New album ‘Love in the Time of Corona’ now on Youtube

Good news for those who prefer Youtube for streaming music! ‘Love in the Time of Corona‘ is now available on the popular video channel, thanks to CDBaby’s distribution system.

If you have no previous knowledge of this brand new album, you can read some stuff about it first. There are reviews, there is an interview, and you have the ability to download it for free.

Check out all the songs here

To save you the trouble of having to use the Youtube search engine, the songs are all posted here below. We have used the same order as the album. Each song has a short description, so you can cherry-pick the ones that catch your interest. Hope you enjoy the songs, and that you share them with others!

Stay With Me

Stay With Me is a re-recording and partial rewrite of a Doc Jazz original that dates back to 2008. Back then, it was the first song he produced with a deliberately ‘electronic’ sound. This new version, according to one reviewer, ‘ is a romantic and smooth track that has a stunning and personal tone ‘.

You Got Me

You Got Me is an unusual track within Doc’s repertoire, despite its typically wide diversity. In comparison to the rest of his genre, it has a distinctly different type of groove. What is also unusual, is the topic. It’s a reference to ‘electronic love’, a tongue-in-cheek cynical hint at the unusual phenomena of modern times, ranging from online dating to actual ‘love robots’. ‘Your biometric … is just electric!’ Still puzzled? Ask Doc Jazz about it!

Leaving it up to Fate

Leaving it up to Fate is the most personal track of this album. Doc Jazz wrote it about his mother, who has been a victim of Alzheimer’s disease since a few years. This is how one reviewer describes it: ‘ a stand-out example of distant thankfulness. Giving blessing to someone else’s happiness, with or without you in their life, is a powerful thing. The melody and progression here is beautiful, moving from delicate uncertainty to a sort of funk-soaked optimism; a later moment that uplifts with ease. ‘

Oxygen

Oxygen is a track that is often favored among fans of Doc Jazz. It’s a very positive and upbeat celebration of dedicated love, laced with soulful and funky saxophones. Band Camp Diaries says: “Oxygen” is perhaps one of my favorite tracks on this release. I really enjoy the honesty behind this work, and the sheer concept of the track is very thought-provoking and catchy.

Love Brain

As you have seen, until now, all songs on the album are about love, although each one approaches it from a different angle. Love Brain is definitely the craziest track on the album. It has a very modern sound, a catchy beat, and describes how illogical and irrational people become when they are in love. The word ‘Love Brain’, Doc Jazz got from a rom-com called ‘A Date With Miss Fortune’, when he was watching it with his wife. He liked that word and wrote a whole song around it. According to Band Camp Diaries, the track is ‘ a powerful testimony of the diverse range you can expect from this beautiful release ‘

Stare it in the Face

Stare it in the Face introduces the second section of the album, which moves away from the electronic and romantic, now transitioning into Hip-Hop. The single release of this song was the most popular song released by Doc Jazz in the second decade of the 21st Century. It is inspired by Palestinian resilience against occupation and oppression, but in the context of the COVID-19 threat, the message can be felt as standing tall against enemy that is trying to invade your home. This is another one of Band Camp Diaries’ favorites: ‘ … a unique combination of electronic and funk elements, with a nice chill vibe holding it all together. I love the huge bass lines and the clav type sounds on this particular track!’

Hungry

Lingering in the realm of Hip-Hop, this song expresses the struggle of Palestinian political prisoners who were waging legendary hunger strikes against their incarcerations in the jails of the Israeli occupation. This song went worldwide, and was featured on Dubai TV. Stereo Stickman likes this song: ‘… an anthem of unity and freedom, with a brilliantly nineties-like hip hop vibe. A defiant highlight for how unique the whole fusion of elements is amidst this particular societal concept. ‘

Closer To Me

With Closer To Me, you have arrived at the more ‘biological’ part of the album, which is dominated by the use of real instruments, as opposed to synthesizers and samples. This song was hugely popular among close fans of Doc Jazz, when it was released as a single. Reviewer Stepkid said: “… a fascinating song in that it appeals for romance as a reprieve from the chaos and frustration associated with geopolitical current events. Doc Jazz is a good singer, and his voice reminds me a bit of Wayne Newton. “

Rising Tide

Rising Tide introduces the funk on the album. The song was written in gratitude to the multitude of people who went to the streets in the summer of 2014 in call for justice for the Palestinian people. Jeena Johnson: ‘ if I didn’t know better I would swear that the funky player, poppin’ the bass in the video, was from one of those super funk bands from the eighties. Instead it’s good old Doc Jazz laying down the funky lines! ‘ Stereo Stickman: ‘ … stands out for its reference to suffering and the contrasting hopeful, poetic brightness of the hook’. Check it out!

It Takes Love

It Takes Love is definitely one of the audience favorites. Bringing the ‘Love’ topic back in the album, it describes it in its purest, most elevated, most all-encompassing form. Reviews of the single were favorable, such as Tuneloud’s : ” Doc’s silken voice is like molten sweet cocoa dripping down into the ear canal on this track, as he is backed up by American singer Toy Matthews. The background vocal arrangement is delightful, and Doc Jazz produces an inspired vocal performance.” Band Camp Diaries also likes it: ‘ … beautifully inspiring track, sharing a positive message with the audience. The soulful lead tones and the cool electric piano sounds are intense and memorable’.

Devil’s in the Detail

Devil’s in the Detail takes you in the direction of rock, laced with some of Doc Jazz’s guitar solos. Again, the topic is love, but this time it appears he is warning a friend that he should give up on his efforts of unanswered love. Band Camp Diaries: ‘… sweeps in with a really personable flair. This song has an ominous title, but musically speaking, the sound is actually quite uplifting.’

How Does it Feel

Acoustically, How Does it Feel is a unique production on this album, as literally everything you hear on this song is based on live recorded real instruments. Even the violin is not a strings synth, but actual violins played by Russian violinist Maria Grigoryeva. It’s also the only song on the album where a real percussionist was involved, namely Christopher Speich from the USA. Crucial to the song is the work on bass and guitars by Hans Sligter, from the Netherlands. Taking into account the storyline introduced by the previous song, apparently the warnings were appropriate …