Kevin Bronson on May 22nd, 2015

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If you know L.A.’s Jarell Perry from swooning electro-R&B stylings, a new collaborative EP with Toronto producer Will Diebel — aka Deebs — casts the singer in a different light. “Shift,” released this week via Time No Place/Kompakt Records, Perry’s precise, emotive vocals wriggling through Deebs’ minimal, left-field production. It’s an experiment in beat-driven, atmospheric music that works, trippy glitch-hop with a heavy heart. Writes Perry: “I can honestly say this project changed my life — giving me a chance to stretch my sound in new ways and inspire a new creative wave for the vision to come.” In other news, Perry says he’s going to start a blog; may the force be with him.

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