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REVIEW: Justin Jay - Fantastic Voyage EP out on Black Butter records

10.0
Overall Score

It was late last year when Justin Jay debuted his rock-infused feel-good side project Justin Jay & Friends which he has continued to showcase with his Fantastic Voyage EP.

Coalescing Justin Jay’s vast knowledge of house music’s intricacies with Josh Taylor’s pacific vocals and Benny Bridges’ slick guitar licks, the crew find the sweet spot in creating an oceanside atmosphere that fans of both indie rock and the more delicate genres of house can get on board with. 

Justin says:

"Hey guys I'M DROPPING AN ALBUM!

A year & 3 months ago, I started my last semester of college. I realized there were so many things that I wanted to do that I knew nothing about. But instead of grinding thru text books n making study guides, I turned to my homies.
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Many of my closest friends in college were obsessed with other kinds of music besides house and techno. When you're a sensitive music kid in a fratty party school, you can appreciate people who deeply care about any type of music. It just took me a while to realize we could jam together too.

FANTASTIC VOYAGE (THE ALBUM!) is about exploration: stepping outside of your comfort zone and trying new things.

Unlike a normal album that comes out all at once on one label, this project is broken up across a few EPs on a bunch of labels that reflect how different these songs are from each other. But there's a strong underlying connection: they were all made by me and my friends and they all work in my sets in between the dirtybird bombs and techno jams that i play.

Tomorrow, the first song off the album comes out. Each week, I'll show ya a new song and tell some of the silly stories behind it. Definitely feeling a bit vulnerable with all this new stuff, so if you support my music whether it's by sharing, buying or just listening to the songs, let me know and I'll send you some bonus goodies at the end of it all.

-justin"



EP Soundcloud - http://bit.ly/1NqkrCq 




Dimitri Kechagias review:
Beat and Rhythm10
Basslines and Groove10
Guitar Melody 10
Synths 10
Vocals and Lyrics10
Breakdown10
Sound-design and Arrangement10
Overall Atmosphere10
Goosebumps / Shivers moments10
Emotional affinity and heartfelt moments10
Originality and Inventiveness10
Dancefloor Efficiency / Festival Arenas Effectiveness10
Radio Friendly10
You can’t get this memorable track out of your head10
It has potential to become an anthem or a classic10
Justin Jay - Fantastic Voyage EP10

Summary

The quality record label Black Butter records presents the exceptional Fantastic Voyage EP by Justin jay. If you search for modern electronic deep house tracks with strong rock elements then this great EP has it all and even more. Fantastic vocals and meaninful lyrics combined in beautiful relaxing smooth tracks perfect to relax before or after clubbing to inspire you to find alternative ways of life and most important to explore different views even in your own life. Strong percussions, emotional strings and brilliant melodies merged perfectly to create the sonic soundscapes that will entertain you whenever and wherever you enjoy them preferably Sunday afternoon in your balcony with nice win too. Highly recommended. Love it
10.0
Overall Score

Additional info:
Follow Justin Jay:
www.facebook.com/justinjayofficial
twitter.com/justinjaymusic
www.soundcloud.com/justin-jay
instagram.com/justinjaymusic
Follow Josh Taylor:
www.facebook.com/joshtaylortunes
www.soundcloud.com/joshtaylortunes
www.instagram.com/joshtaylortunes/
joshtaylortunes.com/
Follow Benny Bridges:
www.facebook.com/bennybridgesofficial/
https://www.facebook.com/blackbutterrecords/
https://twitter.com/BlackButterRecs