Phenomenal dance/house album. Rising UK producer, Jacques Greene makes R&B infused house that oozes love, energy, and discovery. Having toured for long before he ever released a commercial record, Greene knows how to make people move. Even if that results in a consistent, sometimes repetitive sound, he is a world-class producer worth jamming out to.
Genre: UK house, android love songs
RIYL: Burial, Machinedrum, Sam Gellaitry, Koreless
FCCs? No
Favorite Tracks: 2, 3, 5, 7, 9
Fall (2:26) - slow, water flowing, lush breaths, human elements layer, light bass line, song doesn’t really go anywhere
Feel Infinite (4:23)* - more upbeat, wind chimes intro, sweet driving drumline comes in, propulsive piano/synth line, obscure vocals drift in and out, wow!
To Say (3:20)* - dancey synth, sick bass line, R&B vocals more centerstage
True (3:33) - more straight pop, features How to Dress Well prominently, great vocals, reminds me of Autre Ne Veut
I Won’t Judge (4:28)** - EPIC, intro choppy female vox, distance rumbles, anthemic synths, tense, ‘drop’ at 1:33
Dundas Collapse (2:24) - slower, textured, heavily layered, more tangled vocals, interesting, intense
Real Time (4:00** - thumping, bouncy vocals, flavors of daft punk with prominent bass licks
Cycles (1:15) - wandering transitory track
You Can’t Deny (3:50)* - upbeat, chipmunk soul vocal samples, really dancy
Afterglow (3:53) - same recipe, same result: great track with thumping beats beneath looping soulful vocal, has some really spacey breaks that then revert to beat
You See All My Light (3:10) - builds and builds and builds, never really drops, bright and hopeful closing track