Azekel takes us track-by-track by his aptly-titled ‘Sonic Incense’ EP – a sensual, non secular, and smoldering seduction of the ears, the thoughts, and the soul.
Stream: “SAME WAYZ” – Azekel
The warmth is on in Azekel’s newest EP.
Throughout the pulsating grooves and entrancing melodies of the artist’s newest providing is an open, aching coronary heart on hearth; a physique baring all, pouring himself into his songs in such a means as to seize not simply the warmth of the second, however the burning inside his very being. An invite deep into the artist’s innermost depths, the aptly-titled Sonic Incense is an intimate and smoldering seduction of the ears, the thoughts, and the soul.
do i reply you?
so i stored you ready within the gray
its sedating once you say like this
swear i may of heard u name my identify
its intoxicating once you say it like this
all night time lengthy
stored you ready all night time
i’m obsessing all night time
and we go lacking all night time
ego demise all night time
i’m obsessing all night time
a lot ardour all night time
– “Ardour,” Azekel
Launched November 14th by way of Thunderlightning Recordings, SONIC INCENSE is an intoxicating return to the highlight for Azekel (the stage identify for Ademola Azekel Adesuyi). Following final 12 months’s acclaimed album Analyze Love, the Nigerian-born, London-raised singer, songwriter, and producer’s newest effort is a passionate indulgence of scorching, genre-bending sounds and intensely uncooked feelings.
“Analyze Love felt like a reset for me,” Azekel tells Atwood Journal. “This EP positively follows go well with, within the experimentation of groove and fusion of various sounds to make one thing contemporary however nonetheless nostalgic. The songs on this challenge are extra sensual. I’ve been impressed by artists like Marvin Gaye who have been actually capable of faucet into that vitality. It felt good to do that. Additionally, I attempt extra rap/poetry on this challenge, on songs like ‘SAME WAYZ’ and ‘RITUAL.’ It’s one thing I positively will incorporate as I proceed within the new music I create.”
Azekel candidly describes Sonic Incense as groovy, immersive, and “refreshingly unique.”
“It’s heavy vibes, like burning an incense stick,” he says with a smile. “The identify is smart because it’s the way it sounds: It’s sensual, provocative, and non secular. Numerous the themes of the songs are round Love, Intercourse, and God. It’s humorous how combining this stuff are seen as a taboo, however while making the document, I discovered that they’re all interlinked.”
As he explains, the tracks themselves got here collectively at scattered moments all through the previous 12 months, however nonetheless got here collectively seamlessly.
“Numerous the songs have been recorded while travelling; there was lots of inspiration being lived and recorded,” he explains. “This document is loads freer than the music I’ve launched earlier than, the lyrics and manufacturing are much more provocative, the songs have completely different strands, textures, and typically genres, however the feeling, groove, and environment carry Sonic Incense collectively. I’ve learnt to stream with it, trusting my instinct and the method.”
Highlights abound on the 16-minute journey from “RITUAL” to “PASSION.” Whereas every monitor has its personal themes and subject material, the document as a complete feels sure collectively by a transcendent, spellbinding intimacy: From the hot-on-the-mic nature of Azekel’s vocal efficiency to the deep sweat of his grooves and the sheer ardour and vulnerability of his lyrics, Sonic Incense stays unapologetically and undeniably true to its identify.
“I really like all the songs and the way numerous, but comparable they’re,” Azekel says on the subject of favorites. “‘Ritual’ is certainly a private spotlight; I believe it ticks the bins of sounding traditional concurrently being contemporary.”
Whether or not you’re a sucker for the specific, scorching warmth of “SAME WAYZ” and “JARA,” or extra choose the buttery sounds of “SMOOTH” and “PASSION,” Sonic Incense has a bit one thing for everybody – and a lot of seductive, smoldering saxophones, which is simply ever a very good factor!
Expertise the total document by way of our beneath stream, and peek inside Azekel’s Sonic Incense EP with Atwood Journal as he goes track-by-track by the music and lyrics of his newest launch!
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Stream: ‘SONIC INCENSE’ – Azekel
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Ritual
A deep exploration of affection’s all-consuming nature, capturing its intense, nearly obsessive, ritualistic elements. Azekel dives into the highly effective grip that zeal can have on one’s life.
Love Potion
A genre-blending collaboration with Nigerian artist Falana, combining R&B and Afrobeats with candy, sensual melodies. The monitor celebrates inventive synergy and pays homage to highly effective feminine artistry.
Similar Wayz
A steamy, uncooked soul monitor that includes a Dilla-inspired hip-hop beat and bluesy guitars, with Azekel’s spoken-word rap and gritty vocals. It explores want, longing, and the hypnotic pull of true connection.
Clean
A lush, haunting monitor, enriched by the violin of award-winning classical artist Yury Revich. Azekel’s vocals glide over wealthy instrumentation, celebrating sensuality, ardour, and the fantastic thing about intimacy.
Jara
Impressed by Azekel’s Nigerian roots, “Jara” refers back to the Yoruba idea of giving one thing further, embodying a way of generosity and cultural satisfaction.
Ardour
Recorded in Azekel’s dwelling studio, this monitor delves into love’s addictive and intense facet, exploring themes of ardour, obsession, and the complexities of emotional connection.
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SONIC INCENSE
an EP by Azekel