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Influenced by the urban chaos that makes New York what it is, Jessica Vale’s rock noir inflected sound captures the essence of city. “The base sound level in New York is significantly higher than anywhere else in the world, so it takes much more intense music to feel like one is making a statement,” she says.
And indeed, with the release of Brand New Disease (Explicit Records) on October 16, 2007, the follow-up to the artist’s ground-breaking The Sex Album (which boasted the Billboard charting single “Disco Libido”), one such statement is being made. Brand New Disease is dark, loud, lush, and emotional. Vale attributes it’s sound, in part, to her unique TriBeCa studio where it was recorded. “There aren’t many places left in Manhattan like the building our studio is in,” says Vale. “It’s a self contained sub-culture, raw and at times frightening. A mix of artists who rent, artists who squat, and crazies who wander in and sleep in the staircase. We are trying to get as much art made there as we can before it’s inevitably turned into condos.” This slice of New York City decay makes appearances in the album art and videos too, as well as providing a venue for her live shows and parties.
In addition to the Gotham city, Jessica Vale drew from her extensive travels for this record. Most notably, a trip to the former Yugoslavia inspired the album’s gut-wrenching ballad, “Night in Sarajevo.” So much so that Vale returned to shoot the music video in Sarajevo, Belgrade and Croatia’s Dalmatian coast last summer.
And indeed, with the release of Brand New Disease (Explicit Records) on October 16, 2007, the follow-up to the artist’s ground-breaking The Sex Album (which boasted the Billboard charting single “Disco Libido”), one such statement is being made. Brand New Disease is dark, loud, lush, and emotional. Vale attributes it’s sound, in part, to her unique TriBeCa studio where it was recorded. “There aren’t many places left in Manhattan like the building our studio is in,” says Vale. “It’s a self contained sub-culture, raw and at times frightening. A mix of artists who rent, artists who squat, and crazies who wander in and sleep in the staircase. We are trying to get as much art made there as we can before it’s inevitably turned into condos.” This slice of New York City decay makes appearances in the album art and videos too, as well as providing a venue for her live shows and parties.
In addition to the Gotham city, Jessica Vale drew from her extensive travels for this record. Most notably, a trip to the former Yugoslavia inspired the album’s gut-wrenching ballad, “Night in Sarajevo.” So much so that Vale returned to shoot the music video in Sarajevo, Belgrade and Croatia’s Dalmatian coast last summer.
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| FULL TRACK Night in Sarajevo | 6:00 | |
| FULL TRACK Brand New Disease (The Promise Mix) | 5:26 | Free MP3 |
| FULL TRACK Boy in Black | 3:56 | |
| FULL TRACK Microphone | 3:28 |
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The Sex Album (Second Edition)
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AndrewSR Wow, really awesome stuff!
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theempathogen This music makes me hot all over. It has for years.
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thequietfox They weren't lying - The Sex Album really does get better with each listen. :D
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Stec AWESOME awesome awesome!!! Love the entire Brand New Disease cd!!!!
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IAmQale Amazing experimental type sound. I hope the full band doesn't ruin that on the next album.
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IMPORTANT!!! new documentary i'm directing
15 Aug 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/jessicavale
Dear friends and fans -As most of you know I am about to
embark on a huge trip to Liberia again, with my film partner Nika.
We will be there for at least 3 weeks filming a documentary about
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- IMPORTANT!!! new documentary i'm directing 15 Aug 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/jessicavale
- Top 10 on Live365’s B91 Dance station 24 Jun 2008 | from blog.myspace.com/jessicavale
- Top 10 on Live365’s B91 Dance station 24 Jun 2008 | from blog.myspace.com/jessicavale
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