The Rise & Fall Of Jaymie Silk & Rave Culture LP [blue vinyl / label sleeve]
- Record label
- Shall Not Fade
- Catalog Number
- SNFLP011
- Release Date
- May 6th 2022
- Genres
Tracks
| play | pos | title | artists | duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | Freedom For Everybody | 4:03 | ||
| A2 | The Heat | 3:09 | ||
| A3 | Stop Singing, Start Swinging | 4:07 | ||
| A4 | Party Downstairs | 3:33 | ||
| B1 | Bad B | 4:14 | ||
| B2 | Cats Love Drums | 4:05 | ||
| B3 | Waiting For The Day | 4:32 | ||
| B4 | Take Time To Breathe | 3:55 |
Protean producer Jaymie Silk returns to Shall Not Fade with an intensely club-driven LP. On "The Rise & Fall Of Jaymie Silk & Rave Culture" a range of vocal samples tell a story over assertive rhythms that switch rapidly so that hard-hitting acid becomes breaks before melting into sleazy, low-end bass techno. Strap in! It"s not easy to anticipate how any release from the Paris-based Jaymie Silk will sound. A self-proclaimed musical nomad and a real jack-of-all-trades, his artistic identity is defined by its undefinability. With this release - a follow-up from "The Legend of Jack Johnson" EP released on Shall Not Fade last year - Jaymie references the kaleidoscope of sounds which inspired him to make music in the first place. Sampling an iconic Malcolm X speech, the force of which is bolstered by giant synth swells and clattering percussion, "Freedom For Everybody" places the album in the context of diaspora and resistance - themes that run ever-present through Jaymie's music. With "The Heat", he pays tribute to late '80s dance music, with a classic Lyn Collins drum break sample and diva-esque vocals. The hard-hitting acid-tinged techno of "Start Swinging" sees the album at its most assertive before "Bad B" takes things camper with deep bass pulses and pitched-shifted vocals which affirm "I'm a bad bitch, yeah you heard about me". "Cats Love Drums" offers another direction completely with polyrhythmic percussion and real meow's before the two closing tracks leave a taste of sentimentality, with a major-key vocal melody and a giddy 150BPM pulse ("Waiting For The Day") and an intimate slow burner ("Take Time To Breathe"). The Rise & Fall Of Jaymie Silk & Rave Culture LP drops 6th May via Shall Not Fade.