This Calgary duo—by way of Russia (Evgeniy Bykovets) and the Caribbean (Yolanda Sargeant)—has a new album dropping on June 20 titled Magic Radio. It’s a mashup of vintage soul and modern trip-hop samples mixed in with Sargeant’s soft vocals, creating a unique, blissful, and fresh vibe that reflects back on the golden age of soul music. Sargeant’s vocal style infuses inspirations like Billie Holiday and Erykah Badu into something entirely her own. With production credits falling under Bykovets’ White Russian Production moniker, the pair enlisted the help of some funk and jazz musicians to give the album its eclectic, raw sound.
Sargeant & Comrade have been creating their unique music melange together for several years now, with this album being the first full-length release of collected works. Sargeant’s rich, smoky vocals—playful or melancholy, joyful or pensive—come in over a fresh and unexpected mixture of elements in each song.
Listen for collaborative help on a couple of tracks from Moka Only, Kool Keith, Planet Asia, Scotty Hills, Touch, and Choclair.
This Calgary duo—by way of Russia (Evgeniy Bykovets) and the Caribbean (Yolanda Sargeant)—has a new album dropping on June 20 titled Magic Radio. It’s a mashup of vintage soul and modern trip-hop samples mixed in with Sargeant’s soft vocals, creating a unique, blissful, and fresh vibe that reflects back on the golden age of soul music. Sargeant’s vocal style infuses inspirations like Billie Holiday and Erykah Badu into something entirely her own. With production credits falling under Bykovets’ White Russian Production moniker, the pair enlisted the help of some funk and jazz musicians to give the album its eclectic, raw sound.
Sargeant & Comrade have been creating their unique music melange together for several years now, with this album being the first full-length release of collected works. Sargeant’s rich, smoky vocals—playful or melancholy, joyful or pensive—come in over a fresh and unexpected mixture of elements in each song.
Listen for collaborative help on a couple of tracks from Moka Only, Kool Keith, Planet Asia, Scotty Hills, Touch, and Choclair.