The result is an experiment in time travel: Through sounds of the past, he captures the tensions of the present. Coming from an artist known for taut wordplay and manically constructed similes, the broad strokes of Awaken are a shift: You’ll think eventually, but mood comes first.Īnd in the wake of Black Lives Matter protests that followed the deaths of Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, and so many more, Glover’s choice to echo a period in Black music when artists took on an explicitly revolutionary cast is a canny complement to albums like Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly and Solange Knowles’ A Seat at the Table, both of which explored Black identity with new urgency. It makes for a tonal fluidity that also marks his work on the television show Atlanta, which he created.
Like a funhouse mirror, he stretches his influences into weird shapes: The freak-outs are exaggerated to the point of comedy (“Me and Your Mama”) and the ballads romantic to the point of creepy (“Terrified”). Glover said he’d started with childhood memories of his parents playing Funkadelic and The Isley Brothers on the stereo: specific sounds and songs, but more importantly, a general feeling-one that Glover wasn’t quite old enough to grasp. The cast of FX's 'Atlanta.' 'Atlanta' pulls inspiration from all sections of popular culture, weaveing clever references and callbacks into many of its episodes. We went to Wass' Bushwick studio to get a glimpse of her process, and hear how her work has infiltrated the upper crust of the music industry.On the face of it, Donald Glover’s “Awaken, My Love!” is a museum-quality rip of early-’70s funk and soul: the faded vocals, the fuzzed-out guitars, the collective sense of chaos and exuberance. 7 details you may have missed in the first 2 seasons of Donald Glover's 'Atlanta'. He first came to fame as a writer/occasional actor on Tina Fey’s 30 Rock (2006-2012. Not a bad ending for a headdress that was originally meant for another artist. Donald Glover is a multi-skilled performer, writer, rapper and actor born in California but raised in Georgia. we had even made a body cage to go with it." When the artwork was released, her phone started blowing up. Awaken, My Love is the third studio album by American recording artist Donald Glover, under his stage name Childish Gambino. "The piece was originally meant for another artist. Something in her sculptural jewelry has struck a chord in the music industry, and the Gambino album cover was one of their most prominent placements yet.īetter yet, Wass didn't even know it was coming. La produzione è magistrale, con arrangiamenti intricati e una cura minuziosa per i dettagli sonori. 2016 7.2 By Matthew Strauss Genre: Rap Label: Glassnote Reviewed: DecemOn Donald Glover’s latest project as Childish Gambino, he ditches rap for lovingly produced funk worship. Questo album incanta con le sue melodie sensuali e le performance vocali di Donald Glover. Wass has had her pieces appear in Beyoncé's "7/11" video, been commissioned to make work for Erykah Badu, and the requests have only increased with time. Il vinile di 'Awaken, My Love' di Childish Gambino è un viaggio sonoro avvolgente nellanima del soul e della psichedelia.
She started the company five years ago, and the brand quickly carved out a niche for its instantly recognizable geodesic dome structures. On the face of it, Donald Glovers Awaken, My Love is a museum-quality rip of early-70s funk and soul: the faded vocals, the fuzzed-out guitars. The face is wreathed in an intricate, bone-like headdress designed by WXYZ Jewelry, a Brooklyn design shop led by Laura Wass. Now the actor/director/rapper/writer/stand-up Donald Glover has acknowledged the release on Twitter, sharing the cover art and educating us that the Sufjan. The cover is dominated by a face frozen-whether that face is feeling ecstasy, fear, or new life is hard to say. Have you ever looked at an album cover and wished it look different.
Late last year, Childish Gambino returned to music with Awaken, My Love! The album made headlines for its classic funk sound, stark departure from Gambino's previous work, and its album cover. Childish Gambino - AWAKEN, MY LOVE : freshalbumart Childish Gambino Poster, Donald Glover.
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