- Jacques Greene's first EP since summer 2012's Ready, finds the Montreal producer in evolution mode. Where Ready and his previous releases generally revolved around floor-friendly beats and his trademark processed vocal samples, "On Your Side" and "Faithful" are what you might call "proper songs." The former in particular—a big shiny electronic R&B tune with a lush guest vocal from Tom Krell of How To Dress Well—is a quantum leap in songwriting for Greene. Kicking off with an echoing, Burial-like sample of Krell's falsetto vocal, a warm beat and chiming synth soon usher the full vocal in, framed beautifully by Greene's advancing and retreating percussion.
"Faithful" is essentially a diet version of "On Your Side," but it's still enjoyable. With vocals this time provided by Greene's friend Olivier Daysoul, it treads a very similar soaring vocal/percussion path without quite packing the same punch as the title track. "Quicksand" sees Greene back on home turf. A luminescent instrumental, it became a SoundCloud hit after a first airing on his BBC6 takeover in October, and fully merits the full release it gets here.
Lista de títulos A1 On Your Side Ft. How To Dress Well
B1 Faithful
B Quicksand