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Jesse Roper approaches his profession the same way he would make a mixtape. With barriers down and volume up. “For two weeks I’ll play hardcore blues, and then another two weeks in a row I’ll play classical, and then another two weeks all I want to do is play reggae,” Roper said, a mischievous smile crossing his face. “I’ll try anything.”
That philosophy is apparent on Access to Infinity, his upcoming third full-length due January 12th, 2018 on Blue Heron Music. Roper describes the anticipated album as “an evolved sound,” one that brings to a boil a disparate set of influences. Recorded at Vancouver’s infamous Warehouse studios with UK producer Ian Davenport. Davenport, who has produced records by Band of Skulls, Supergrass, July Talk, and Radiohead’s Phil Selwa...
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