Event Choice: The Love Machine Project EP Release – 6/13, DROM, NYC
Big voices in intimate rooms are a powerful combination. That’s exactly what’s on the way for NYC’s sonic thrill seekers on Thursday, June 13th, when the Love Machine Project celebrates its EP release at the East Village venue DROM at 7 PM.
The Love Machine Project officially goes public in the East Village on Thursday, June 13th.
The Love Machine Project converges one of the city’s most adventurous singers, the soul/electro-rock vocalist Candice Anitra, with the rhythmic outpourings of the LA-based multimedia artist Mustafa “Effortless” Shakir (a.ka. M*E).
Together, they’ve created the Love Machine Project, debuting their duo with a five-song EP that forms an advanced amalgam of soul, rap, electronica, and hip hop.
The tracks on the eponymous EP crossfade constantly from light to dark, providing percussive motivation from sources organic and entrancingly synthetic. Anitra and Shakir’s hand-picked band included bassist Brady Watt (Talib Kweli, Res, Curren$y), guitarist Wes Mingus (Wu-Tang Clan, The Revelations), and drummer Jason Mills (Stomp, Beetroot). The prolific producer/engineer Joel Hamilton (Pretty Lights, Black Keys, Matisyahu, Dub Trio) refined the tracks at Brooklyn’s Studio G.
From past experiences hearing Anitra live, expect an arresting performance at DROM this coming Thursday. Meanwhile, the addition of M*E – in town from the West Coast for this auspicious occasion — should provide an agile counterbalance that puts the evening over the top.
In addition, the South African singer/songwriter Jesse Clegg’s NYC debut will get the night off to an expressive start.
Tickets: $10 in advance/$15 at the door
Preview the Love Machine EP at bit.ly/lovemachineproject.
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