After Hours

Raised in Miami and shaped by her career in New York City’s underground clubs, Jessica Gentile delivers a full-length debut that serves as an audio postcard of the places and spaces she’s lived. Full of outrageous fun and welcoming energy, “Bass Supply,” “Wine Up,” and “Stingray Shuffle” repurpose the South Florida styles she grew up on. Like most of the album, “Spa Day” balances hyperactive stimulation with a profound feeling of inner peace—this devout clubgoer\'s Zen-like nourishment.

With the strong musical mind of an expert DJ, a lifetime of club adventures and a string of accomplished EPs, Jubilee delivers her debut album, “After Hours”. It’s a record full of meticulously programmed sub­bass, 808 and 909 prowess and masterfully restrained, timeless production techniques. It’s Friday night in South Florida, your windows are rolled down and the humid air breezes through your hair as you ride the highway to the rave. You’re piled six deep in a Honda, the subwoofer is cranked up and the radio is just about drowning your laughter. As the ride goes on, and the frequencies change, the sounds move from old school salsa to soca, dancehall to rap, Miami bass to freestyle. You reach the club, lasers are cutting through the thick air and scented smoke machines mask sweat­stained jncos. The bass courses through you, makes you feel free, you’re living for the late night. This is the feeling central to Jubilee’s debut full length LP for Mixpak, “After Hours.” An exploration of the New York via Florida producer’s musical history and personal journey, it’s an atmospheric ode to her home state, a confidently crafted nightlife narrative unified by weighty low end and expertly wielded drum machine workouts. “After Hours” is 808s and spring break, it’s the sweet spot while changing the frequencies on the Florida radio dial, a homage to vibing and partying in the 305.

On her debut LP, the Miami-born, NYC-based DJ and producer Jessica Gentile honors the nightlife that raised her. She draws on dancehall, Miami bass, and trap, with enough space to breathe and glitter.