Bok Bok
“Melba’s Call” (f/ Kelela)
Upcoming EP (out in May on Fade to Mind)
This is crazy. The Fade to Mind-ers have already linked up on Kelela’s debut mixtape standout, “Guns & Synths,” but “Melba’s Call” does it one better. Bok Bok deftly builds an undulating, herky-jerky arraignment that fits Kelela’s alluring vocals to perfection. Kelela is at her best, when she’s greeted by a challenging arraignment that forces her to use her elastic voice to shuck and jive around sonic obstacles, and Bok Bok obliges her here. Dynamic and flexible, Kelela glides in and out of the breaks in the beat, creating a palpable, delicious tension that runs through the track and demands repeat listens.
