{"product_id":"jamire-williams-but-only-after-you-have-suffered","title":"Jamire Williams - But Only After You Have Suffered","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\"\u003e'But Only After You Have Suffered' is a densely layered and deeply personal new work from multidisciplinary artist, composer, percussionist \u0026amp; producer Jamire Williams.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConceived as a spiritual, autobiographical artistic statement, Jamire applies sound collage practice to modern jazz composition, beat production, MC\/vocalist features, and his uniquely impressionistic drumming style – making an album as akin to minimalist painting as an art-house film soundtrack or a classic hip-hop mixtape. A “self-reflective, almost testimonial work” that swiftly cycles across a vast spectrum of styles, it's the culmination of his five-year musical journey to the outer reaches of his own sound. It’s the album he has always wanted to make.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo do so he engages his faith and the friends and family that shaped him, working with a host of close collaborators in a free and spontaneous manner. The shared musical, communal, and spiritual sensibility gives the album its sense of unity. “It’s a whole work,” Jamire explains. “It flows seamlessly, and it’s meant to keep playing until you really understand all the messages, prayers, and cries.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcross twelve multi-faceted tracks, he brings together artists from his hometown of Houston (vocalists Corey King, Lisa E\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e. Harris, Fat Tony, Jawwaad Taylor), those he became close to over several years living in LA (Sam Gendel, Zeroh, Mic Holden, Josh Johnson, fellow International Anthem artist Carlos Niño), and other creative partners from his life-long journey in sound (Chassol, Svet, Kenneth Whalum).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs such, 'But Only After You Have Suffered' builds its own world from the pull between Jamire’s jazz heritage - eleven years as a drummer in NYC recording with world-renowned musicians like Jason Moran, Christian Scott, and Dr. Lonnie Smith - and the experimental, narrative art-pop of his more recent work with Solange, Moses Sumney, and Blood Orange.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIts origins can also be traced to his 2016 solo percussion album '\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ Effectual' (released by Leaving Records) - a turning point for Jamire, who has since embarked on a process of stripping back and breaking down his musical identity, creating a new sound from the fragments that most speak to his experience as a musician and a person.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRooted in his faith, Jamire opens the album with “Hands Up,” a devotional hymn cut against the stark reality of the modern world that sounds like an apocalyptic middle-grounding of Kendrick Lamar’s 'To Pimp A Butterfly' and Merry Clayton’s “Gimme Shelter.” Whether in the rousing, spiritual “Just Hold On” or the fluid verses of Fat Tony on “Safe Travels,” the music exists in the tension between higher realms and social realities - what Jamire calls the “duality of a personal thing and what I’m seeing in my community, in the Black community, as a Black man.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe album reaches its climax on “Pause In His Presence,” which features a chilling operatic performance from Lisa E. Harris, recorded in one take off the back of a single conversation and a shared vision between the two artists. “Every time I hear that song, I cry,” Jamire says. “It’s so real.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHaving recently moved back to Houston, the release of 'But Only After You Have Suffered' marks a moment of Jamire coming full circle. A literal homecoming and his arrival as an undeniably multi-faceted artist in his own right.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003ca\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"credits-label\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-credits\"\u003ereleased December 3, 2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Jamire Williams.\u003cbr\u003eRecorded \u0026amp; Mixed by Jake Viator at Stones Throw Studios in Los Angeles, CA.\u003cbr\u003eMastered by Dave Cooley at Elysian Masters, Los Angeles, CA.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArt by Nik Ewing.\u003cbr\u003eLiner Notes by Charisse Weston.\u003cbr\u003eInsert Portrait by Ray Neutron.\u003cbr\u003eLayout \u0026amp; Insert Design by Craig Hansen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJamire Williams – drums, vocals, drum programming, samplers, mellotron, synthesizer, sequencer, electric piano\u003cbr\u003eBrandon Owens – bass guitar\u003cbr\u003eBurniss Travis – bass\u003cbr\u003eCarlos Niño – percussion\u003cbr\u003eChassol – keyboards, synthesizer, programming\u003cbr\u003eCorey King – vocals\u003cbr\u003eDaniel Aged – bass guitar\u003cbr\u003eFat Tony – vocals\u003cbr\u003eFlash Gordon Parks – turntable\u003cbr\u003eJason Arce – bass clarinet\u003cbr\u003eJason Moran – piano\u003cbr\u003eJawwaad Taylor – vocals\u003cbr\u003eJoelle Corey – vocals\u003cbr\u003eJosh Johnson – mellotron, synthesizer, programming\u003cbr\u003eKenneth Whalum – vocals\u003cbr\u003eLisa E. Harris – vocals\u003cbr\u003eMatthew Stevens – lead guitar\u003cbr\u003eMic Holden – vocals\u003cbr\u003eMike Haldeman – guitar synthesizer\u003cbr\u003ePaul Cornish – midi strings\u003cbr\u003ePeter Lee Johnson – strings \u0026amp; string arrangement\u003cbr\u003eSam Gendel – guitar synthesizer, alto saxophone\u003cbr\u003eSvet – vocals\u003cbr\u003eZeroh – vocals\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Safe Travels\" contains a sample of the recording “I Need Your Love” performed by Skip Mahoaney \u0026amp; The Casuals, courtesy of The Numero Group. Written by Skip Mahoaney \u0026amp; James Purdie. Published by Dust Index (BMI). Used with permission. 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