"Balance" ft. Olga Bella is the final single from NYC based Sam O.B.'s debut Positive Noise, out tomorrow on LuckyMe Records. Listen here
https://soundcloud.com/samobmusic/balance. The track originally premiered on The Clash who say "it's a solid groove, while the wistful songwriting reaches towards a sense of personal equilibrium.
Positive Noise is his most complete body of work so far and sees him transition more from producer into a fully fledged singer songwriter. It is a sequence of songs, not tracks, though you could certainly spin most of these jams in a club setting. Positive Noise is not 'a journey of a record,' but it's also not Party Time USA. It's nuance: cloud patterns: like good progressive jazz. Like the refinement of refinement, the elegance of elegance. Sound propelled by its own smoothness. A coolness that isn't cold. The earnestness of an old friend. Expanse. Experimentation. Actual warmth.
Sam O.B. is a man of classics (has always been). When you hear the sax on "Salt Water," you will understand this ambition with precision. Arpeggiated horn delay and female oohs fall like geodesic rain. The blasting synth leads on "Midnight Blue" and "Nearness" waver and find their way ("Always on time"). The sing-and-play harmonies of "Sirens" refer to the stunning bliss of smooth jazz, which has been in Sam's arsenal of interests for longer than anyone can remember.
Positive Noise also has a strong anchoring in the thick pulsing rhythmic stylings of '70s and '80s disco and funk grooves. Sam is a dedicated vinyl collector, having curated DJ residencies around NYC (Hot Sounds Island, Astro Nautico, The Lot) that practically worshipped smooth jams.
Sam O.B. aka
Obey City - has released 2 EPs on LuckyMe Records and produced/collaborated with Kelela, Jensen Sportag,
Flatbush Zombies,
Olga Bell amongst many others as well as co-running the taste making Astronautico label.
The album is out August 11th on LuckyMe Records
Previous Singles
Listen to "Samurai" ft. Elisa
https://soundcloud.com/samobmusic/samurai
Listen to "Revolve"
https://soundcloud.com/samobmusic/revolve/
Listen to "Midnight Blue"
https://soundcloud.com/samobmusic/midnight-blue
Listen to "Common Ground"
https://soundcloud.com/samobmusic/common-ground
Positive Noise Track listing
Nearness
Common Ground
Balance
Salt Water
Revolved
Samurai
Midnight Blue
Firefly
Sirens
237am
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Photo credit: Teddy Fitzhugh
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