9lives: the Auckland superproducer behind the chaotic new sound of the internet

9lives: the Auckland superproducer behind the chaotic new sound of the internet

In a tiny Auckland bedroom, 9lives is building soundscapes that feel like a punch to the chest: frenzied, distorted and delightfully unhinged. The 20-year-old producer – real name Maxwell Warren Jardine – has quietly become one of the most exciting underground names in the online rap renaissance with his signature blend of blown-out 808s, eerie melodies and skittish atmospherics. READ MORE: Rico Nasty is ready to inject some hell into the rap w…