Saturday 31 October 2015

A welcome return from Jamie Woon with his Sophomore effort, 'Making Time'

In today's musical landscape where commercial interests have taken over, finding a decent radio station  can be quite a task. Nonetheless, I owe my discovery of Jamie Woon to mistajam (BBC Radio 1xtra) when he premiered the debut single, night air on his show a couple of years ago.

A few months later, Jamie released one of the stand out albums of 2011, Mirrorwriting which in my opinion was massively underrated and years ahead of its time. Personal favourites include, shoulda, spiral, lady luck, Tmrw, night air and Echoes.

Jamie has kept a low profile this last few years while working on projects from artists like Paul White, Royce Wood Junior, Portica and Banks ("This Is What It Feels Like"co-produced with Lil'Silva). In April 2014, Jamie announced he was working on a new album and while we waited anxiously, he released the infectious new single, Sharpness back in August to critical acclaim.

The new album, Making Time sees Jamie back in true form with yet another cohesive body of work. It's quite difficult to pick my favourites at this stage but early stand outs include Dedication, Sharpness, Celebration ( ft Willy Mason), Message, Forgiven & Skin. 




Jamie Woon - Making Time 
http://www.jamiewoon.com/
'Making Time' itunes, amazon