Karyn Paige – “The KP EP” (2010)

Halvor Johannes Lie — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 14:23:54 +0000

Overall the KP EP’s production sounds organic and modern, very much like Prince’s latest albums. Some of the songs sounded very pop for me at first listening, but as I listened closer interesting variations in the arrangements sipped through and the whole thing grew on me. There’s a good live-feel to this EP, a lot of variations in rhythms, though always funky, within the the musical genres of boogie-disco, nu-soul, pop and r&b.

The EP is 5 songs strong and all of the tracks are of high quality. I especially like the song ”Want To” — A sweet danceable funky thang. Sounds a lot like a late Prince quality track: Bouncy synth boogie! You can listen to the full song and download it for free from her homepage by clicking on the link below:

Download link: Karyn Paige – Want To (9MB mp3).

Karyn Paige is a singer straight out of the SF bay area where she among other things is doing a lot of good work with the bay’s own Jazzmafia. The KP EP is a result of a cooperation between her and producers Matt Berkeley and Joe Bagale, which she’s also playing together with in the band Supertaster. The EP features appearances by Aima the Dreamer (The Mamaz, J-Boogie’s Dubtronic Science), Steve Bradley (No Doubt) and Joe Bagale.

Homepage: Karyn Paige

Purchase & audio samples: iTunes (digital download)

Jazz Mafia sampler

Rune Johnsrud — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:00:42 +0000

Our Jazz Mafia friends from San Francisco have released a free 15 track sampler of their music:

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Karyn Paige – “The KP EP” (2010)

Jazz Mafia sampler