Producer and DJ Joxaren teamed up with the artist INIMA for the aptly titled “The Freaky.” It’s a mutant hybrid of Klezmer and modern electronic pop—an unlikely pairing that shouldn’t work but does so beautifully here. INIMA’s vocals wouldn’t be out of place on mainstream radio and her versatility makes the songs truly strange dynamics and tonal shifts shine. The structure of the song fits the usual pop length and dynamic but it’s there that Joxaren’s willingness to get, indeed, a little freaky with the production sets the song apart. Sure there’s a trombone but at times that trombone sound glitches out in a rapidly repeating cycle to match the image of the player doing the same. Sometimes INIMA’s vocals glitch out in that perfect timing that feels like we’re experiencing some imitation of reality having a moment when the content stumbles. But it’s intentional and it works because it embraces what might otherwise seem like an accident. It also doesn’t feel overly contrived, it simply adds an sonic and visual representation of the lyrics celebrating an appreciation for things getting a little weird and resisting being a predictable and a nicely conditioned marketing demographic. By interrupting the flow of the song, the glitches serve as a musical example of bucking the prevailing trends and patterns in life as well. Watch the video on YouTube and follow INIMA on her IG account.
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