The videos, created by both Wolf + Rothstein and Microsoft included are good track choices, ‘Me and Your Mama’ is available to anyone who downloads the Pharos app, so technically the vinyl only gives you exclusive access to three. The virtual reality footage provided is impressive stuff, bear in mind that VR is still in the early stages, so the quality of the footage is not going to be top-notch HD for a while yet. ![]() Another nice touch with the vinyl record is the additional bonus track on Side D, this is a live version of The Night Me and Your Mama Met with vocals and lyrics not featured on the album version, and it is a beautiful piece of music. There’s also a booklet of unique images that are both dark and mesmerising, with a nicely positioned hollow section to slot your VR glasses into for safe-keeping. For a start, the boxset itself has a magnificent design, the album artwork was cool enough on a screen, but as a vinyl sized box (yes it isn’t just your standard sleeve) it looks sexy the design is bigger, bluer, and the headdress glows in the dark! There’s meticulous detail in every aspect, the headset has a design that follows the album’s colours and theme, with an illuminati symbol drawn on the side one criticism of the headset is the lack of a strap to hold it onto your head, so you can’t let go while you explore the world he has created (luckily enough I could watch through Samsung Gear). Textless Album Cover: The cover is a photo of model Giannina Oteto wearing a beaded headdress.However, if you forget about the mysterious hype, the limited edition album combines art, fashion, music, and video through a wonderfully executed concept.No Ending: "Stand Tall" (and by extent, the whole of "Awaken, My Love!") ends with him belting a note that gets suddenly cut off before it can finish.New Sound Album: "Awaken, My Love!" is a throwback to R&B, Motown, and funk, with inspiration taken from artists such as Funkadelic and Prince.Gratuitous Panning: The end of "Stand Tall".He has said that the inspiration for this element of the album came from how he'd feel a certain way emotionally after hearing a scream when listening to the album Maggot Brain. ![]()
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