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American musician, painter, director, and graphic designer Chino Amobi will release his second full-length album, 'Eroica II: Christian Nihilism' via Drowned By Locals.
Born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama to Nigerian parents and raised in Virginia, Chino Amobi began making art at an early age, informed by frequent trips to Nigeria to visit family. He first experimented with rap alongside his brother (now known as Chichi The Eternal), before emerging in the early 2010s under the alias Diamond Black Hearted Boy - releasing raw, conceptual internet music rooted in futurism and emotional dissonance. Amobi graduated cum laude with a BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2009, and in 2015 he co-founded influential label and art collective NON Worldwide alongside Angel-Ho and Nkisi. Dedicated to artists of the African diaspora, NON quickly gained international recognition for its politically radical ethos and sound-shattering aesthetic.
Amobi’s work has extended into fashion and film, including a commissioned score for a Kenzo short film and a 2018 visual accompaniment to ‘Paradiso', directed by Actual Objects. Amobi is also an accomplished visual artist, with his paintings represented by Meredith Rosen Gallery (New York), Robby Fitzpatrick Gallery (Paris), and Von Ammon Co. (D.C.)
A work of spiritual upheaval, haunted minimalism, and transcendent intent, 'Eroica II’ marks a pivotal moment in Amobi’s evolving, multidisciplinary practice.
Born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama to Nigerian parents and raised in Virginia, Chino Amobi began making art at an early age, informed by frequent trips to Nigeria to visit family. He first experimented with rap alongside his brother (now known as Chichi The Eternal), before emerging in the early 2010s under the alias Diamond Black Hearted Boy - releasing raw, conceptual internet music rooted in futurism and emotional dissonance. Amobi graduated cum laude with a BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2009, and in 2015 he co-founded influential label and art collective NON Worldwide alongside Angel-Ho and Nkisi. Dedicated to artists of the African diaspora, NON quickly gained international recognition for its politically radical ethos and sound-shattering aesthetic.
Amobi’s work has extended into fashion and film, including a commissioned score for a Kenzo short film and a 2018 visual accompaniment to ‘Paradiso', directed by Actual Objects. Amobi is also an accomplished visual artist, with his paintings represented by Meredith Rosen Gallery (New York), Robby Fitzpatrick Gallery (Paris), and Von Ammon Co. (D.C.)
A work of spiritual upheaval, haunted minimalism, and transcendent intent, 'Eroica II’ marks a pivotal moment in Amobi’s evolving, multidisciplinary practice.
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