The Celestial Suite

The Celestial Suite is a collection of songs that comes from deep inside, showing Pale Jay’s strong connection to his musical influences like Donny Hathway, J Dilla, and Khruangbin. Pale Jay made tis debut EP all by himself, and it features his soft singing blending with old-fashioned beats and peacefull strings, all held together by timeless arrangements.

Pale Jay is a trained jazz vocalist and pianist, and he wrote, recorded, and produced all songs on the album, except for ‘By The Lake’, which is a collaboration with labelmates Okonski – Steve Okonski, Aaron Frazer, and Michael Montgomery. Pale Jay’s music is influenced by a wide range of songwriters, including Labi Siffre, Carole King, and William Onyeabor. ‘Bewilderment’ is a seamless blend of Pale Jay’s trademark dusty soul, slow disco, and Afrobeat, with string arrangements by Raven Bush adding an extra layer of magic to the beat-heavy productions.