Ando San signs to Sumerian and shares new singles "Hype Man" and "Triggas"

“I am incredibly stoked to be a part of the Sumerian family," San says of the signing, which follows his feature on PRESIDENT's track "Hate Figure". "This is a huge moment for me, I have been a fan of this label since I was 15/16 years old and it's honestly insane to say that I am now signed by them. It's been a long time coming and this is only the beginning. I’m bringing the heat.”

Discussing "Hype Man", he adds: “Honestly, when I was writing ‘Hype Man’ I was incredibly inspired by Darkthrone. Specifically the guitar riffs from their record Ravishing Grimness. It’s a really dope album and one of my favourites from Darkthrone. I thought it would be cool to start the song with a black metal vibe and then lead into a heavy beat. I named it ‘Hype Man’ because at the time of recording the song I needed to hype myself up. I’m usually alone in my room making these songs and this one in particular needed that energy! I feel like you need to be your own personal Hype Man to get through things when you really don’t have anybody around to pump you up. It’s a super power!”

On "Triggas", he says: "This song is about my triggers. I have a lot of trauma. I’ve been through many things in my life and one thing that has helped me get through those hard moments is recognising my triggers. I think triggers could be a hindrance to a person's growth. I feel like it has stunted me for some time and I recognise that the things that do trigger me are personal traumas that I have experienced in my life."

"I think a lot of my music is just a molten pot of all my favourite genres," he continues. "The song is synth heavy with a dope UK style drill hip-hop beat with metal guitars. Literally just doing whatever sounds sick. The most important thing for me is to be artistically authentic to myself. I have to be honest about who I am as a person to get to the originality I am constantly searching for.”