Ntjamrosie - Patience

My favourite label at the moment is that dutch imprint, Appletree. . Since meeting them all in London a few weeks back I've had this cd on constant rotation.. in between my little fits of bass of course. Ntjamrosie is the fourth release from Appletree, following on from Sotu The Traveller, Beau Love and the brilliant first volume of the Smoothies Mix Series - something you can still go and grab free of charge. Just use this link - Right Click Save As - and for the tracklisting here... For those who like their soul, jazz, funk and hiphop.. It's definitely something to be checked.

Anyway, Ntjamrosie is the next artist to drop from the camp, with a debut 12" dropping on July 16th. On her myspace, she describes the sound as BuluSoul, which I guess comes from her birthplace; Cameroon. Boasting an amazing voice, the soul is there in abundance. The production on the lead off single "Patience" by label mates Nelson and Djosa is perfect, your constantly aware of it, but not once does it draw your attention away from the wonders of Ntjamrosie's voice.

The A side also contains two other tracks , "Bia Yon" and "Squeeze In The Breeze".. in both the standard remains equally high, maybe less suited to the club.. but I can see both creeping into any Peterson set. On the B side comes the remix treatment.. INT and Sotu The Traveller both producing brilliant versions of the lead single "Patience".. Both are certainly capable of making people move.

While it's very early on in her career, I can't help seeing shades of Erykah Badu..however that could just be because Stones Throw recently shared a Madlib produced gem of her's thats been stuck in my head since I first heard it. Eitherway, if she continues to work with producers who understand her sound this well.. Appletree Records could be onto a bit of a winner.

One of my releases of the year to date, and I've got this feeling it still will be come December time.

Anyway, for your listening pleasure, courtesy of the folks at Appletree..

Mp3: Ntjamrosie - Patience
Mirror: Yousendit

Ntjamrosie Myspace
Appletree Myspace

Big thanks to Nalden and the guys (no idea how to spell the names).. Sorry about that.