Leonie Sherif makes nighttime sound so intoxicating, turning it into a sonic journey that is intimate and expansive at the same time. TWILIGHT (Sp Deville Remix) reinvents her original alt-RnB anthem as a night time adventure that throbs with unnerving tension and groove, and with irresistible grit.
The first thing that draws your attention is the fact that the vocals of this East London artist are as light as smoke in the candlelight. Her voice is as light as a feather, and as emotionally heavy that each of her whispered notes is a whisper of confession. The closeness here is all-enveloping–every breath, every pause, every intonation seems to be chosen and highly personal.
The bassline with Amapiano flair comes as a bolt out of the blue, providing a base that is hypnotic and propulsive. The remix by Sp Deville alters the intensity of the original to something even deeper and more enveloping, with percussive sounds and eerie electronic tones combining to form a sound universe that is truly ritualistic. It is not only music, it is an after-hours experience.
The most interesting part of Leonie as an artist is that she employs the same influences of Michael Jackson, Luther Vandross, and Whitney Houston and uses them to create her own unique style. Her nostalgia of the 90s and y2k feel is new, not nostalgic, modern and not retro. Understanding that this song was created on the basis of her second perfume as an artisan complements the song listening process.
One can practically smell the candied berries and smoky incense that she writes about and this is a multi-sensory artistic statement. TWILIGHT (Sp Deville Remix) is the song of the artist that is aware of the fact that being vulnerable may be powerful and rhythm may be a ritual. It is after-hours soul music and the most intimate form of emotional expression matched with the most cutting edge production techniques, which is simultaneously timeless and utterly modern.
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