CKtrl – Zero 12″
“Smouldering late night soul-jazz and R&B notes from London’s CKTRL, chasing up joints with Duval Timothy and a standout 2020 LP with pure finesse.” -boomkat
Bringing vocalists Cerebra, anaiis, Annahstasia & Ananjah on board for this one, CKTRL switches between saxophone and velvet clad bass backdrops on a new EP that he states aims to “explore my journeys in knowing love” and “allow myself to let my relationships be what they’re meant (to manifest organically) free of expectations and without dreams of an idea of someone.”
Seducing with the solo saxophone soliloquy and lathered loops of ‘mazes’, and underlining Mereba with tactile R&B suss on its plush title tune, the ornamenting coos of anaiis, Annahstasia & Ananjah spar with touches of sax appeal, hitting Tirzah-like levels of sensual, late night intimacy in ‘safe’.