: ' .. .:.... . ' ' ______________ : ________ : ' \ / .. .:. .. \ / : : \ /_________ \ / . .. ... .. . : .\ / /___ /\ \ / ______________ ___ _. : \ / / \ / \ \/ / \ \ \ \ \ . ...:..\ / _______/ \/ \ ___/__ / / / / / : /\ / / \ \/ \ / / / . sH! ' / \/ / / / \ / / . ... .:.... .. . :/ _______/ / / / _______/__ ___ __ .\ / / / / / / / / / / / \ / / / / / / / / / / / . . \ /\______/ / / / / \___ / / : \/ ____ \ / / / / / : \ / \ /\____/\ / / : : ________\/ \ / \ / / : ' \ / \/ \ /\ / : . ..:.. . \ / \/ \ / \ / \ / . ' : \/ F A N G \ / : ' ____ \ / . . .. .. .:.. . \ / presents \ / . . \/ \/ : : . ..:.. , : 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.....: 258kbps/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo . :.. .:. Url.........: http://gemmanyc.bandcamp.com ' ' , ________ ________ \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / # title time \ / \/ \/ 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 ______ \ / ________ Runtime 40:56 ,\ /... . . .... .... \ / ' Size 79.90 ______ :\/ ', \ / , \ / ' '... ..\ /.. .. .....:. .. .... .. . ..\ /. : Release Notes: \/ , \/ , ' ' ,: "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." : :' ': ,: "Not everything can be bound to a grid," Douglass says. "There's :, : much more to discover in the chaos if you let go." : :' ': : ' '.. ..' .. . :........... . . . . ............: . . ______________ ______________ \ / \ / \ / Shout out to all our homies from: \ / \ / \ / \ / iPC BOSS HiT2000 1way UKi i8 RNS \ / \ / RAGEMP3 MANDY DV8 pLAN9 BUTT \ / \ / \ / \/ ____ ____ \/ \ / F A N G \ / \/ 2 0 1 9 \/