Review

Joseph Malik: Proxima Ebony (Ramrock Red)

Now here’s something really special from Scottish soulful talent, Joseph Malik, as he delivers another impeccable body of work on his fifth artist album, "Proxima Ebony".

Prepare to embark on a genre-crossing trip through soul, R&B, afro-boogie, old skool hip-hop and disco spectrums. Edinburgh’s finest weaves a musical tapestry of soul-stirring stories with rousing wordplay, bound together with sublime vocal performances that seamlessly flow between rap, spoken word and spine-tingling soul.

Created by Joseph and Daniel Walls, "Proxima Ebony" was produced by and arranged by Darren Morris and Jo Wallace of North Street West fame.

There’s also a plethora of talent accompanying Joseph on the album including Philadelphia spoken word artist, Kameelah Waheed; Shuya Okino of Kyoto Jazz Massive fame; jazz harpist, Alina Bzhezhinska; San Francisco rapper, Capitol A; and Edinburgh hip-hop legend, DJ Nasty P.

Highlights include the so damn funky, "Adjust Like Dat", "Be A Lion" with Kameelah Waheed, and Joseph’s incredibly haunting falsetto performance on "Adult Contemporary" is a must-have experience. What a great album!
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