Factor Chandelier and Open Mike Eagle Explore Crumbling Buildings and Relationships on “Dozer II”

Before the beginning of World War I, Chicago entrepreneur Robert E. Glass visited Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, with the dream of building an elaborate industrial city in a formerly typhoid-ridden area. Dubbed “Factoria,” it was set to house a brick plant, brewery, flour mill, hospital, school, and more, but was scrapped after its builders failed to acquire electricity and the economy ground to a halt.

This deserted metropolis provided the inspiration for Saskatoon producer Graham Murawsky’s (a.k.a. Factor Chandelier) fifth studio album, Factoria, out April 15 on Fake Four Records. Running the gamut from post-apocalyptic instrumentals to collaborations with alternative hip-hop names including AWOL One, Ceschi, and Myka 9, it’s easily his most expansive work to date.

Today we’re premiering “Dozer II,” which features a pensive verse from LA-based rapper Open Mike Eagle, and crashing drums giving way to violin and a searing bass line. “Mike and I first met on a West Coast US tour in 2010,” Murawsky tells THUMP. “He’s a great artist and always pushing his music to the next level. “We’ve worked on a few songs together but this one is by far the most personal,” adds the rapper. “It gave me the chance to address some things I had been needing to say out loud.”

Listen to the track below and pre-order Factoria here.

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