Jaiden aka “The Cure” has been featured on Tha Feedback before, and now he’s finally dropped his new mixtape Shades of Grey: The Cure Suite II. Let me warn you, if you’re stepping into this suite, be prepared for it to be hot, heavy, and permeated with the smells of seduction and sex. Jaiden’s whole mixtape essentially centers on his erotic mind, dreams, and wishes, and he is definitely not afraid to sing about it and show it.

While his voice is flawless and singing obviously comes effortlessly to him, at times, his voice can be daunting to decipher and decode as he wraps everything in heavy melisma and attempts at lyrical heaviness. At the end of the day, he’s a singer doing what he does best. While other sings may appreciate his technicality, the average listener might get weary of the constant riffing. Jaiden’s next challenge should be to sing it a bit more simply, and get his penmanship up some more. He’s definitely talented though, and I am not shorting him that by any means at all. Check this mixtape out! I’m definitely a fan, and have been since I heard him slay on “The One”.

I think after absorbing this whole project, my favorite joint and the most memorable one was definitely the title cut, “Shades Of Grey”.

I had the pleasure of hearing King Britt DJ at Portland’s “Do Over” party this past week, and man, dude KILLED it! He did the most awesome live version of James Blake’s “The Wilhelm Scream” LIVE by adding drums and other goodness on top of it LIVE. I absolutely became a fan of King Britt all over again.

I tweeted and started following him very shortly after, and saw that he and his side project Saturn Never Sleeps had released a new project called Yesterday’s Machine. The side project consists of him and his wife Rucyl. When I tell you I was pleasantly surprised by this joint, I was!

Not really a mixtape, but a free album I should say. It sounds a little bit Little Dragon-esque, which is fine with me because I love Little Dragon. Rucyl’s voice is comparable, and her lilt is light, effortless, and sits well within the music. Also a composer herself, in addition to her vocals, she also adds additional electronics too. The project is a lovely electronic/soulful/bass heavy foray into atmospherical sounds that really is relaxing, and quite good.

Check out their website here, and it’s a free download as well, so be sure to cop it. Hit him on Twitter and tell him that you got it from Tha Feedback and @rmichaelthomas!

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