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Artist......: Gemma
Album.......: Feeling's Not A Tempo
Label.......: Double Double Whammy
Genre.......: Indie
Catnr.......: DDW059
Source......: CD
Rip.date....: 2019-05-28
Str.date....: 2019-05-31
Quality.....: 884 kbps avg / 44.1kHz / 2 channels
Url.........: http://gemmanyc.bandcamp.com
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1. Love Like (Knock It Off) 5:46
2. Only One 3:35
3. Keep On Dancing 5:57
4. Luxury Portfolio 1:33
5. Out In The Open 4:25
6. Strings 1:29
7. 'Til We Lose The Feeling 4:50
8. Miss U 3:56
9. Love Trade 4:15
10. Yeah 0:39
11. Am I Less 4:31
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,: "I'm all in my head," Felicia Douglass sings over warm, warbling :,
: electronics and a head-nodding disco bass line, on the opening :
:' lyric of Gemma's aptly titled Feeling's Not a Tempo-a ':
,: rollercoaster collection of ebullient pop that dances through :,
: the complications of connection, of mind games and :
:' miscommunication. "You blew a kiss and didn't aim it straightà ':
,: You better knock it off!" she sings, defiant, as that lead track :,
: unfurls into dizzying drums and a flanged fuzz guitar solo. :
:' ':
,: Gemma is Douglass with producer Erik Gundel, a collaboration :,
: where Douglass's playful hooks soar over Gundel's lush, grooving :
:' beats. Gundel has a knack for stacking emotions that seem at ':
,: odds: for channeling feelings of deep introspection and ecstatic :,
: joy at the same time, matching a sentiment that often drives :
:' Douglass's lyricism. Together, they're masters of upbeat tunes ':
,: exploding with feelings, a type of healing, happy-sad soul-funk. :,
: :
:' After a whirlwind 2018 for Douglass-finishing an album with Ava ':
,: Luna, joining Dirty Projectors as a touring member, :,
: collaborating on new projects-Feeling's Not a Tempo is her most :
:' inspired performance yet as a frontperson, as a songwriter, and ':
,: as a gripping vocalist. Here, she shifts from crushing, stacked :,
: falsettos, to intimate spoken-word interludes (odes to "the 90s :
:' R&B embedded in me," she says) to bold, full-on belts-"I kneel ':
,: down before greats," she says. "Chaka Khan, Earth Wind & Fire, :,
: Mary J. Blige, Whitney Houston, Prince, Aaliyah." :
:' ':
,: On Feeling's Not a Tempo, there are hot-pink hooks and somber :,
: ballads; metallic percussion, silky piano, twinkly strings, and :
:' thumping stand-up bass. "Keep on Dancing" is a spacious, ':
,: six-minute sax-funk stunner about dancing the night away: :,
: "Excuse me for a second / But movement is my blessing," Douglass :
:' sings. "And pardon my directness / But you're what I'm ':
,: missing." "Yeah" is a winking, sub-40 second jab at internet :,
: dating feeling as mundane as a job interview, with just a few :
:' spacey meandering keys. ':
,: :,
: Feeling's is a progression from their debut, As Ever, which was :
:' entirely a home recorded production. The duo have since begun ':
,: performing live with a rhythm section of of Alejandro Salazar :,
: Dyer on drums and Ethan Bassford on bass, whose playing on the :
:' record bursts from a sweet spot between tight arrangements and ':
,: loose, expressive grooves. The album is a hybrid between bedroom :,
: and studio recordings, made between Douglass and Gundel's home :
:' studios and Gravesend Recordings, and largely mixed by Gundel ':
,: (who also played guitar, trumpet, keyboards, pedal steel, :,
: violin, and some percussion) with assistance from Udbhav Gupta :
:' of Mr. Twin Sister, and Julian Fader and Carlos Hernandez (of ':
,: Ava Luna, Gravesend). :,
: :
:' "Only One" is a maximal story song-complete with samples, ':
,: synthesizers, glockenspiel, guitar solos, violins-of a :,
: short-lived rush, full of anticipation, a fizzling relationship :
:' that for a moment was full of promise. ("I get it couldn't go ':
,: that way / but could you imagine?") "Miss U" is a "euphoric :,
: breakdown" about doing what you need to in order to move on. :
:' "Sometimes when you're trying to get over someone your brain ':
,: catapults you into a dream state to cope. There's a protocol to :,
: be strong and not look back and to discard genuine emotions, but :
:' in real life that can take a while." ':
,: :,
: "A lot of the lyrics are things I dream of saying," Douglass :
:' says. "They hint at taking a chance, just going for it. ':
,: Something I've always had trouble with, with logic and :,
: practicality as factors." A self-described introvert, Douglass's :
:' songs brim with the wisdom of shyness. "Til We Lose The ':
,: Feeling" is an epic centerpiece of this, an explosive, bouncy :,
: jam reflecting on the moment when an unrealized relationship :
:' dissolves in front of you: "Given the chance you would love, ':
,: isn't that how you phrased it?" It pierces even harder for its :,
: rational level-headedness: "Hey, my timing was all wrong." :
:' ':
,: "The way you're feeling at any point can be frustratingly :,
: arhythmic," says Gundel (who is a music therapist by day), :
:' expanding on the title, which came to Douglass in a dream. ':
,: "It's a direct acknowledgement and acceptance of this fact of :,
: life. Riding out the shifts in tempo can be incredibly difficult :
:' and scary, and just being aware that it will change (without ':
,: knowing the new BPM) can be comforting when you're in the thick :,
: of it." :
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,: "Not everything can be bound to a grid," Douglass says. "There's :,
: much more to discover in the chaos if you let go." :
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