It was a cold week last fall when I was blessed with a visit to record in Montreal with Sarah Linhares for her upcoming full length release on Public Transit Recordings. A few wicked days of tracking vocals at Kevin Moon’s studio flew by as we got down to music bizniz always making sure to take the time to eat killer Indian, drink fresh Peppermint tea picked from the winter garden and ravage some true slammin Portugese Chicken–I even found myself blowing out the candles on my surprise birthday cake (Thanks y’all!). As a result, the track Ain’t No Question crossed the continent back into Vancouver to finish production and now its here with other tracks from Moonstarr and Camplaix on Sarah’s new EP.
-Aklimatize
The PTR crew is excited to present the Messages from the Future EP, (MFTF) the debut release from Red Bull Music Academy Alum and Montreal native Sarah Linhares. The EP is laced with Sarah’s steady dose of thought provoking lyrics and melodic vocals and blessed with the beats, arrangements from Moonstarr, Camplaix and Aklimatize, resulting in an original take on future soul music for the dancefloor.
The first track Step up, features Moonstarr’s signature sound, syncopated drums and raw synth stabs as Sarah’s vocals urging all the independent artists to Step up their game and come out of their shell. A 909 Moonstarr remix of Step up gives the track a bit of an old school techno sound but with an updated feel. On Its all True producer Camplaix weaves a spacey J-Dilla esque vibe over Sarah deep vocals. The EP is rounded out with No Question, this one is definitely one for the dance floors as Aklimatize takes you back to the London Coop Days, with some serious Bruk Heat that works perfectly with Sarah’s energetic vocals.
Check out samples, more info, or pick up a copy of the EP here:
http://ptrmusic.com/release.php?catalog_id=PTR-DA018
or Check out the release on iTunes world wide:
http://itunes.com/sarahlinhares