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ARTIST
MAKEZ
TITLE
City Of All
FORMAT
2LP
LABEL
HEIST RECORDINGS
CATALOG #
HEIST 002LP
HEIST 002LP
GENRE
ELECTRONIC
RELEASE DATE
9/10/2021
Makèz
have come a long way since they first sneaked into Amsterdam's studio 80 at the age of 17 to hand over their demos to
Dam Swindle
. Those demos led to their debut EP
Different Planets
on Heist in 2019 which gained major support from artists like
Seth Troxler
and
Chez Damier
. Quickly after, they signed two records on New York based label Let's Play House. Fast forward two years, and here it is: the release of their debut album
City Of All
.
City Of All
shows an admirable level of sophistication and matureness and effortlessly bridges genres across its 13 tracks. You can feel the amount of thought that has been put into this record, with songs happily blending into each other as Makèz submerge themselves in their concept of accidental encounters, inclusiveness and what it means to live in a city like Amsterdam. Makèz bring together all the musical influences they've picked up in their life as music fans, clubbers, and art students. The jazz-funk of opening track "The Entrance" feels breezy, casual almost, like the freeform rhythms that are played in a jazz club during soundcheck. That energy also oozes from "Not So Different", which features the smooth vocals of
LYMA
. There's a hint of the house-meets-Rn'B vibe that made
Anderson .Paak
the star that he is now. The song is brilliantly funky and shows the songwriting and arrangement talent of Makèz, who cleverly use pop and soul cues to create one of the album's highlights. What follows is four cuts ranging from the syncopated Balearic funk of "Orbit", the strings of album title track "City Of All", the organ-led jam "Gonna Getya" and the downbeat "Sonder".
Allysha Joy
-- best known for performing in Melbourne hip-hop collective
30/70
-- is featured on the deep and jazzy cut "Looking Up". These kindred spirits perfectly complement each other on this track, where the deep bass, warm harmonies and jazzy percussion prove to be a perfect foundation for Allysha's rhymes. Far from an album all about jazz and soulful tracks, there's a nice bit of dancefloor-oriented tracks, where the distorted filter funk of "Roselane" featuring
Fouk
proves to be a highlight along with what is arguably the heaviest cut of the album: "Bent With Funk".
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