[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”3.22.3″][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”THE SOUND” subhead=”\/sound\/: 1. vibrations that travel through the air and can be heard when they reach the ear; 2. convey a specified impression when heard” header_fullscreen=”on” _builder_version=”3.22.5″ title_font=”Montserrat|200|||||||” title_font_size=”80px” subhead_font=”Oswald|200|||||||” subhead_font_size=”24px” subhead_letter_spacing=”1px” subhead_line_height=”1.4em” background_image=”https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/mrp\/blacknoise\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2019\/04\/the-sound_header.jpg” z_index_tablet=”500″ text_shadow_style=”preset3″ custom_css_subtitle=”width: 700px;”][\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22.3″ custom_padding=”50px|0px|0|0px|false|false”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.22.5″ width=”100%”][et_pb_column type=”1_5″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.22.5″ text_font=”|300|||||||” z_index_tablet=”500″ inline_fonts=”Alegreya SC,Roboto Condensed,Georgia”]<\/p>\n
We Find Love<\/i> is a weighty piece of work.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Not just because of the lyrical content, though the singer, Daniel Caesar of Oshawa, Ont., does croon about the fallout of a relationship that never should have happened, but also because of the instrumentation.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The first sound you hear is a piano, deftly moving through four different chords, but it\u2019s no time at all before the keys are cut through by the sounds of a humming chorus that goes on to ground the rest of the song.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n It might not register on the first listen, but there\u2019s also a small voice that harmonizes with Caesar and the chorus.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Farther along, you get the percussion, heavy and striking, accompanied by some deep bass riffs. It\u2019s a layered moment that builds until you reach the next verse and the music is suddenly stripped back to its foundational piano, the chorus and Caesar\u2019s voice.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n But just as quickly, you\u2019re pulled back into the layered form of the song, this time with a tambourine as an addition.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n It builds to a sort of swaying melody while the voices of Caesar and the chorus criss-cross against one another. Then it ends. The theatrical elements recede and you\u2019re left again with just the piano and Caesar’s voice before it transitions into the next track on the album.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_5″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding=”0|0px|25.2604px|0px|false|false” _builder_version=”3.22.3″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_video src=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=s3GKxnBDu2g” _builder_version=”3.21″] It\u2019s a weighty piece of work. While it and the rest of the album it\u2019s featured on, Freudian<\/em>, is categorized as R&B\/Soul, the song itself is steeped in gospel sensibilities.<\/p>\n And for all its substance, it was originally conceived in a moment of quiet.<\/p>\n \u201cFor that specific one, that came from when I was in a mood and I was just kind of bored. I didn’t feel like doing anything and then I just hopped on the keys and [We Find Love<\/em>] was born,\u201d says Jordon Manswell.<\/p>\n Manswell, 24, has been producing music for more than 14 years. He was born into a Trinidadian family in Scarborough and lived in Toronto until he was 10 before moving to Whitby, Ont. where he still lives.<\/p>\n While he now resides outside of the downtown core, he still considers himself a Toronto-based producer, having collaborated with several artists in the city.<\/p>\n Singer-songwriters are the face of any one song, but the producer drives the music. Manswell\u2019s view is that \u201ca record is never really finished.\u201d Producing music is an effort in maintaining balance, he says.<\/p>\n \u201cThere’s so many ways to ruin a song. You have to take into account what’s important, what stays. Music production is more about sitting down and thinking ‘OK, what can we keep and what do we not need?’\u201d<\/p>\n In We Find Love<\/em>, Manswell attempted to construct that balance between soul and gospel.<\/p>\n The gospel elements in the song, such as the full chorus and piano, were drawn from Manswell\u2019s upbringing in the church. He was excited to see gospel folded into the mainstream through Caesar\u2019s work. Manswell\u2019s musical inspirations, however, go beyond religious music. In fact, being raised in a home filled with everything from Luther Vandross to Beyonc\u00e9 has also guided his tastes.<\/p>\n \u201cThe hip hop influence is obvious. The R&B influence is obvious, just the best form of whatever music I’m making,\u201d he says. \u201cI might do Afrobeats, do dancehall. I might do EDM (electronic dance music). I might do whatever it is, but in any single genre I just want to bring some type of feeling into it.\u201d<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_5″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding=”0|0px|3px|0px|false|false” _builder_version=”3.22.5″ width=”100%”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_code _builder_version=”3.22.5″ width=”100%” max_width=”1080px”]
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