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Queen Feel

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Ready For Life

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Sweet To Me

The Seattle Times describes Sweet To Me, the third release from JusMoni, as “cerebral headphone escape, easier than hopping in a sensory deprivation tank… an aural candlelight massage after a joint and a glass of red.” ETC Tacoma, who hosted this album’s release event, say that seeing JusMoni perform is like “sprinkling blessings over listeners with every note.” KEXP adds to the praise, expressing that “her music constantly explores the boundaries of R&B and soul music, touching upon motherhood, spiritual transformation, the blood’s memory, and family tradition.”

Here’s another take:

In their annual year-end critics’ poll, The Seattle Times ranked Sweet To Me as one of the very best Seattle albums of 2018, saying:

Electro-soul singer Moni Tep steps out with this dreamy 10-song set that plays like an enveloping love meditation. Hypnotic, slow-rolling beats provide the perfect canvas for the Black Constellation affiliate’s swirling melodies that seemingly hang in midair. As soothing as a candlelight massage, Tep enchantingly layers her reverbed vocals on “Linked In” — an album highlight about the forces of attraction — before stacking them even higher on the sultry “Watching Planes.”

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As Saffroniaa

Otherworldly and sensual, JusMoni’s solo release As Saffroniaa is dreamy, sultry intergalactic make-out music, washed in infinite hip-hop reverb. JusMoni’s sweet and tender voice calls to mind classic jazz divas while also sounding uniquely not at all like any of them. (“Saffroniaa” is a character from a Nina Simone song who is trapped between two worlds.) I love the extensive vocal sampling and the bubbling, gurgling beats throughout, including some fine work from producer 10.4 ROG, who also contributed sensational production to Jarv Dee’s The Red Eye Jedi this year. Close readers will note that JusMoni herself has been a key contributor to a few of my other top records this year, including those from Porter Ray and Tay Sean.

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