anyone else love her voice?

i've always known who she was...but never really payed any attention till i heard "we r in need of a musical revolution"

i LOVE this song...and i'm contemplating getting her newest cd...


anyone listen 2 her stuff??

and does anyone wanna send me the track as well 2 hold me over until i get the cd??

Did you mean Esther?

If not, who's Esthero?

Heavenly said:

she's a funky artist, she's been out since 1998...
look 4 her newest song... i love her voice!

Vocalist Esthero was born Jen-Bea Englishman on December 23, 1978, in Ontario, Canada. She moved to Toronto in 1996, and quickly became a fixture at the city's open mikes. There she met Doc (real name: Martin McKinney), an engineer and producer, and the two began working on a demo featuring his programming and her vocals. Sony eventually took interest, and suddenly Esthero went from a fledgling idea to a duo with Esthero's name as their own and a record, Breath from Another, issued in spring 1998 on the label's Work imprint. Breath's mix of beats, lush vocals, and fractured bits of programmed samples caught on perfectly with the trip-hop trend of the time, and Esthero had success with singles like Heaven Sent and the hip-hop-flavored title track.

However, it would take nearly seven years for a follow-up to appear. In the interim Esthero parted ways with Doc and struck out on her own, contributing vocals to projects like Black Eyed Peas' "Weekends" (2000). Signing with Reprise, she began work on new material, and returned officially in summer 2004 with the club single O.G. Bitch. Esthero followed the single in November of that year with We R in Need of a Musical Revolution, an EP that found her collaborating with Sean Lennon, Cee-Lo, and producer James Robertson (Skye Sweetnam) on a 21st century version of Breath's assemblage sound. The EP set up a full-length entitled Wikked Lil' Girls, which was slated for release in early 2005.

DJ506 said:

thank u m'dear.

that's prolly why the lot of u don't know about her
she's canadian!
she's damn good i tell u...

"we r in need of a musical ReVoLuTiOn" or "That Girl" both songs are great, give'em a listen

SammiJ said:

We know about her. In fact, we had a thread going on her last week. Where were you?

Wikked Li'l Grrrls is a decent CD, I'm still growing into it. For some reason, I can't help but think of Joi's "Star Kitty's Revenge" when I spin it.

My standouts include "We R In Need of a Musical ReVoLuTIoN*!" "Everyday Is A Holiday (With You) (feat. Sean Lennon)," "Bad Boy Clyde," "If Tha Mood (feat. Shakari Rite)," "Melancholy Melody" and the title track.

Cee-Lo, dat-da, edit.
[Edited 7/4/05 15:23pm]

JANFAN4L said:

It does sound like she biting Joi's sound. It's funny you should mention that b/c that's the first thing I'm thinking damn this sounds too familiar either its Joi or Blu Catrell.

Hotlegs said:

I'd say more Blu than Joi. Joi gets downright funky and soulful on some of her tracks. Esthero sticks to the jazz thing. She wouldn't sing "Lick" like Joi does, although she's almost as dirty as Joi (almost, but not quite). You can tell that she has listened to Miss Badu as well in some of her songs.

BlaqueKnight said:

True. She has borrowed a little Badu touch definitely.

Got this from another board:

Esthero - WRINOAMR (video)

Windows Media

http://www.warnerreprise....t_56-v.asx
http://www.warnerreprise...._100-v.asx
http://www.warnerreprise...._300-v.asx
http://www.warnerreprise...._450-v.asx


Quicktime

http://www.warnerreprise....ut_ref.mov

thank yall 4 ur input


i have a feeling i'll be happy with this purchase

I like Esthero a lot but I only have Breath From Another. I can't wait to pick up Wikked Lil Grrrls. She's one of the few artists whose voice I actually miss if I haven't played her in a while.

BlaqueKnight said:

Maybe it's the Goodie Mob connection which makes me draw that parallel...

Esthero :: Cee-Lo >> Goodie Mob << Big Gipp :: Joi

JANFAN4L said:

Exactly.

Hotlegs said:

I've listened to this album a few times now and can't hear a Blu Cantrell connection. Which song do you think sounds like one of hers?

I'M GOING TO SEE HER ON FRIDAY AT THE FILMORE IN SAN FRANCISCO, YEY!!!!!

She'll be in L.A. on Saturday.



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MIGUELGOMEZ said:

damn she's doin big things!
have fun hun!

SammiJ said:

Thanks sweety. I will.

My ex turned me on to her. She's incredible.


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RipHer2Shreds said:

Take away the music and "Hit em Up Style" and "O G Bitch" could pass as cousins, so to speak. Her voice is really far more similar to Gwen than Blu, though.

I've been listening to "Bad Boy Clyde" a lot the past few days.

"Gone" is beautiful! The rest of the album is growing on me. So far I'd give it a solid 6 out of 10.