theMIND – “Summer Camp”

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Title : Summer Camp
Release Date : June 29, 2016

TheMIND adds an otherworldly sound to the Chicago scene. His complex production style lifts his poetic singing style to another dimension. His lyrics are on point, and his singing voice even reminds me of Frank Ocean at times, but his beats are what bring his sound together. He did study at Colombia.

I love the artist’s creativity and experimentation on Summer Camp. From his complex lyrics to the carefully placed vocal samples, unorthodox drum patterns, addicting clicks and beeps, impossibly jazzy synths and environmentally friendly sound effects, theMIND is a genius for this project. Those are some critical features too. Get you some education from the young king.

Peep the visual game too. Here’s “Pale Rose” :

And “Mercury Rising” :

Jean Deaux – “OUTER BODY” EP

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Title : Outer Body
Release Date : November 12, 2015
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Jean Deaux is incredible on the OUTER BODY EP (November 12, 2015). Her voice is tantric, her mind woke as ever on the light 3-track project. But despite the Chicago-native seeing huge successes to this point, she still looks at her moves as splashes in the ocean. Jean Deaux on you heaux.

“I’m going in a spiral like… So I feel like I’m like here. And like… as time goes on I’ma get to this point but… You know? That’s how I see that shit in my head. So I’m like… I’m making these little waves right now but I gotta make every single wave count.”