Is it appropriate if I wished you all a
Happy New year? Seeing as I haven’t been around since the end of last year, I
only think its fair I showed up with a bit of courtesy.
Happy New Year guys, I wish you all the
best in the year ahead, pin your New Year resolutions to your chests and never
forget them. I’m making my own out into a chain, wearing it like bling and
making sure it’s always in front of me 24/7.
Not like I know what or how that is going
to help me achieve the set goals, but there’s something about having those
words in front of you as a constant reminder, but me, I’m probably just losing
my mind.
I realised I was a bit too soft with the
reviews I was putting out last year so one of my New Year’s resolutions is to
be more critical, for the sake of the artists. It is no longer a hidden secret
that majority of musical material we have out there is recycled crap and
‘Pangolo Music’ is winning the quality war. The Videos give these terrible
songs some form of gloss but if we stay true to the real essence, which is the
passion and the talent of the artist, there’s really nothing these guys are
giving us. They simply encourage more mediocre acts to step into a booth and
saturate the market with their own false sense of artistry.
I’m not going to stand for that anymore, so
hence forth, if I’m going to review a single or track and the artist is your
kinsman or relation by blood please endeavour not to press ‘P’ and reason with
me as an unbiased person. I believe we owe the general public a responsibility
and duty in this regard.
SOJAY - SLOW DOWN
I wasn’t expecting too much form TrybeS
Records new signing so soon but I’ll be the first to admit that for a first
solo track, Slow Down by Sojay is pretty impressive. R & B is a dying genre
around the world with many vocalists switching to Pop Music for the sake of a
larger fan base. Sojay doesn’t particularly bring anything new per say, he
simply delivers a track that is both catchy and repetitive. I’m not saying its
bad, I simply feel it sounds like something I’ve heard before. The beat gives
it a fresh feel (like making it distinct) but its still the same R & B
format. No risk, no ground breaking sounds here.
My fear is about what actually comes after
this because Sojay actually caught my attention with this track. The production
is impressive and Sojay’s voice dominates the track adequately.
I’d like to see what the song sounds like
without all the electronic instruments, that’s if Sojay can pull off an
acoustic performance (yes, maybe I’m calling him out).
An essential part of an artist’s craft is
his ability to perform live. Slowdown is one song I feel could sway the ladies
if performed right on stage. Kudos to this upcoming artist for this track, its
undoubtedly impressive for a first track but I’d want to see Sojay get out of
his comfort zone; he sounded too
comfortable throughout most of the track.
Here’s to more good music and great albums
throughout the coming year folks. Let’s continue to encourage our local
talents, they’ve got what it takes to make it to the big stage. It doesn’t have
to be 9ice or skales who brings back that Grammy ya know.
- Griffin (@Griffinstreaks)
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