J’Davey “The Beauty In Distortion/Land of the Lost EP”Posted on September 15th, 2008 by Mannerist Zine | |
J’Davey
The Beauty In Distortion/Land of the Lost EP
Interdependent Media
You may have heard of J*Davey from their collaboration with The Roots on the album Game Theory. Subsequent production by Amir ?uestlove Thompson, The Roots’ drummer, has propelled the band to new heights. One part female vocalist Jack Davey, and one part male musician extraordinaire Brook D’Leau, J*Davey is a confusing androgynous amalgam of audio. Add the fact that Jack Davey has a Mohawk and you already know that the band is bold. But you merely need to dive in and listen to learn that. The Beauty In Distortion/Land of the Lost EP is a double disc where J*Davey explores a large sonic landscape. Covering grounds everywhere between Electronica and Soul, the band is also not unlikely to be categorized as hip-hop or rock. More importantly J*Davey explores new ground on their Beauty demo, while rekindling memories of older styles in their EP. “No More”, a track off the Beauty record is a sexy love song where Jack offers her complete submission. Over the funky beat she claims “I don’t even care no more/ you can have whatever you want/ You can take me/ and you can do whatever you want.” This double disc is a taste of something wonderful. –Jonathan Mendick, Mannerist Zine
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