{"id":61466,"date":"2015-12-07T10:15:23","date_gmt":"2015-12-07T10:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/?p=61466"},"modified":"2015-12-07T10:51:58","modified_gmt":"2015-12-07T10:51:58","slug":"roxanne-tataei-grey-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/2015\/12\/07\/roxanne-tataei-grey-area\/","title":{"rendered":"ROXANNE TATAEI – ‘GREY AREA’"},"content":{"rendered":"

With her debut EP \u2018GREY AREA\u2019 released last week, Wonderland present an exclusive exploration of the release in collaboration with painter Rebecca Fontaine-Wolf.<\/p>\n

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South London\u2019s ROXANNE TATAEI has quietly gone about releasing one of the year\u2019s most intoxicating EPs with \u2018GREY AREA\u2019, which was released last week. It\u2019s a spellbinding collection of trap and soul sounds mixed together in a winding, hypnotic melting pot. TATAEI\u2019s vocal segues seamlessly between silky, sensual tones and seductive, raspy whispers. Meanwhile the emotional frankness contained in TATAEI\u2019s lyrics is almost exhilarating (\u2018Sweet Poison (live)<\/a>\u2019 being the most striking case). The release bubbles over with a decadent and trippy vibe; it\u2019s a sound that is simultaneously pacifying and electrifying; it\u2019s a recipe that will go straight to your head.<\/p>\n

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While the release is technically ROXANNE TATAEI\u2019s debut EP, she is no stranger to the music industry. The release in fact marks her return after five years since her previous, critically acclaimed album \u2018Memoirs\u2019,<\/span> released under former artist name ROX. However the \u2018GREY AREA\u2019 EP marks that unique turning point in an artist\u2019s career; when they seize complete creative control, with no interfering opinions or judgements. ROXANNE herself said she needed to take those years to \u201creconnect, reset and gone back to the beginning\u201d, <\/em>and it\u2019s safe to say every second was worth it. What she\u2019s managed to create, with just the help of a close hub of creative friends (and producer Patrice, who has previously worked with the likes of CeeLo Green and Cody ChesnuTT), is an astonishing project that combines a sensual, rich sound with beautifully striking visuals. Despite the EP being inherently DIY, ROXANNE\u2019S managed an expensive flair around each track, and an unprocessed creative feel throughout.<\/p>\n

ROXANNE continues this trajectory with Wonderland, as we present her collaboration with painter Rebecca Fontaine-Wolf and sit down to talk through the \u2018GREY AREA\u2019 EP. With Fontaine-Wolf\u2019s work well respected for its raw exploration of female body and female sensuality, the pair join forces to illustrate \u2018GREY AREA\u2019 in what seems like a match made in heaven.<\/p>\n