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j:dead Completes Year-Long Campaign with New Single “XVII”
Jay Taylor balances heavy club rhythms and alternative guitar textures with deep personal honesty and completes his 12-month release campaign!
There is a simple art to making electronic music that feels alive. In a genre where synth lines can easily turn cold and mechanical, Jay Taylor, the mind behind UK industrial-electronic project j:dead, has always been creating his music like open heart and feelings.
Looking back at his journey from early sounds like Vision of Time to the deliverance of modern club anthems, Taylor has built a name for doing exactly this. He manages to turn deep emotions and honesty into driving dancefloor releases.
With "XVII", released via Infacted Recordings as the powerful ending of his ambitious month-by-month single strategy, he delivers a track that hits right in the chest. From the first note it unfolds, "XVII" carries a heavy mid-tempo pulse built for shadowy dancefloors and asks you to care while inviting you to an electified dance.
Jay’s vocal performance is truely emotional here. Moving beautifully between warm, expressive cleans and rough, rough-edged intensity, his voice carries an openness that cuts straight through the electronic sound. You can hear the tiredness, the passion, and the emotional strength.
Sonically, the single finds a beautiful balance between modern dark-electro precision and raw alternative edge. Co-crafted alongside Hilger Tintel, sharp distorted guitar riffs stands right next to the synth layers without smothering them. Entrusted to Motel-Music for production and Studio-600 for mastering, the mix allows the heavy low-end to hit while atmospheric pads creates the proper soundscape.
You can stream "XVII" here: https://hypeddit.com/jdead/xviipresave
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