Woman
Rhye\'s music is so Sade-like and heavy with musical instruments that it might seem odd to label it electronic. Yet it shares the chillwave DNA of The xx, Inc., and even Toro y Moi. *Woman* is an appropriately earthly title for this silky-smooth debut, perfect for a laidback late-night lounge set. “The Fall” layers murmuring piano phrases with a woozy, danceable mélange of brass and synthetic strings. Meanwhile, violins and cascading harps introduce the finger-snapping swing of \"Open.\" Michael Milosh\'s falsetto vocals are androgynous and pitch-perfect.
Rhye is the project of singer/producer Mike Milosh and producer Robin Hannibal. Together, they make ethereal R&B focusing on world-tilting romantic experience, with gorgeous minimal production that leaves little space between the listener and the songs.
The duo's debut album is replete with soulful harmonies and low-key grooves that caress like sheets of silk against smooth skin.
The collaboration grew into another duo, named Rhye, which released two singles on Innovative Leisure in 2012.
You would be forgiven if Rhye's Woman immediately brings to mind Quadron's self-titled 2009 album, with both sharing similar usage of ethereal synth pads, sparse percussion and a smooth soprano voice.
Woman exudes all the mystery and sex appeal that’s surrounded Rhye’s ambiguous Internet presence.
Songs to lose yourself in: a paradise of loveliness created using saxophones, clicking beats and languid basslines, writes <strong>Dave Simpson</strong>