THE BREAKDOWN: VINCH [@VINCHSOUND] AND HIS UNPARALLELED ARTISTRY ON ‘WHY R WE SCARED 2 DIE?’

South London born and bred artist Vinch, speaks on his latest release ‘Why R We Scared 2 Die?.’ Showcasing his raw and versatile expression of his deepest sub-conscious thoughts and emotions, he explores the realms of facing fear, self retaliation and the rebirth of his self confidence and desire to continue on despite any prior setbacks.

WHY R WE SCARED 2 DIE?

“My whole life I feel like I’ve always had a relationship with fear. Especially where I come from and where I’ve been in my life. Fears that were taught to me, some I rejected, fears that I found, and some I created myself. My fear of judgment and letting people down, my fear of failure, my fear of heartbreak, my fear of confronting my demons, fear of dying. I feel like in many instances in my life these fears have prevented me from doing so many things, messed up many of my relationships, I was in an hole almost, for years. Through this though, I found the fear of death (in both a metaphoric and literal sense), in turn, prevents you from living. I have regrets but I’m also thankful. I found superpowers I wasn’t aware I even had. So in this project I touch on some things I’ve battled with and I embody my ‘f*ck it’ phase because we only get one of these things we call life, and it will never be perfect until you learn to find beauty in the ruins. Chasing perfection seemed to me like I was chasing waterfalls so I stopped doing that and chose to just live. Even though there may not be a sequenced story, this is the soundtrack to my journey, cos ‘why are we scared to die?’ I ain’t.“

The Fall

This song is about a situation that I went through a while ago. This was a point in my life where I struggled with the idea of monogamy and what I thought I wanted. I had to really discipline myself but in this song, I am just becoming aware of this. I always want my cake and want to eat it too even though sometimes it may get me in trouble. And in this moment, I feared falling for someone whilst I loved somebody else, but it happened anyway. Sonically I wanted to create something fun and bouncy yet still dreamy which somewhat distracts you from the actual story which I thought was cool. This song belongs in a strip club.

Non-Sober Thought

I wrote this song drunk at like 3am and its kind of a ‘stream-of-consciousness’ type thing. I didn’t even read the lyrics back as I wrote them I kind of just let it all out and recorded it straight away. I actually made the beat in 2019 but came across it and it just spoke to me differently. One of those songs where I’m talking to and about some of my demons and things I’ve had on my mind for a while such as depression, having a point to prove, not feeling like an ideal lover for someone who wants more and other things I haven’t really addressed. It was one of those ones that I didn’t even remember doing when I woke up in the morning and that’s why I called it non-sober thought.

Intro

Along a similar line this goes into some of the chips I feel I’ve had on my shoulder for a while, but taking a stand against them as opposed to just recognising them. Not allowing my demons to take the light in my life. This was why I chose to make a smooth beat with space and go for gospel inspired melodies because it felt like a spiritual awakening for me. It was me going into a new phase of my life, an epiphany almost. I also just love singing and always try to find room to do so in a way that makes my voice sound clean.

Slickbad Freestyle

This is one of the songs where I’m really talking my sh*t. At this point, I don’t care about judgment, im not tip toeing around points. I feel like I’m stepping into my skin and just realising that I’m really Him. Inspired by Slickbad himself, an old school pimp, this really is some unapologetic raw Vinci velour type sh*t. Like I want a fedora hat, a suit and everything, and I want to hear it in a strip club, just like the fall, but completely different energy. Real trap sh*t.

Cry 4 U

One of my biggest fears is crying over a woman. I have once and vowed not to ever again, even if it is someone I have strong feelings for. In the past communication was one of the biggest problems I faced in relationships and I believe we learn lessons in life but wisdom is the application of knowledge and I gotta start applying it. If we’re sending mixed messages and playing games, through a relationship,I’m out. Regardless of how I feel. I love myself too much and maybe it’s selfish but I don’t care. I wanted to get a bit more in touch with my roots on this song too, that’s why I went for an Afrobeat type of vibe. I wanted to touch on a few sounds in this project, all parts of me I’ve been scared to show. But this project, especially given the name and theme, was the perfect place to start.

You can see Vinch live at his headline show down at Brixton Jamm on 12th July 2023!

Listen to the full project here and check out more from GUAP’s music section.