★★★★★
Back in 2010, Montreal's Jacques Greene was reviving the fashion for putting R&B; vocals on house tracks, earning himself a reputation as one of the most exciting young producers in dance music along the way. The Phantom Vibrate EP doesn't exactly deviate from this path. But 'No Excuse' and 'Time Again (Feel What)' show Greene to be a master at the style, his clipped vocal samples giving a mournful elegance to the woozy synths and hiccuping beats...
- www.nme.com
2014-05-03
★★★★★
Jacques Greene makes house music for lovers. His latest release, Phantom Vibrate, is built extra lush and cushiony, inflected with R&B. But Greene has always been meticulous with his implementation of that genre into dance music. Various strands of dance music and R&B have been fraternizing almost forever, though, whether it's the Aaliyah apparitions made popular by Burial's "In McDonalds" and Usher's big box EDM...
- pitchfork.com
2014-04-28
★★★★★
The hype surrounding young Montreal producer Jacques Greene has subtly settled since the release of last summer's "On Your Side," featuring How To Dress Well, though it would be far from surprising to see it spike once more with the release of his latest EP, . The three-track EP may be short, but it's certainly not compact, as opening track and single "No Excuse" readily demonstrates -- a soft opening quickly explodes in breadth and depth when thick taiko (Japanese percussion) drops in and...
- exclaim.ca
2014-04-26
★★★★★
If there was ever any question as to whether Jacques Greene could continue to evolve and innovate after making such a big splash when he first appeared on the scene, his latest EP should go a long way towards putting any lingering doubts to rest...
- www.xlr8r.com
2012-07-16
★★★★★
Summary: Chic house producer finds himself hiding the very things that made him such a breakway success As someone who has apparently decided to shoulder the weight that is the now almost cliché application of r&b; into a world of tightly coiled suspension and cavernous density, Montreal based Jacques Greene certainly has a lot to live up to...
- www.sputnikmusic.com
2012-04-12
★★★★★
On 2011's "Another Girl," Jacques Greene played out a vocal sample which he cut the throat of just before its emotional climax, a breathy female purring "You've got me feelin' like a-" before the words are swamped by his production. Yet the track focused more on its aesthetic qualities, the deliriously sweet sound requiring the inclusion of the vocals rather than the sample demanding a narrative and importance of its own...
- www.cokemachineglow.com
2012-03-22
★★★★★
Concealer, a four-track EP, is the inaugural release by young producer Jacques Greene on his new label imprint, Vase. Boosting his own venture seems logical enough, though Greene (who cameos with co-Montrealer Lunice in Azealia Banks's now-viral clip for 212) has said he won't release further on Vase, letting it serve instead as a showcase for his signed friends and collaborators...
- www.nowtoronto.com
2012-02-16
★★★★★
In 2011, Jacques Greene was busy releasing several singles and remixing high-profile artists such as Radiohead and Katy B. The Montreal-based producer clearly isn't planning on resting on his laurels in 2012, having recently launched his label, Vase, and prepared Concealer, ensuring it'll launch in style...
- exclaim.ca
2012-02-02
★★★★★
Summary: Chic house producer finds himself hiding the very things that made him such a breakway success As someone who has apparently decided to shoulder the weight that is the now almost cliché application of r&b; into a world of tightly coiled suspension and cavernous density, Montreal based Jacques Greene certainly has a lot to live up to...
- www.sputnikmusic.com
2012-02-02