Spekulation is a Seattle-based emcee and producer who blends both live instrumentation and sampling to create boombap rap records that are exciting and spontaneous. On stage, he performs with DJ AbsoluteMadman, Nate Omdal and a 6-piece live band. Spekulation has played at many of the major venues around Seattle (Neumos, Nectar, Tractor), and has opened for artists such as Camp Lo and Polyrhythmics. After relocating to Seattle from New Jersey, Spekulation began with his 2009 release The Bite, an album featuring samples from the city’s Jazz and Indie-rock scenes. Nate Omdal, a graduate of the Cornish School of Music, was excited by the music and saw a great opportunity to collaborate. The two soon linked up with DJ Absolute Madman, and began working on The Depression Era EP, (2010) and the self-titled follow up EP (2012). Both were met with critical acclaim and the latter was in rotation on KEXP and college radio. In April of 2013, Spekulation releases the latest EP, Truth Be Told, a commentary on the complicated times we live in as well as a celebration of possibility. The songs, an intelligent weave of soul, outrage, grit and optimism, are groove-driven reflections on themes such as past relationships, future generations, gun violence and squaring with one’s own destiny. While his previous projects have highlighted the blend of sampling and instrumentation, Truth Be Told marks a return to the pure sample-based production of Spekulation’s musical roots and New Jersey upbringing. “Remember,” the first single from the EP, premiered on KUBE radio on December 2 and has generated favorable buzz throughout social media and across the regional music community.