Gentle Confrontation (LP)
Loraine James
Amoeba Review
North London producer Loraine James has created a thing of rare beauty with Gentle Confrontation. Inspired by the music she loved as a teen (namely DNTEL, Lusine, Telefon Tel Aviv, and some math rock), these tracks are lushly textured and emotionally alive. "2003" finds James grappling with the aftermath of her father's death when she was a child: it's an intimate and raw vocal track with an echoing, shimmering melody. "I DM U" is a tightrope walk between tension and loveliness, with skittering beats and woozy, gorgeous washes of sound. Gentle Confrontation is a multilayered work that gets richer and more rewarding with each listen.
Track Listing
Side A Titles |
Artist |
Length |
---|---|---|
1.
Gentle Confrontation
|
Loraine James | 04:20 |
2.
2003
|
Loraine James | 02:39 |
3.
Let U Go
|
Loraine James , KeiyaA | 04:23 |
4.
Déjà vu
|
Loraine James , Ritchie | 02:51 |
Side B Titles |
Artist |
Length |
---|---|---|
1.
Prelude of Tired of Me
|
Loraine James | 02:02 |
2.
Glitch the System (Glitch Bitch 2)
|
Loraine James | 03:34 |
3.
I DM U
|
Loraine James | 04:23 |
4.
One Way Ticket to the Midwest (Emo)
|
Loraine James , Corey Mastrangelo | 02:25 |
Side C Titles |
Artist |
Length |
---|---|---|
1.
Cards With the Grandparents
|
Loraine James | 03:21 |
2.
While They Were Singing
|
Loraine James , Marina Herlop | 04:22 |
3.
Try for Me
|
Loraine James , Eden Samara | 04:04 |
4.
Tired of Me
|
Loraine James | 02:19 |
Side D Titles |
Artist |
Length |
---|---|---|
1.
Speechless
|
Loraine James , George Riley | 04:57 |
2.
Disjointed (Feeling Like a Kid Again)
|
Loraine James | 04:05 |
3.
I'm Trying to Love Myself
|
Loraine James | 03:22 |
4.
Saying Goodbye
|
Loraine James , Contour | 03:31 |