Meet Michael Collins: formerly known as Run DMT then Salvia Plath, Also currently one half of Silk Rhodes, and now his latest project, Drugdealer. As a producer and songwriter, he might be one of the most underrated prolific musicians of our time. And though his aliases often reference drugs – some more direct than others – I get the idea from listening to Collins’ music that he’s more interested in promoting music as a stimulant than promoting the use of actual drugs. Lyrics from “The Real World”, on The End Of Comedy – Drugdealer’s is outstanding debut, also seem to hint at this idea. “Every day I wake up and fill my dreaming cup anew. I couldn’t find what the others were singing. Everywhere I look there’s more reasons to be feeling free, but still I had to keep myself from leaving. But please don’t ever turn your face from the real world. It’s such a psychedelic place – the real world.”
It’s possible to tell from a first listen that Collins doesn’t create drugged out music. He actually creates incredibly well-written pop songs that pull from classic rock and psychedelic eras, But The End of Comedy has to be his most concise and cohesive effort so far, as Collins somehow manages to combine classic rock, baroque elements, soul, and psych pop into a smooth blend of timeless songs. It’s almost as if Drugdealer’s debut is the soundtrack to a mystery film from the 70s that never actually happened
The Fat Angel Sings 