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For a musician to dip in and out of many different musical styles, it can be seen as creative genius. Think Prince and Stevie Wonder - pioneers of cross-genre musicality. If you are not one of these two people, your music can resemble a world-class diver who never learned to swim - all technical brilliance but no basic knowledge.
Lanu’s latest EP sees him take a step further away from his previous work with funk group The Bamboos and one toward folk-pop. Since his funk days he has skipped passed jazz/beats combinations but Lanu has learned to swim, no matter what height he dives from.
The creator, Lance Ferguson has teamed up with Megan Washington for the use of her unique and kooky vocal techniques to keep a down to earth sound amongst his lofty production.
The combined product is titled Roosevelt Blues & Acoustic EP. The EP’s introductory song ‘The Roosevelt Blues’, being released on the 19th of this month, could have been lifted from the soundtrack of the movie Juno. It is the story of having a party with dead celebrity ghosts in the Roosevelt Hotel - a truly remarkable concept that is flawlessly produced to a walking beat.
‘Fall’ follows the same sound, constructed into a ballad. The double-layered vocals in the chorus make it a powerful point in the song and the simple instrumentation from the previous track is featured. The EP’s third song ‘Beautiful Trash’ is once again is a carbon copy of something you will have heard on any indie film, but does hold its own as an original melody.
The lyrical bounce to Washington’s vocals are expertly split over two and sometimes three melody revolutions in an effort to finish a single thought. The character in her voice is particularly poignant in ‘Hold Me Down’. Each track has been reworked and re-recorded from the album Her 12 Faces released earlier in 2011 and if an entire album were to be filled with twangy guitars played over atmospheric strings and rhythms it may get tedious. Roosevelt Blues & Acoustic has strength in its lack of length. It doesn’t allow the listener to get bored but this shouldn’t be taken as a slant against the producer or his vocalist.
‘Wire’ returns to a more upbeat pace that rounds out the 5-track collection in to a pleasant listening experience. This blues-folk sound with country and techno undertones treads water. Despite a market being flooded with similar indie-hybrid artists, Lanu’s former life as respected musician will undoubtedly fast-track these songs to receive high scores. They may not perfect 10’s across the board, but certainly not a disappointment.
Lanu’s latest EP sees him take a step further away from his previous work with funk group The Bamboos and one toward folk-pop. Since his funk days he has skipped passed jazz/beats combinations but Lanu has learned to swim, no matter what height he dives from.
The creator, Lance Ferguson has teamed up with Megan Washington for the use of her unique and kooky vocal techniques to keep a down to earth sound amongst his lofty production.
The combined product is titled Roosevelt Blues & Acoustic EP. The EP’s introductory song ‘The Roosevelt Blues’, being released on the 19th of this month, could have been lifted from the soundtrack of the movie Juno. It is the story of having a party with dead celebrity ghosts in the Roosevelt Hotel - a truly remarkable concept that is flawlessly produced to a walking beat.
‘Fall’ follows the same sound, constructed into a ballad. The double-layered vocals in the chorus make it a powerful point in the song and the simple instrumentation from the previous track is featured. The EP’s third song ‘Beautiful Trash’ is once again is a carbon copy of something you will have heard on any indie film, but does hold its own as an original melody.
WATCH: 'Beautiful Trash' feat Megan Washington
The lyrical bounce to Washington’s vocals are expertly split over two and sometimes three melody revolutions in an effort to finish a single thought. The character in her voice is particularly poignant in ‘Hold Me Down’. Each track has been reworked and re-recorded from the album Her 12 Faces released earlier in 2011 and if an entire album were to be filled with twangy guitars played over atmospheric strings and rhythms it may get tedious. Roosevelt Blues & Acoustic has strength in its lack of length. It doesn’t allow the listener to get bored but this shouldn’t be taken as a slant against the producer or his vocalist.
‘Wire’ returns to a more upbeat pace that rounds out the 5-track collection in to a pleasant listening experience. This blues-folk sound with country and techno undertones treads water. Despite a market being flooded with similar indie-hybrid artists, Lanu’s former life as respected musician will undoubtedly fast-track these songs to receive high scores. They may not perfect 10’s across the board, but certainly not a disappointment.
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