Staying on an R&B tip... Anime fans will instantly recognize his name but 23 year old producer Sango is still not on as many people's radars as he should be. You will have probably heard one of his remixes of The Weeknd , Little Dragon or any of the slew of remixes and as you've come to expect from him this album is buttery. 808s, dazzling synths, sometimes chipmunked other times pitched down vocals samples of Aaliyah, Amerie, Brandy, snare rolls and Timabaland-esque drums. That seems to be the standard template these days with this new wave of 'futuristic' R&B. Either I've been listenening to too much of it lately and am starting to get slightly bored or they are just begging to be vocalled.
That probably explains why my favourite tracks all features a vocalist. The first of those tracks being 'Middle of Things, Beautiful Wife' which features SPZRKT (pron. Spazzy Rocket). Apart from the silly name he sounds similar to Frank Ocean and....
Next is 'Affections' with singer / producer JMSN (Jameson) I instantly thought of Miguel on 'Lotus Flower Bomb' their voices aren't by any means similar it's just that melody. JMSN appeared on a handful of tracks on Kendrick Lamar's GCMC, has a collaborative album coming out with Ab-Soul and has been on tracks with Game, Tyga & personal fave Deniro Farrar. His album 'Priscilla' from last year is worth checking out but you'll have to pay for it now as it's no longer free. He's on the rise so keep watch.
The highlight of the LP for me is the downtempo final track 'Wake Up, Soul' featuring Isles & Dpat which comes as a welcome change in mood from what is a very saccharine album. It's also the most original sounding track on the LP. Overall it's definitely an album for the summer with its Summer Madness like synths and one you can lounge to, I just prefer mine a bit moodier.
Stream the album below :
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