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A masterful collaboration: Eddie’s vocals melt over the beat like chocolate in your mouth, Flowsik’s rhymes add some solid rhythm to the blues, and Nicky Lee brings in that refined, R&B vibe. To top it all up, Jae Chong (producer) is on fire on this track! Altogether, this single is an authentic rendition of the artists’ skill."
The Rundown
Countries: USA/South Korea
Label: Independent
Genres: R&B, Hip-Hop
Language: English
Sounds Like: N*Sync meets Boys II Men, with better 16s… or the male TLC…
Love it or Hate it? Love it!
The 411
On the Artists: Aziatix is a group of 3 guys—Nicky Lee (Vocalist), Eddie Shin (Vocalist) and Flowsik (Rapper) [See picture, L-R]. The track came out late March and pulled us in through April. An independent group from either coasts of the US, Aziatx, was just what we needed in these days of instant, fast-food-music.
On Production & Vocals: Their vocals are diverse, potent, and relevant. Their message is clear, and the production is solid. Nice and solid. Like the proper R&B we know. It’s a masterful collaboration: Eddie’s vocals melt over the beat like chocolate in your mouth, Flowsik’s rhymes add some solid rhythm to the blues, and Nicky Lee brings in that refined, R&B vibe. To top it all up, Jae Chong is ON FIRE on this track. Altogether, this single is an authentic rendition of the artists’ skill.
The music industry has been capitalizing on electro beats these past few years (funny how, about five years ago, Dance/Electro lovers were known as ‘Techno Freaks’ but now all your favourite musicians are going Electro to create club bangers). Well, this track takes us all the way back to the hay days of Rhythm and Blues. It’s all good R&B.
The Good: No Artificial preservatives—Yup! If this were food, it would be the all-natural, un-artificial, home-grown good stuff. The track is like organic, zero calorie music (which these days, means no auto-tune!). It’s effortless, raw talent and musical skill wrapped up in one. These guys write and compose their stuff, (they even do their own publicity), and publish their music out of an independent studio. It’s much fun watching the group interact directly with their fans, listen, and work, like everyday people- only that they produce mad tracks at the end of the day. I L.O.V.E that stuff like this is produced by a band with no backing from a major company. I love the raw talent and I love the raw skill. I love it. Period.
The Bad: There’s hardly anything wrong with the track—but for one minute (or so) detail in the arrangement. The track starts with a refrain (or hook) and It would have been be all right, but for the fact that 2:28 mins into it, you hear the ref all over again, which usually indicates that the track is transcending into its ending, but then there’s still over a minute of song left: there's a 16-bar add-on, then the chorus, and then the outro. By the time the outro is up, you would be slightly ‘tired’ of the song (because your mind had calculated that since the track started with a ref, a repetition of the same ref would indicate a near ending). So you might say that the song suffers slightly from bits and pieces in too many parts (although they do blend well together). But then again, perhaps it’s not a bad thing—perhaps it’s a bid to add variety to the track’s musical arrangement. For the most part, it works.
The Verdict: 4.5 Stars Proper R&B—Top Stuff—Can’t wait to see what else Aziatix has in store!
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Great review! Will check them out!