i discovered michelle amador through polar pair's remix of "higher" that i heard on soundcloud and was again intrigued by the voice but in combination to the rhythm. it is in that jazz styling that amy winehouse rocks out and i think i've stated this before but i really love that pitch or tone. i think it all stems from billie holiday or dinah washington but for a modern context i think winehouse is a good representation. to some degree also bajka pluwatsch, known for collaborations with beanfield.
the jazz element reigns supreme in the music as amador stems from that background and prior to releasing the album "higher", two full length albums had been produced and released independently. amador was at this time backed up by a group called the true believers which are also present on the album but on sporadic elements. the key collaborator for the album is dave jones aka zed bias which amador met through a red bull music academy gathering.
as a result of that meet the sound has with jones' influence been modified into a slightly electronic edge but it's still amador's jazz roots. with "who you are" it's a pacey jazz shuffle driven by a somewhat wonky drumrhythm and a bassline that is impossible to sit still to. as a song it's a great combination of structured verse/chorus but with the element of jazz improvisation. an example is the second verse just goes into harmonic ella fitzgerald-esque scatting and that is almost carried out till the end of the track.
bottom line is the song is some funky jazz music and it's well recommended.
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also the art bleek remix available elsewhere is quite nice as well.
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