In summer 2015, AM444 (Dutch producer/musician @jay-soul and eccentric Chinese singer @chachachina from Shanghai) and Geneva based Hip Hop artist @rootwords teamed up to collaborate on an explosive brand new song called "Don't Think". 

After a few back and forths over the internet and a quick rehearsal, AM444 and Rootwords performed the song live in front of a vibrant crowd at the 40th edition of the world renowned Paléo Festival in Nyon, Switzerland. Having enjoyed the experience, and receiving positive feedback, the artists decided to record the song and make history with this collaboration.

"Don't Think" is a critique on how social media and the internet invades our personal lives, while making it impossible for us to live without it - for better or for worse.

Special thanks to: 
Paleo Festival, LeTV.com, KaiGuan, Foukography and Kinyama Sounds.
https://youtu.be/DMv-0DajjPY

Lyrics & vocals: ChaCha, Rootwords
Music: Jay.Soul
Mixed & mastered: Jay.Soul at King Otis Studios (with long-distance help from Kinyama Sounds)
Cover photo: © Aurelien Foucault / http://foukography.com

http://am444.com | http://rootwords.ch
http://facebook.com/am444 | http://facebook.com/rootwordsmusic

AM444 + Rootwords - Don't Think! (FREE DL)

AM444 is a music duo conceived in Shanghai by Chinese underground star singer @yehaiyahan (Kode9/Spaceape, Jimi Tenor, The Bug, RSD, RBMA'11 etc) and Dutch producer/musician/dj @jay-soul (Justo the Mc, Mr.Windmill, Corey, NineFifty, etc).

S O U N D S   L I K E ?
AM444 sounds like Sevdaliza's Chinese niece hanging out with the Dutch step brother of J Dilla, or Little Dragon and Kaytranada going on a nocturnal boat ride while Facetiming with FKA Twigs.

YEHAIYAHAN's moody and dreamy vocals in Mandarin, delivered with tons of heartfelt emotion, crossbreed effortlessly with Jay.Soul's jazzy hip-hop, funk, and electronica infused beats.

AM444's music is eclectic and increasingly hard to classify, but strangely familiar and accessible to all. 

O N T H E R O A D
With multiple tours in China, including one as support act for French music icon -M-, several mini tours in France, plus shows in Finland, Russia, Holland and Reunion Island (Africa), AM444 is steadily building a solid live reputation for themselves.

W H A T   O T H E R S   S A Y ?
"The duo creates an incredible global feel, sampling sounds far beyond the borders of China or America. AM444 brazenly emit a dynamic avant-garde underground feel." (thewildmagazine.com)
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"AM444 make head-nodders for spaceships. They are undoubtedly one of the Chinese underground’s most exportable products. It’s only a matter of time before this rocket blasts off (..) The sound is, at alternating intervals, dark, hopeful, funky, tranced-out, beautiful, foreboding, buoyant, and back to dark and funky. It’s the drug equivalent of smoking opium, then taking a hit off a crack pipe, and following that up with some downers and a six-pack of Red Bull." (layabozi.com)
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"Jay and ChaCha are two talented individuals at the top of their game, making music that reflects a vast palette of influences in a new and original way." (shanghai247.net)

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