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RKZ is back for 2010, and seemingly, with a whole new persona. Dark Night of the Soul is his first project release following the success of singles Mr. Entertainer and Genda Phool.

Being the second mixtape, and first without any label backing, he’s described this as his most ‘personal project to date’.

Dark Night of the Soul may seem like a fairly goth-esqe title, but that defies the whole purpose of what it’s about. The title stems from various aspects of spiritual and cultural literature and is explained as a particular moment in time: The dark night occurs after considerable advancement towards higher consciousness.. It also occurs to those who do not seek relationship but immersion or unity into this state. While the term dark night of the soul is used broadly, its general meaning is a ‘lengthy and profound absence of light and hope.

The mix tape features 12 tracks from the Luton-born artist, and incorporates a lot of different styles and influences from Dubstep and Rock to Poetry and Spoken Word. And as per usual, RKZ has a well-rounded group of artist affiliates featuring on this project: rappers Raxstar and Sam Khan, vocalist/producer Latala, as well as producers from Bharat Goel to Zaheer.

The dubstep tracks Kuke and Mix Her Down - with noticeable samples coming from Bollywood film Life Partner and Ginuwine’s Pony - were the first tracks he deliberately leaked via YouTube. This was followed by a Spoken Word styled track produced by Ka0s (Renegades Remix) called Processing – this was put up live on his MySpace. He will be releasing the Zaheer produced Needing Me featuring Latala via Radio shortly also.

This 12-track heavyweight mix tape is out now for FREE. You can download it officially from www.rkzmusic.com.