Aaron Akins and Marc Live have teamed up for a wonderful collaboration titled “I Haven’t Tried You”. The track captures an electrifying fusion of jazz/r&b and hip-hop. Award-winning singer and songwriter Aaron Akins is a tremendous artist and musical veteran. His uncanny sophistication and distinct vocal range, which strongly resembles the legendary Nat King Cole, has led to a rich career of musical performances, stage, television, and some well-respected opportunities. Producer and rap artist Marc Live (Kool Keith’s cousin) joins Aaron Akins on I Haven’t Tried You for a most intriguing offering.
I Haven’t Tried You is a crisp and unique song. The hard-hitting beat and fluent brass section forms a delightful hypnotic experience. The track’s inventiveness can be heard from the start.
I Haven’t Tried You opens with a repetitive and melodic sequence, which transitions into a lively musical terrain that nurtures Aaron Akins’ amazing vocal lead. The texture of his voice melts into this vibrant groove in a manner that calls for applause. Aaron Akins voice keeps us at a musical crossroads of jazz vocalization and post-modern euphoria, which adds greatly to the quality of the production. The crispness of the snare drums and echoing trails of trumpet are enlivened by his expertise.
Amazingly, Marc Live provides a wonderful compliment to Aaron Akins’ vocal strides with a lavish serving of rap lyricism. His cadence and tone is equally smooth and demonstrative of the production put into this project. The track captures a dreamy tale of romanticism warp inside the art of braggadocios wooing. I Haven’t Tried You is an entertaining tune and equally inspiring experience.
Aaron Akins and Marc Live remind us of the beauty and fruitage that musical creativity produces when the artist reveres the art as much as the audience.
Artist: Aaron Akins x Marc Live