Djesse Vol. 3 Explained

Djesse Vol. 3
Type:studio
Cover:Djesse Vol. 3.jpg
Artist:Jacob Collier
Released:14 August 2020
Genre:
Length:41:05
Label:Hajanga
Producer:Jacob Collier
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Prev Year:2019
Next Title:Djesse Vol. 4
Next Year:2024

Djesse Vol. 3 is the fourth studio album by English musician Jacob Collier and the third album in the Djesse series, released on 14 August 2020. Djesse is a collection of four volumes that was announced 29 October 2018. The title Djesse, which is pronounced with a silent D, is a reference to Collier's own initials. Each of the albums in the series has been described by NPR as representing different parts of the day, the third being described as night.[3] [4] The concurrent Djesse World Tour 2022 has been ongoing since beginning in North America in March, landing in the UK and Europe in June, and heading towards Asia and Australia for the latter part of the year.[5] [6] The tour is scheduled to play in 91 locations worldwide.[7]

At the 2021 Grammy Awards, the album was nominated for the Album of the Year; the track "All I Need" was nominated for the Best R&B Performance; and the track "He Won't Hold You" won the Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals.[8]

Background

The quadruple-album project Djesse was announced during a YouTube livestream on 29 October 2018. The first two volumes of the project, Djesse Vol. 1 and Djesse Vol. 2, were released in December 2018 and July 2019 respectively. Describing Djesse, Collier has said: "What I was determined to do about two and a half years ago when I set out on this voyage was to, in some way, describe all of the music that I had been listening to for my whole life... The way in which I conceived of the whole thing was not particularly based on genre, but based on space."[9]

Collier has described Djesse Vol. 3 as always having been "... the [volume] I was most excited about because it enabled me the space to explore a lot of the negative space type sounds, sounds made in the digital sphere, electronic stuff, which I suppose lends itself to hip-hop and R&B, and you've got soul music in there, and you've got funky music in there. And pop as well."[10]

On 17 March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Collier postponed the 2020 leg of his Djesse World Tour. In the same statement, he said that he was working to finish Djesse Vol. 3.[11] The album was released just under 5 months later, on 14 August 2020.[12]

Singles and music videos

Collier released five singles and six music videos for Djesse Vol. 3.

The first single, "Time Alone with You" featuring Daniel Caesar, was released 29 November 2019.[13] [14] [15] The music video for "Time Alone With You", released 5 December 2019, was directed and edited by Collier himself.[16]

The second single, "In My Bones", featuring Kimbra and Tarriona "Tank" Ball, was released 25 March 2020.[17] The music video for "In My Bones" was also released on 25 March 2020. Kimbra and Tarriona "Tank" Ball both appear in the video.[18]

The third single, "All I Need", featuring Ty Dolla Sign and Mahalia, was released 14 May 2020.[19] [20] The music video for "All I Need", was released on 17 June 2020.[21] Tee Ken Ng directed and animated the video, which is presented as a series of circular papers that, when spun on a record player, appear to create a moving picture, similar to a zoetrope.

The fourth single, "He Won't Hold You", featuring Rapsody, was released 10 July 2020.[22] [23] The music video for "He Won't Hold You" was released 16 July 2020. Daniel Bruson animated and edited the video to have a hand-drawn aesthetic, hand-painting over 1200 images.[24] [25]

The fifth single, "Running Outta Love", featuring Tori Kelly, was released 31 July 2020.[26] [27]

The fifth music video, for "Sleeping On My Dreams", was released 17 August 2020, three days after the album's release. It was filmed in a single day in January 2020, and features Collier dancing with a group of nine professional dancers.[28]

The sixth music video, a lyric video for "Count the People", directed by BASA and Collier, was released 26 August 2020.[29]

Television and other appearances

On 26 May 2020, Collier appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, releasing an at home version of "All I Need" in which he played traditional instruments and sang, as well as using noises from household items, all from inside his bathroom.[30] Mahalia and Ty Dolla Sign made appearances as well. Collier made another video of himself performing the song from home (again featuring Mahalia) for the BBC's show Later... with Jools Holland.[31] A version of "Running Outta Love" was shown on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert with Collier and Tori Kelly performing.[32]

On 9 July 2020, a Tiny Desk At Home Concert by Collier was released on NPR. In the 16-minute set, Collier performs "All I Need", "Time Alone With You", and "He Won't Hold You". To make the video, he filmed himself performing the set four times (once on bass, once on drums, once on keyboard, and once on melodica and percussion, with all four singing); the four videos were then edited together by Collier, stitched into one continuous shot.[33]

On 13 January 2021, Collier and Mahalia performed "All I Need" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.[34] On 26 January, Collier performed "Sleeping On My Dreams" on The Late Late Show with James Corden.[35]

Track listing

All tracks are written and produced by Jacob Collier, except where noted.

Notes

Personnel

Additional musicians

Additional technical personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bright Eyes, The Killers, and more August albums we can't wait to hear. 25 August 2020. Music. en-us.
  2. Web site: Hull. Tom. Tom Hull (critic). n.d.. Music Tracking 2020. Tom Hull – on the Web. 13 December 2020.
  3. Web site: Shapiro. Ari. 12 December 2018. Jacob Collier Makes Staggering, Complex Music Feel Effortless. 25 April 2019. npr.
  4. Web site: Mason. Amelia. 5 December 2018. Reaching Tech's Limit, YouTube Phenom Jacob Collier Seeks A Human Touch. 25 April 2019. WBUR: The Artery. Boston University.
  5. Web site: Jacob Collier on Instagram: "Italy, Hungary, Poland, Austria, Czech Republic!!! I’ve freshly rescheduled our show dates in Oct-Nov. All previous tickets will remain valid. It’s going to be one heck of a year. More dates still to come. See you all so soooooon! " . 2022-11-06 . Instagram . en.
  6. Web site: 2022-08-05 . Jacob Collier announces Asia-Pacific tour dates – Bangkok, Manila, Tokyo, Sydney, and more . 2022-11-06 . Jacob Collier announces Asia-Pacific tour dates – Bangkok, Manila, Tokyo, Sydney, and more Bandwagon Music media championing and spotlighting music in Asia. . en.
  7. Web site: Jacob Collier Djesse World Tour . 2022-11-06 . www.jacobcollier.com.
  8. Web site: Willman. Chris. 24 November 2020. Grammy Awards Nominations 2021: The Complete List. 24 November 2020. Variety. en-US.
  9. Web site: Jacob Collier On Creating The Negative Space Of 'Djesse Vol. 3'. NPR.org.
  10. Web site: Collier. Jacob. 1 September 2020. Jacob Collier Decodes The Magic Behind 'Djesse Vol. 3. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201022042426/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/jacob-collier-decodes-magic-behind-djesse-vol-3-talks-working-tori-kelly-daniel-caesar . 22 October 2020 .
  11. Web site: Djesse World Tour postponed. Collier. Jacob. 17 March 2020. Twitter. 25 March 2020.
  12. News: Jackson. Eve. 8 May 2020. Encore Jacob Collier: The man dubbed 'jazz's new messiah' on making music in lockdown. France24. 14 May 2020.
  13. Web site: Time Alone With You. Collier. Jacob. 28 November 2019. YouTube. live. 25 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20191204011806/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6jWgsd52Vk . 4 December 2019 .
  14. Web site: Jacob Collier - "Time Alone With You" (Feat. Daniel Caesar). 29 November 2019. Stereogum. 25 March 2020.
  15. Web site: Jacob Collier Tags Daniel Caesar for "Time Alone With You". Caraan. Sophie. 28 November 2019. Hypebeast. 25 March 2020.
  16. Web site: Collier . Jacob . Time Alone With You VIDEO. Tomorrow. 5pm UK / Noon ET :) @danielcaesar . https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/jacobcollier/2191626320931290870 . 25 December 2021 . registration. Instagram . 25 August 2020.
  17. Web site: Jacob Collier - In My Bones (feat. Kimbra & Tank and The Bangas). Collier. Jacob. 25 March 2020. YouTube. 25 March 2020.
  18. Web site: Kawas . Kel . Jacob Collier Shares Video For "In My Bones" Ft. Kimbra, Tank & The Bangas [Watch] ]. Live for Live Music . 25 August 2020.
  19. Web site: Jacob Collier on Instagram: "New song alert: "ALL I NEED" with @mahalia & @tydollasign — out TOMORROW May 14th @ 5am PT / 8am ET / 1pm UK / 9pm JP. CANNOT WAIT!!…". https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/jacobcollier/2308376281219267564 . 25 December 2021 . registration. Instagram. 14 May 2020.
  20. Web site: Jacob Collier - All I Need (with Mahalia & Ty Dolla $ign). Collier. Jacob. 14 May 2020. YouTube. 14 May 2020.
  21. Web site: Collier. Jacob. 17 June 2020. All I Need (with Mahalia & Ty Dolla $ign) [Official Video]]. 17 June 2020. YouTube.
  22. Web site: Collier. Jacob. 8 July 2020. He Won't Hold You", the fourth single from Djesse Vol. 3, is out on Friday. :-) Featuring the legendary Rapsody. Facebook.
  23. Web site: Collier. Jacob. 8 July 2020. "HE WON'T HOLD YOU", the fourth single from Djesse Vol. 3, is out on Friday. Night with stars :-). Twitter.
  24. Web site: Jacob Collier on Instagram: "The video for He Won't Hold You, animated & directed by the spectacular @danielbruson, is out! Each frame is an individual watercolour…". https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/jacobcollier/2354723808402922875_2354717758630935271 . 25 December 2021 . registration. 25 August 2020. Instagram. en.
  25. Web site: Collier . Jacob . Jacob Collier - He Won't Hold You (feat. Rapsody) . Youtube . Alphabet . 25 August 2020.
  26. Web site: Collier. Jacob. 21 July 2020. Jacob Collier - Running Outta Love (feat. Tori Kelly). 21 July 2020. YouTube.
  27. Web site: Jacob Collier on Instagram: "'RUNNING OUTTA LOVE' feat. @torikelly — out at MIDNIGHT!!!". https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/jacobcollier/2364797255938065857_2364797251995524333 . 25 December 2021 . registration. 31 July 2020. Instagram.
  28. Web site: Collier. Jacob. Jacob Collier - Sleeping On My Dreams [Official Video]]. 25 August 2020. YouTube. Alphabet.
  29. Web site: Jacob Collier - Count The People (feat. Jessie Reyez & T-Pain) [Official Lyric Video] - YouTube]. 26 August 2020. www.youtube.com.
  30. Web site: Jacob Collier Makes Late-Night TV Debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Pushes the Limits of At-Home Performance . Shore Fire Media . 25 August 2020.
  31. Web site: Jacob Collier - All I Need (ft. Mahalia) (Live at Home on Later ... with Jools Holland) - YouTube. 25 August 2020. www.youtube.com.
  32. Web site: Jacob Collier Shares "Running Outta Love" Featuring Tori Kelly . Shore Fire Media . 25 August 2020.
  33. Web site: Jacob Collier: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert. 25 August 2020. NPR.org. en.
  34. Web site: Jacob Collier and Mahalia Light up 'Fallon' With Grammy-Nominated 'All I Need': Watch. 14 January 2021. Billboard. en.
  35. Web site: Jacob Collier Performs "Sleeping On My Dreams" At Abbey Road, Talks "Album Of The Year" Nod On 'Corden' [Watch]

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    . 27 January 2021. Live For Live Music. en.

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