{"id":49189,"date":"2019-04-18T22:47:40","date_gmt":"2019-04-18T21:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=49189"},"modified":"2019-04-18T22:47:40","modified_gmt":"2019-04-18T21:47:40","slug":"i-m-of-monsta-x-releases-mixtape-horizon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2019\/04\/i-m-of-monsta-x-releases-mixtape-horizon\/","title":{"rendered":"I.M Of Monsta X Releases Mixtape &#8216;Horizon&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>I.M of popular K-pop group Monsta X displays his talent in song-writing and music production with the release of solo mixtape \u2018Horizon\u2019 due for release across all platforms on 19th April.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><!-- Random Ad stuff --> <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The two-track production features a highly anticipated collaboration with breakthrough artist Elhae, in title track \u2018Horizon\u2019.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The track accompanied by an aesthetically pleasing music video, highlights I.M\u2019s distinct voice by layering it over a chilled-out base-heavy soundscape. Second track \u2018\ud5a5\uc218&#8217; (Scent), a flowing slow-build, electro-tinged offering perfectly offsets the basal sonic of \u2018Horizon\u2019 showcasing two different sides of the rapper\u2019s vocal range.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As Monsta X achieves careers high as a group with an upcoming historic performance at iHeart Radio Festival and their latest album, &#8216;Take.2 We Are Here\u2019 gaining praise from all corners of the world, I.M seems poised for personal success as well.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Watch the video for \u2018Horizon\u2019 below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_20937\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nMtbt5qdduQ?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"[MIXTAPE] I.M X ELHAE - HORIZON (MV)\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/nMtbt5qdduQ\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stream the mixtape <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/im_mme\/sets\/horizon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I.M of popular K-pop group Monsta X displays his talent in song-writing and music production with the release of solo mixtape \u2018Horizon\u2019 due for release across all platforms on 19th April.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":49190,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7,9,12133,640],"tags":[20976,5301,20970,20974,186,5061,20971,989,77,1945,403,20973,2924,304,20975,20972],"class_list":["post-49189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","category-new-releases","category-news","category-videos","tag-elhae","tag-horizon","tag-i-m","tag-iheart-radio-festival","tag-kpop","tag-mixtape","tag-monsta-x","tag-new-artist","tag-new-release","tag-new-video","tag-producer","tag-scent","tag-solo","tag-songwriter","tag-take-2-we-are-here","tag-20972"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-cNn","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":83074,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2023\/07\/monsta-xs-shownu-hyungwon-release-joint-mini-album-the-unseen\/","url_meta":{"origin":49189,"position":0},"title":"MONSTA X\u2019s SHOWNU &amp; 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