![]() From twinkling chimes to a guitar sound straight out of an Ibiza Chillout compilation on ‘A Little Bit’, ‘Essentials’ delivers all the hallmarks of early 00s r’n’b and poppy UKG with aplomb while De Casier’s vocals drip over El Trick’s beats, providing the oxygen this album breathes. ![]() While nostalgia will always reign supreme, this collection of 11 lovelorn bangers two-stepping in Air Max 95s bridges the gap between 20 exquisitely.Ī large part of this is the production of fellow Copenhagen resident El Trick aka Central (who’s carved out his own niche of superbly produced music across various dance genres) which follows the blueprints laid out for him by the likes of Timbaland and The Neptunes to stunning effect. 11 years later and De Casier’s influences have coalesced into her debut album ‘Essentials’, a sugary sweet concoction of shimmering sounds and angular beats topped by rhythmic and playful vocals. MTV was the only non-Danish channel she could watch when she moved to the Scandinavian country in 1998, having previously lived in Portugal and the US, and a world of TLC, Brandy, Timbaland beats and rappers in luxury cars beckoned. Erika de Casier’s love for late 90s/00s r’n’b started out of necessity.
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