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Reminiscent of the jazz artists nearly 50 years before him, Duval Timothy's "Slave" (ft. Twin Shadow) gives clearance for an overheating pulse of the creative to be heard uninterrupted and reclaim what is rightfully theirs.
The London-based musician has produced performance art through dramatic musical performance and, coupled with the claymation video, visual art that speaks to the modern frustrations of ownership for artists and creatives in general. Lugubrious chords, arpeggios and changes are the defining feature building the depressing melodies and repeating harmony with the word "slave" sung by Ibiye Camp.
Slave's guitar work done by Twin Shadow performs like an awakening in the composition of the music. Directly after the interview sample acting as the interlude, Twin's harmonic low end is a new slick layer of rhythm and texture over the music. His voltaic chords, vibrato spasms and changes opposite of the ones in Duval Timothy's piano chords at the start of the record set a fire within the song that transform depressing melody and harmony into a more optimistic sound. The end of "Slave" sounds like the liberation of black art. Join that with the ending shot of Duval joining Nipsey Hussle and Prince at the mountaintop and the power of ownership quite literally shows you the heights you can reach.
Listen to and watch "Slave" below.
Lead Photo Cred: soundcloud.com
Video Cred: youtube.com
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