CBATCH - The Vault 3 - Club/Dance, R&B, Soul/Funk/Pop/Techno/Etc
Disco is making a comeback in the suavest of ways, and CBATCHand his latest release, The Vault 3 - Club/Dance, R&B, Soul/Funk/Pop/Techno/Etc. This album seems to have a mix of everything. This reminds me of music we had in the early 2000s, where pop was at its prime just as EDM pop was having its rise. CBATCH embodies the spirit of collaboration, as this album has the most amount of collaboration he has ever done. He touches upon everything, right from heartbreak to club music. The album is effectively broken into Disc 1 and Disc 2. Breaking My Heart There is a cool blue approach to his songs, even in Break My Heart. Never have I ever heard a yearning for heartbreak with a groove like this one. He magically maintains the equilibrium between pop and R&B, and what a powerful start to the album this is. The track is an experimental number that demands your attention both lyrically and sonically. It is nostalgic in spirit, and this is maintained in the next track as well—Found What’s Right for Me—but unlike the first song, this track is more pop than it is R&B. I am the Right Guy. Unlike most men who say I’m the right guy, C’BATCH actually proves himself to be that guy in this number. The track isn’t hammering you with the dancey sonic backing in this one; it is more laid back, and he really takes his time to perform in this one. The arrangement in the song makes it clear that he’s not in a rush; there are notes and trills that he does where he meanders around sonically that truly command your attention effectively. Midnight Love Serenade If Disc one is Heartbreak, Disc two is all Yearn and Lover Boy; he truly brings disco to the Yearn on this side of the garden. Right from Hit Me with Your Love to Midnight Love Serenade, the man knows what he is doing. It is interesting the way he plays with instrumentals in the album, and the fact that he chose to end with one is also a unique choice. In Midnight Love Serenade, he lays the desire and yearning on thick with the jazz band-style slow instrumental. The track is the perfect number to end on; it demands you slow down and unwind, preferably with a glass of wine and good company. The album is like a Bollywood film; it is packed with everything in terms of themes and atmosphere. You can almost imagine the story in a more popular contemporary version of Bride and Prejudice. We are stranded in the world that CBATCH builds for us as he captains the ship, taking us on a wild journey that promises us a sonic adventure. He is not your normal musician; he can take over your heart with a good note and a bar.
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