Anomalie, like a true magician, blended all rules of jazz, pop, and dance music to make one of the most intriguing tracks of the year, titled ‘Come Running to Me’.

There’s an album that has somewhat of a platform in both dance and jazz, which is titled ‘Sunlight’ by Herbie Hancock. It’s a pretty obscure album, where the jazz pianist gave disco a shot, with two very particular twists: the harmonies were obviously extremely jazzy, and the songs that did include a singer were performed by a talkbox. It gave a fresh spin on dance music, and the album became beloved to all those who were lucky enough to stumble upon it. There wasn’t ever really anything like it ever since, though hints of its influence have resurfaced into the neo-jazz stratosphere. Anomalie takes one of the songs from that album and revitalizes it by giving it a modern breath of fresh air. Even the sounds used for the talkbox are IDENTICAL to Herbie’s in Sunlight, which is truly impressive considering that album was released in the 70s. The groove is just right, too, having one of the funkiest feel from any dance-jazz songs I’ve ever heard. The melodies glide over the complex chord changes totally effortlessly, and the constant changing of keys make it an interesting listen from start to finish. The production is ridiculously clean, too, with every instrument well-spaced and tight as can be. 

Truth be told, I’m a massive fan of ‘Sunlight’, as I consider it one of the greatest albums ever made. When I stumbled on ‘Come Running To Me’, a smile sprung onto me like a child seeing Disney world for the first time. The instant nostalgia, along with the killer groove, had me head-bobbing during every second of the song. Anomalie did the original song justice by making such a beautiful and talented rendition of the beloved jazz-funk classic. This was my first stumble upon Anomalie, but he has already made a place into my daily rotation with one song alone, and I hope he has the same effect on every listener, too.

Author: Nicholas Gaudet

Music producer and writer from Dieppe, Canada.