Tuesday 6 April 2021

Single Review: Controversial - O.Love

 

Controversial

By

O.Love

 


In 2020, while the world seemed to stop, O.Love was moving forward and stepping into new dimensions of musical awareness. This led him to plan an album, Future Life Progression, and 2020 would see two singles released from that album.

The first single would be Embellishment, which I previously reviewed, the second is Controversial.

Controversial features Matt Owen (Noah and the Whale) and Keno Decosta Medford (Sounds of Harlowe) providing guitars on what is the opening track for the album and is intended to be a driving force and desire to leave the DJ world behind and expand to newer, more exciting musical heights, with universal appeal.

The single is a spaced-out Neo-Funk/Neo-Soul track that has a vibe right out of hyperspace, deep space or some previously undiscovered alternate reality. It has a funk fueled beat over which floats that eclectic mix of guitar, synth and melodic vocals. Those vocals bring to your awareness all that is or could be termed controversial. By the end of the track, you are feeling like you have just been dipped into some awesome mix of Prince and Parliament/Funkadelic but, with vibe like it’s all been experienced through your third eye.

If this is the opening track to the album, then you can bet that Future Life Progression could be just that on a musical level. You really do get the feel that O.Love has plenty of influences that you can feel throughout, and, on a personal level, it almost feels like he is channeling the spirit of the purple one. but it also has his own touch that sets it apart from anything else. O.Love is definitely carving out his own niche and producing some exciting new music.

So, definitely check this and the album.

I’ll see you next time,

Peace,

Steve


LINKS

Buy Controversial on Bandcamp HERE:

https://olove001.bandcamp.com/track/controversial


Buy the album Future Life Progression HERE:

https://olove001.bandcamp.com/album/future-life-progression

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