monte booker has been one of the most interesting producers working in the jazz-adjacent neo-soul space for a while now, and defense — with Nami — is a prime example of why. From the noise ( meaning ) project, the track builds off an intricate, flickering drum pattern and layers in Nami's vocal with the kind of care that rewards multiple listens. The Chicago producer's fingerprints are unmistakable: dense, alive, never obvious.
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