“Cairoglyphs is the electronic brainchild of Kansas City based hip-hop artist/producer Ryan Forest. His debut EP, “The Veil” has just been released on Russian Winter Records. Cairoglyphs features retro-futuristic soundscapes that are underlined by a dark introspective narrative. “The Veil” EP serves up a sophisticated blend of deep house and rap, taking dance based hip-hop to new heights.”

Check out Cairoglyph’s Facebook, BandCamp and SoundCloud. Electronic/Psychedelic/Hip-Hop in the vein of Earl Sweatshirt, Run The Jewels, Busdriver and Kendrick Lamar. I want to thank Ryan Forest (AKA Cairoglyphs) for taking the time to participate in this edition of First/Last.

• The first album you ever bought?
• Eminem “The Slim Shady LP”.
• Your last album bought?
• Com Truise “In Decay”.
• Favorite album of all time?
• The Mars Volta “Amputechture”.
• Least favorite/most disappointing album?
• N.E.R.D. “Seeing Sounds”.
• First concert attended?
• An El-P concert at the Granada in Lawrence, Kansas circa 2007.
• Last concert?
• A Baths concert at The recordBar in Kansas City, Missouri.
• Favorite concert ever?
• The Mars Volta at the Midland Theatre in Kansas City, Missouri.
• Least favorite concert?
• The Bam Margera Experience as ‘F*** Face Unstoppable’ at the Granada in Lawrence, Kansas.
• Any thoughts, experiences about Pittsburgh?
• Shout out to Pittsburgh natives Wiz Khalifa and Mack Miller for holding it down for rap music.
• Thanks, Ryan. Wiz and Mac are definitely putting Pittsburgh rap on the national map. Also, that Bam Margera ‘concert’ sounds absolutely unbearable.