the last couple of years, they’ve travelled across the UK to perform at festivals nationwide including Glastonbury, Wonderfields, Hazy Days, Subsonic and Homeless not Hopeless. Their artistic integrity remains their biggest draw, and in doing whatever they want they’ve ended up striking a chord resonant with the people they play for. Their endearing authenticity and classic musicianship feel almost radical in today’s Soundcloud rap climate, and as their art continues to expand, so too will their influence. It may not have taken a day, but rest assured their day will come.
