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KEVIN JULIEN
Kevin Julien ft David & Tiffany Spencer
Love ONlY KNOWS HOW TO LOVE
An argument could be made that this is Julien's most profound work to date.
The words on their own might by some be considered poetry.
The marriage of the words and the music is the realization of a unique work; "poetry in motion".
The lyrics explore love as a being.
Something that only knows to be itself with unlimited power and agency.
The song has a structure that is difficult to define.
Is the line "Love Only Knows How To Love" the verse? Or is it the Chorus? Is there a Chorus?
The song travels through several keys signatures; never repeating chord changes but concludes with its arrival back at the home key.
It is as if the harmonic framework serves as a metaphor for love's journey impacting the world and at its end finding it can only return to what it is.
Is "Love Only Knows How To Love" a Gospel Song? Is it Soul Music?
Like much of Julien's work is is difficult to identify a specific genre but it appears to have echos of different musical styles.
But most of all it has his own musical style . This is an artist that has found his own voice.
The song is blessed with the glorious vocals of David and Tiffany Spencer who say:
"Julien wrote a beautiful song that the world needs to here now."
KEVIN JULIEN & THE BYRNES COMPLEX
Kevin Julien & The Byrnes Complex
UNCOVER TO DISCOVER
Julien expands the musical territory explored by The Byrnes Complex to contemporary RnB with this smooth, sexual, seductive slammer.
The Byrnes Complex ft Shari
REAL EYES REALIZE REAL LIES
Lies are most often corrosive and costly. It seems that no area of society or its institutions has avoided being damaged by dishonesty. Be it churches (child abuse scandals); banking and finance (The Recession of 2007-2008) or sport (doping scandals). Lies often reveal themselves in unexpected ways. The question becomes who can you trust? Julien has come up with a lyrical tongue twister of a chorus in his exploration of honesty and the lack thereof. A lie can be seen as theft. The stealing of the joy of childhood for those who are survivors; the theft of a country's wealth and its future by those committing financial fraud; the stealing of role models and inspiration for those who believed a person achieved great things to later find that they stole another person's music and presented it as their own or that they accepted a gold medal when it was stolen by cheating. But Julien also shows that a liar ultimately cannot harm an honest person in the long run. A dishonest person may delay a good person from their destiny but a gifted person's future is assured. Only they alone can produce what the dishonest person craves. In the end the dishonest person's efforts are counterproductive to their very own future because if they genuinely worked with people they would share in the fruits of the honest person's ability and their eventual success. But by trying to steal the dishonest person loses because the honest person will be strengthened by that dishonesty that they experienced and this only drives and motivates them to fulfill their potential. "Cos I'm happy, you only made me stronger".
Kevin Julien & The Sureshot Immaculate
THE IMPOSSIBLE
Kevin Julien launches "The Sureshot Immaculate" (an alter ego for his jazz and improvisational excursions) with the release an extended play of original compositions.
The pulsating opening track "Mellifluous" is a driven by the amazing breakbeat drumming of Kenny Phelps. With elements of latin music it brought out compelling musical statements from all of the soloists.
"Bravado" is a blues and continues the uptempo theme with changes in feel and time signatures along the way.
The Latin flavor continues with "Just When I Thought It Was Over". A mid tempo romper it perfectly sets the stage for the final piece.
The record closes with "Blood and Treasure". The haunting piece has proven popular among Jazz connoisseurs as it regularly features on radio shows and popular Jazz playlists.
It is a composition with many layers of musical ambiguity. Sometimes it is modal, at others chordal. It is in waltz time and could be classed as a blues but it does not sound like what we usually recognize as the blues.
I have given my life (blood) and honed my craft (treasure) to do this.
Everything it took to get to the release of this recording could be considered "The Impossible".