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On her follow-up to 2018's star-studded, genre-blurring Isolation, Colombian-American singer Kali Uchis unapologetically arrives as a top-tier urbano stylist. Miedo (Del Amor y Otros Demonios) ∞ whose title translates as "Without Fear (Of Love and Other Demons) ∞", is a radical next step. Rather than criss-cross neo-soul, EDM, and Latin pop, Uchis seeks to redefine the "classic." Here she works with more Latin trap and reggaeton-centered producers including Tainy and Manuel Lara, and Leeds-based pop visionary Josh Crocker. In another assertion of her hard won identity, she sings almost exclusively in Spanish. (Her label strongly advised against releasing it, fearing Anglos would not embrace a foreign language recording and didn't promote it.) Uchis is fearless in stretching her sound past funky breaks, slippery R&B, and spaced-out jazz tropes to offer bracing evolutionary conceptions of reggaeton, cumbia, and boleros, seamlessly juxtaposing them with her own brand of Latin pop and soul. While there are a number of fine collaborations here, including the futurist Afro-Latin soul of "Fue Mejor" with PartyNextDoor (Jahron Anthony Brathwaite), the spiky trap of "Aqui Yo Mando!" with Rico Nasty, and the trap groove of "La Luz" with Jhay Cortez, the best jams are reinventions of vintage boleros such as opener "La Luna Enamorada," a tune that dates back to the 1940s but was a 1964 hit for Cuban rockers Los Zafiros. She slows down the tempo, allows Crocker to thread incantatory beats and Beach Boys-style four-part harmonies into the mix, and follows the melody and form without deviation. "Vaya con Dios" -- an original, not the classic Mexican song -- is rendered with sampled strings, a low-tuned rubbery bassline, and reverbed guitars amid smoky hip-hop beats. When she reaches for her falsetto, she soars. "Que Te Pedi" is a classic Cuban bolero composed by Fernando Lopez Mulens and Gabriel Luna De la Fuente. Introduced by the sound of a radio dial slipping across stations, its stately horns, congas, and bassline frame her most dramatic, passionate singing on the album. "De Nadie" is a seductive Latin soul tune with alternating breaks and hip-hop beats, while self-composed closer "Angel Sin Cielo" is almost psychedelic as it drifts and hovers dramatically with bossa-styled acoustic guitars and her stretched and altered vocal pitches that bring her soprano down to tenor range and jazz phrasing. Sin Miedo (Del Amor y Otros Demonios) ∞ marks the spot where Uchis comes into her own, not only as a true song stylist but also as an innovator.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
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Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Luis Chanivecky, ComposerLyricist - Austen Jux-Chandler, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kali Uchis, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Josh Crocker, Producer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Prash "Engine-Earz" Mistry, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Universal Music Operations Limited
Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Will Quinnell, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - PARTYNEXTDOOR, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Austen Jux-Chandler, Vocal Producer, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jahron Anthony Brathwaite, ComposerLyricist - Kali Uchis, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Josh Crocker, Producer, Flute, Harp, Piano, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Prash "Engine-Earz" Mistry, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jahaan Sweet, Producer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andrea Mangiamarchi, ComposerLyricist - Liz Robson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray “Quasi” Nelson, Producer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2020 Universal Music Operations Limited
Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Will Quinnell, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ricky Reed, Producer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Austen Jux-Chandler, Vocal Producer, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Anthony Spears, ComposerLyricist - Sounwave, Producer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Kali Uchis, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ethan Shumaker, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roget Chahayed, Producer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Liz Robson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Octavia Landix, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Universal Music Operations Limited
Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Will Quinnell, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Austen Jux-Chandler, Vocal Producer, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Kali Uchis, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Josh Crocker, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Strings, Bass, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Prash "Engine-Earz" Mistry, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Universal Music Operations Limited
Gabriel Luna De La Fuente, ComposerLyricist - Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Will Quinnell, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Harris, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Fernando Lopez Mulens, ComposerLyricist - Tom Henry, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Austen Jux-Chandler, Vocal Producer, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Kali Uchis, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Josh Crocker, Producer, Percussion, Vibraphone, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Prash "Engine-Earz" Mistry, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Yakob, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hailey Niswanger, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Flikka, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Ariel Shrum, Trombone, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2020 Universal Music Operations Limited
Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Will Quinnell, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Yukimi Nagano, ComposerLyricist - Erik Bodin, Producer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kurtis Mckenzie, Producer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Austen Jux-Chandler, Vocal Producer, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Kali Uchis, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Liz Robson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Universal Music Operations Limited
Marco Masis, ComposerLyricist - Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Will Quinnell, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tainy, Producer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Austen Jux-Chandler, Vocal Producer, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Kali Uchis, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Servando Moriche Primera Mussett, ComposerLyricist - Prash "Engine-Earz" Mistry, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Cristina Chiluiza, ComposerLyricist - Manuel Lara, Producer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alberto Carlos Melendez, ComposerLyricist - Albert Hype, Producer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2020 Universal Music Operations Limited
Marco Masis, ComposerLyricist - Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Will Quinnell, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tainy, Producer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Austen Jux-Chandler, Engineer, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Leone, Producer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kali Uchis, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Prash "Engine-Earz" Mistry, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Luis Figueroa Roig, ComposerLyricist - Cristina Chiluiza, ComposerLyricist - Manuel Lara, Producer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2020 Universal Music Operations Limited
Dwayne Chin-Quee, ComposerLyricist - Marco Masis, ComposerLyricist - Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Will Quinnell, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tainy, Producer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Supa Dups, Producer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Austen Jux-Chandler, Producer, Additional Producer, Vocal Producer, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Kali Uchis, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Prash "Engine-Earz" Mistry, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Cristina Chiluiza, ComposerLyricist - Manuel Lara, Producer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joan Ortiz Espada, ComposerLyricist - Octavia Landix, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Universal Music Operations Limited
Marco Masis, ComposerLyricist - Tainy, Producer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Austen Jux-Chandler, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Leone, Producer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kali Uchis, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - RVNES, Producer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Servando Moriche Primera Mussett, ComposerLyricist - Prash "Engine-Earz" Mistry, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rico Nasty, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cristina Chiluiza, ComposerLyricist - Jacob Michael Deimler, ComposerLyricist - Alberto Carlos Melendez, ComposerLyricist - Octavia Landix, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Albert Hype, Producer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2020 Universal Music Operations Limited
Marco Masis, ComposerLyricist - Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Will Quinnell, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tainy, Producer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Jowell & Randy, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Randy Ortiz Acevedo, ComposerLyricist - Austen Jux-Chandler, Vocal Producer, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Kali Uchis, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Prash "Engine-Earz" Mistry, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Cristina Chiluiza, ComposerLyricist - Manuel Lara, Producer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Miguel Ángel Durán, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Joel Muñox, ComposerLyricist - Antonio "Dj Fuse" Olivera, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Universal Music Operations Limited
Marco Masis, ComposerLyricist - Tainy, Producer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Austen Jux-Chandler, Vocal Producer, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Kali Uchis, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Prash "Engine-Earz" Mistry, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Octavia Landix, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jhayco, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2020 Universal Music Operations Limited
Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Will Quinnell, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Austen Jux-Chandler, Engineer, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Kali Uchis, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Prash "Engine-Earz" Mistry, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mauricio Guerrero Jr., Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2020 Universal Music Operations Limited
Marco Masis, ComposerLyricist - Tainy, Producer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Colin Leonard, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Josh Gudwin, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Austen Jux-Chandler, Producer, Additional Producer, Vocal Producer, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Kali Uchis, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sevn Thomas, Producer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Jahaan Sweet, Producer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Rupert Thomas Jr, ComposerLyricist - Lauren D'Elia, Vocal Producer, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jahaan Akil Sweet, ComposerLyricist - Elijah Merritt-Hitch, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Octavia Landix, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Anthony Clemons Jr, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Universal Music Operations Limited
Jaycen Joshua, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Austen Jux-Chandler, Vocal Producer, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - SZA, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kali Uchis, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Josh Crocker, Producer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Rob Bisel, Recording Engineer, Vocal Mix, StudioPersonnel - Prash "Engine-Earz" Mistry, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jahaan Sweet, Producer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Hector Castro, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrea Mangiamarchi, ComposerLyricist - Jacob Richards, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Seaberg, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Liz Robson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - DJ Riggins, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Brodie Means, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray “Quasi” Nelson, Producer, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2021 Universal Music Operations Limited
Album review
On her follow-up to 2018's star-studded, genre-blurring Isolation, Colombian-American singer Kali Uchis unapologetically arrives as a top-tier urbano stylist. Miedo (Del Amor y Otros Demonios) ∞ whose title translates as "Without Fear (Of Love and Other Demons) ∞", is a radical next step. Rather than criss-cross neo-soul, EDM, and Latin pop, Uchis seeks to redefine the "classic." Here she works with more Latin trap and reggaeton-centered producers including Tainy and Manuel Lara, and Leeds-based pop visionary Josh Crocker. In another assertion of her hard won identity, she sings almost exclusively in Spanish. (Her label strongly advised against releasing it, fearing Anglos would not embrace a foreign language recording and didn't promote it.) Uchis is fearless in stretching her sound past funky breaks, slippery R&B, and spaced-out jazz tropes to offer bracing evolutionary conceptions of reggaeton, cumbia, and boleros, seamlessly juxtaposing them with her own brand of Latin pop and soul. While there are a number of fine collaborations here, including the futurist Afro-Latin soul of "Fue Mejor" with PartyNextDoor (Jahron Anthony Brathwaite), the spiky trap of "Aqui Yo Mando!" with Rico Nasty, and the trap groove of "La Luz" with Jhay Cortez, the best jams are reinventions of vintage boleros such as opener "La Luna Enamorada," a tune that dates back to the 1940s but was a 1964 hit for Cuban rockers Los Zafiros. She slows down the tempo, allows Crocker to thread incantatory beats and Beach Boys-style four-part harmonies into the mix, and follows the melody and form without deviation. "Vaya con Dios" -- an original, not the classic Mexican song -- is rendered with sampled strings, a low-tuned rubbery bassline, and reverbed guitars amid smoky hip-hop beats. When she reaches for her falsetto, she soars. "Que Te Pedi" is a classic Cuban bolero composed by Fernando Lopez Mulens and Gabriel Luna De la Fuente. Introduced by the sound of a radio dial slipping across stations, its stately horns, congas, and bassline frame her most dramatic, passionate singing on the album. "De Nadie" is a seductive Latin soul tune with alternating breaks and hip-hop beats, while self-composed closer "Angel Sin Cielo" is almost psychedelic as it drifts and hovers dramatically with bossa-styled acoustic guitars and her stretched and altered vocal pitches that bring her soprano down to tenor range and jazz phrasing. Sin Miedo (Del Amor y Otros Demonios) ∞ marks the spot where Uchis comes into her own, not only as a true song stylist but also as an innovator.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:41:23
- Main artists: Kali Uchis
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: EMI - Interscope
- Genre: World
© 2021 Universal Music Operations Limited ℗ 2021 Universal Music Operations Limited
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