A Categorical Line to the 70's-80's, An Imperative Listen: Stream CHASE OF NAZARETH's - "JAM INFINITY"
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The fourth quarter of 2016 is turning out to be a monster musically. On a "professional" level some of the greatest music we've heard this year has just come out: Childish Gambino's Awaken, My Love! I'm looking at you. Simply phenomenal work from Gambino. Eddie Hazel would be proud. And we still have J. Cole and Kid Cudi albums to be over joyous about. But that "collegiate" level comprised of so many great artists ready to sign pro at a moments notice is dangerous. And I believe one of 'em just turned pro.
Singer/songwriter/producer and overall fly mother (shut yo mouth!) CHASE OF NAZARETH dropped a project that leaks past era's sounds into today's atmosphere.
CHASE OF NAZARETH's project JAM INFINITY is so good. The music needed to be shared. NAZARETH's 16-track project takes Trip Hop outlines, playing by its own rules at every corner. His album cover strikes an ode to 70's soul vinyls. CHASE's production makes R&B/Soul beds with electronic roofs. The music draws from so many different places. I personally hear Rick James' Cold Blooded influence in the synthesizer on Cold Crush. And CHASE's vocals do a gum drop dance to show his infatuation. Indifferent's opening flow from the bass stricken voice quickly rustles up Kelis' flow on the hook of ODB's Got Your Money through my musical ear. And although that familiar flow doesn't last, it's something I connect to. There are jumpin' samples and moments like that in the music for everyone, wherever they fit.
Many of the songs like Home (feat. Larsa) have these eerie alien humming chords. There's synths, drums, down tempos that evokes similar veins of The Internet's production spaces. His lightly taken percussion comes with their own groove. There can be a warmth and closeness in the sound like on Wind (feat. Peyton,) or a hollowed drug trip gone wrong, like in Death. The production is bright, each song has its own temperament. The outro track, FoCUS (feat. Bobby Earth) is a sunny send off looking to the future. CHASE's pots and pans drum pads bunch me up into a focused body groove, the loose percussion is jubilant. The trumpets' steady serenade brings western sunset vibes -- it's beautiful. CHASE OF NAZARETH and Bobby Earth's vocals float friendly melodies. This music sounds and breaths like your buddy. It naturally became my favorite so far. There is finality in FoCUS' music. The beauty is getting there, and it all begins with Maybe.
JAM INFINITY sees more features from Swank Daddy, Caz Aglets, and The Internet's Matt Martians. All who join Larsa, Peyton and Bobby in infusing their own styles to marry to CHASE OF NAZARETH's, marking this project completely as other. I can go on and on about this. I'm a first-time listener, but CHASE OF NAZARETH's music makes me think and feel so much. But like Infinity and Beyond states, "this just the intro."
So if all this doesn't make you want to take this journey, you must be lost musically.
Then it'll truly be your loss.
Listen to JAM INFINITY in full below.
Lead Photo Cred: soundcloud.com
The fourth quarter of 2016 is turning out to be a monster musically. On a "professional" level some of the greatest music we've heard this year has just come out: Childish Gambino's Awaken, My Love! I'm looking at you. Simply phenomenal work from Gambino. Eddie Hazel would be proud. And we still have J. Cole and Kid Cudi albums to be over joyous about. But that "collegiate" level comprised of so many great artists ready to sign pro at a moments notice is dangerous. And I believe one of 'em just turned pro.
Singer/songwriter/producer and overall fly mother (shut yo mouth!) CHASE OF NAZARETH dropped a project that leaks past era's sounds into today's atmosphere.
CHASE OF NAZARETH's project JAM INFINITY is so good. The music needed to be shared. NAZARETH's 16-track project takes Trip Hop outlines, playing by its own rules at every corner. His album cover strikes an ode to 70's soul vinyls. CHASE's production makes R&B/Soul beds with electronic roofs. The music draws from so many different places. I personally hear Rick James' Cold Blooded influence in the synthesizer on Cold Crush. And CHASE's vocals do a gum drop dance to show his infatuation. Indifferent's opening flow from the bass stricken voice quickly rustles up Kelis' flow on the hook of ODB's Got Your Money through my musical ear. And although that familiar flow doesn't last, it's something I connect to. There are jumpin' samples and moments like that in the music for everyone, wherever they fit.
Many of the songs like Home (feat. Larsa) have these eerie alien humming chords. There's synths, drums, down tempos that evokes similar veins of The Internet's production spaces. His lightly taken percussion comes with their own groove. There can be a warmth and closeness in the sound like on Wind (feat. Peyton,) or a hollowed drug trip gone wrong, like in Death. The production is bright, each song has its own temperament. The outro track, FoCUS (feat. Bobby Earth) is a sunny send off looking to the future. CHASE's pots and pans drum pads bunch me up into a focused body groove, the loose percussion is jubilant. The trumpets' steady serenade brings western sunset vibes -- it's beautiful. CHASE OF NAZARETH and Bobby Earth's vocals float friendly melodies. This music sounds and breaths like your buddy. It naturally became my favorite so far. There is finality in FoCUS' music. The beauty is getting there, and it all begins with Maybe.
JAM INFINITY sees more features from Swank Daddy, Caz Aglets, and The Internet's Matt Martians. All who join Larsa, Peyton and Bobby in infusing their own styles to marry to CHASE OF NAZARETH's, marking this project completely as other. I can go on and on about this. I'm a first-time listener, but CHASE OF NAZARETH's music makes me think and feel so much. But like Infinity and Beyond states, "this just the intro."
So if all this doesn't make you want to take this journey, you must be lost musically.
Then it'll truly be your loss.
Listen to JAM INFINITY in full below.
Lead Photo Cred: soundcloud.com
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