"The underground hasn’t the time for vocation to stay in the shadows as those need to give the message of an alternative as when the image becomes more important than the substance everything goes wrong. Valance Drakes is an experimental beatsmith from somewhere in Europe. His sounds usually incorporate fields records, vinyl samples and software. "

These last 10 years, Valance Drakes has recorded a bunch of Ep's in solo and in collaboration with a lot of various music artists. His solo works have been released on Detroit Underground, Amek and M-Tronic. "Freedom Is Its Own Kind Of Salary" is his 4th solo albums.

TRACKLIST:

1. Wondrous Vision Thou Allowest Us To Behold

2. Loyalty And Honor Above All Else

3. Wisdom Has A Certain Innocence To It

4. A Fool Month Is His Own Destruction

5. Led By The Beheaded One [Feast On Your Hopes]

6. Borrowing Your Presence For Their Ego

7. Familiarity Don’t Breed Gratitude

8. Time Does Not Heal All Wounds [Reap - Sow]