Three years after XCOAST’s debut album “Rough Enough”, Modern Activism presents their brand new release “No East No West”. Here electronic and hip hop sounds melt in an original musical direction, enriched by indie-rock and new folk influences. In this new work, the duo formed by Raffaele Costantino (Costa) and Maurizio Bilancioni (Knuf) hosts prestigious collaborations with Italian and international artists. Among these: Kill The Vultures, outstanding representatives of the new independent US hip hop scene RQM from Berlin, the voice behind a number of projects published by labels including G-STONE, Sonarkollektiv and Kitty Yo Moor Music Italian artist Populous Riccardo Bertini, singer of Mammooth – one of Italy’s most highly regarded post rock bands DJ Stile, well known turntablist who embarks on a final skit, mixing together all the album’s tracks just using turntables. The result is a 12 track route through the soundscape between hip hop and electronic music. A tribute to all hip hop ‘schools’, crossing through and mixing with other genres, creating an original sound, an ‘X’ coast, which is neither a West nor East coast sound. The album includes the successful single “I feel free”, released in April 2007. The hugely-anticipated single contained various versions and remixes by Alexander Robotnik, Donato Dozzy and Modern Heads (dozzy rec, Mental Groove) Giorgio Gigli (Elettronica Romana, Registrazioni Italiane, Dumb Unit, Mental Groove), Domenico Ferrari (Compost, Straight Ahead), Ziv Jacob & Jean Marc Caïmi (Teder), Flower Field Folkers (Modern Activism Rec.) The video is produced by Spanish artist and videomaker Pintaycolorea. The next extract from “No East No West” will include excellent remixes by Chris De Luca (Funkstörung) vs Phon.o and Ice One. With a keen interest in all artforms, XCOAST, having already collaborated in the past with Scarful (Wild Style), and on the song’s video – included in the CD – with Pinatycolorea e PixelOrchestra, have entrusted the graphic artwork for the new album to Volk.