as i went through some of the tracks that i've favourited on soundcloud i noticed that a preview of release by the jessica lauren four was part of them and i had forgotten about it. my memory might fail me but i was quite up on the three tracks previewed and was looking forward to the album, but it just slipped out my conciousness. never the less it's never too late to appreciate good music and by the time i had my re-listen to the preview i noticed that the album alluded to was released and "swamp thing" comes from it.
usually i would write that "i discovered jessica lauren through this or on such and such track or project" but i've already written this twice in this blog already. so i will get down to the nitty in terms of the selftitled album and with a few listens i quite like it. it's fusion jazz that draws influences from all sorts of places including lauren's dabs in dance music which also has it's telltale signs.
the music is very percussive and rhythm driven and jessica lauren's keyboards and piano often stands either majestic on top of the rhythm or floating with the bass & drums. jocelyn brown also makes an appearance on the album with two songs being graced by those rich divine vocals. i do prefer "happiness train" over "i believe" but only because i think the percussion is given too much of a role in the wrong places. "i believe" is a strong ballad but it should have been just keys, bass, light drums and the guitar that also comes in.
another highlight is album starter "white mountain" that was part of the single release and it was the combination of heavy rhythms and lauren's broad piano lamenting it's brilliance. however it is "swamp thing" that tickle my aural tastebuds with its broad bassline and lauren's beautiful keys playing really long notes. the tempo is set to slower and it almost sounds like a meditative piece set in the context of "western music".
what comes to mind as well of that type is the king britt remix of tony scott's "hare krishna" for the second edition of verve's remixed.only you have less hippie-esque associations and more headknoding action with the elements all providing something to bob to, in a moderate tempo that is. equally awesome though.
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