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Marcel Vogel has cultivated a reputation for smooth, consistent and infectious Detroit-influenced dance music with attitude. The Amsterdam-based polymath blends live instrumentation and samples into groove-heavy beats, releasing across many popular labels while also running two of his own and touring across continents.
Having teamed up last year with Dutch producer and key-player Tim Jules for the raw single ‘Take Me Back’, the two return with a fresh pressing on Shall Not Fade showing off their authentic soulful sound. Each track features a different vocalist, each bringing their own skill to the fore; in the title track, Alessandre’s honey-sweet and porcelain-smooth vocal caress the playful keys for an instant earworm. ‘This is When I Leave’ strips the sound right down until only the drum, like a heartbeat, and Khadija’s wistful vocals remain, making for an intimate experience. The B-side focuses on high-intensity instrumentals put together by Vogel and Jules: a breathless funk and rhythm workout begins in ‘Why Don’t You Leave Me’ with Hector Wijnbergen’s infectious, powerful words taking centre stage. This headsy beat continues in ‘Like a Fish In The Water’, LYMA’s crooning subtly making an entrance and complemented by delicate guitar lines, building to a crescendo.
If You Don’t Love EP drops 19th November via Shall Not Fade.
credits
released November 19, 2021
Production by: Marcel Vogel & Tim Jules
Additional production & vocals by: Alexandre Arslan, Khadija, Hector Wijnbergen, LYMA
Artwork: Pointless Illustrations
Mastering by: Beau @ Ten Eight Seven
Pressing by: Record Industry
This 12-person group from the UK makes dynamic, soulful, jazz-inflected Afrobeat; this is their second album, available for preorder. Bandcamp New & Notable May 20, 2016