A multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, DJ and producer, Canadian
James Teej has more than a few strings to his bow.
might explain why after releases for Rebirth, My Favourite Robot
and Connect Four Records, Matt Edwards snapped him up to
release his debut album on Rekids. Deeper than the Mariana
trench, ‘Evening Harvest’ comes correct with a collection of
house tracks ranging from the slo-mo narcosis of the hauntingly
beautiful ‘Left Believing’ and the early morning pads of ‘We
Collide’ to the broodingly soulful ‘Greenback’, a collaboration
with dOP, and the Eastern acid vibe of ‘The Rain Awaiting’. Only
last track ‘All We Have Is Time’ drops the tempo, signing off with
a performance that sounds like a blissed-out Jamie Lidell and
which, from the evidence here, isn’t far from the truth.