Kid Cudi: The Dark Side of The Moon

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During last weeks promo for the album, Cudi sat down with Hip Hop DX (they recently gave the album 4/5) to talk about the album, the dark side of his lyrics and a lot more. I havent had a chance to read it all yet. You can read the full article on HipHopDX.com, here’s a snippet of the article:

DX: I wanna switch gears…to the sound of the album, I just have to ask ‘cause people are asking, why the heavy Electronic, Synth-Pop vibe on a lot of the album?
Kid Cudi: Well one thing I wanted to do was combine sounds that really bring out intense moods. Like on “Heart Of A Lion” the synth is really intense during the “no, no, no” part, the bridge and even at the end. It just adds to the triumphant nature; it makes it more mean. And I wanted it to always have that mean undertone like, this is no joke, this is a serious thing. Even though “Heart Of A Lion” is kind of an uplifting joint, it’s [got] some seriousness to it. It’s like, “Man, I’m not fucking playing.” The synth adds that really dope mean vibe. And I wanted that darkness on the album.