Volk Gallery is proud to present the work of DD Dragon. Each Volk artist is given a size limit and budget and left to their own devices. With this brief, Dragon has produced a previously unreleased EP that is “a bit too disturbed” for traditional streaming platforms. Songs are loaded onto mini SD cards (with an accompanying USB-C converter) so we can listen in our own chosen spaces. Tracks feature dark textures, gritty drums and fervent verses tossing and turning between becoming a devil and giving into lunacy. “I wrote it with the idea of if I let everything that stresses me out drive me mad, what would I become?”
Artist's Statement
“With my raps, I want to give anyone feeling lost this colourful cartoon world to escape into.” explains the Dundee-based artist, DD Dragon.
It’s the perfect description of DD Dragon’s sound, with this rising rapper’s vibrant bars taking in everything from niche Tekken 3 references to feeling stuck working dead-end minimum wage jobs.
DD Dragon’s spiky hair, in-your-face energy and philosophical bars about overcoming life all combine for a style that tows the line between jolly and profound; he takes the blunt, distorted textures of lo fi rap and injects them with a gooey indie core.
Alongside his teammate Merlin, they completed a string of packed out shows between Stuttgart, Cologne, Glasgow and Dundee. Their explosive sets have provided an entirely new experience for audiences. So far they have integrated a wrestling match into the show, have had live Beyblade battles, and even set up their songs in Guitar Hero for fans to play alongside them on stage!
Exhibition Dates
September 6th 2025 - October 4th 2025
September 6th 2025 - October 4th 2025
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Courtesy of DD Dragon.
Courtesy of DD Dragon.
Courtesy of DD Dragon.
Courtesy of DD Dragon.
Courtesy of DD Dragon.
