Jabu plays an incredibly fragile style of music. I'm not entirely sure what genre I would put this in. There is elements of ambient, indie, pop, and maybe even a little bit of classical from time to time. The music is quiet throughout the runtime with the driving force being breathy male and female vocals.
The music has a ghostly quality to it. It feels like a story being told from a post mortem point of view. There is a strong minimalist style of composition throughout most of Sleep Heavy, but that's not to say that the music feels hollow. Instead the music feels like singular waves of experiences coming in one after the other.
The production is a huge part of how these effects are achieved. The instruments have large amounts of delay and reverb put on them, obscuring them somewhat from the listener. This is in stark contrast to the crystal clear vocals.
Having the vocals be front and center with little to no effects or delay put on them makes it so that they demand attention. The delivery is full and in the higher registers. They never go into the falsetto range, but they are easily in the upper registers for both singers.
Sleep Heavy is a pleasant surprise. I must have picked this up at some point, but never really took notice. Now that I have given the album the time that it deserves I'm inclined to check out some more releases from Jabu to see what other surprises the project may hold.
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