LAYERS: Behind The Stems Of Julien Mier's Remix Of Evy Jane's
"Sayso"  Evy Jane is an R&B duo, but before that phrase summons
an image of Ike & Tina, note that we’re talking about the
evolution of R&B in tandem with the evolution of hip-hop and
electronic music. Vancouver musicians Evelyn Mason and Jeremiah
Klein form the respective vocal and production halves of Evy
Jane, who released their airy slow jam “Sayso” earlier this
year. As for their approach to the particular style of R&B they
deal in, their own text says it best:  Experimental electronic
musicians aren’t quite done yet finding new ways to creatively
deface traditional R&B. In the past three years alone, they’ve
pushed it underwater and listened to it sing from beneath the
waves; tossed it on a bonfire and recorded the sound of it
melting; watched it evaporate and recorded the fumes. It’s
sturdy music, built on rock-solid devotionals and written
according to strict dictates, so it can withstand all this
formal tinkering while holding onto its soul