ABOUT CHILD SELF

A familiar face to the art circles of NYC and Detroit, Scott Avery is the tabbed alias for Philly-born, Detroit-based producer, Amani Olu — an ambitious creative who makes his music debut via “Child Self.” The EP includes four tracks exploring wanderlust, play, experimentation, and unencumbered curiosity. An homage to innocence and the source of his creative expression, “Child Self” represents a juncture in Avery’s personal history, a moment of reflection as the artist considers the roads which have led him to the present.

Throughout the EP, personal and historical memory resurfaces in roundabout ways, unlocked in ecstatic sonic transmissions, expressing the depths and sentiments that language can’t express. Coupled with Detroit’s legendary history and an aching devotion to the early years of Avery’s life, “Child Self” richly entwines sounds with spiritual expression. With subtle reference points and underlying samples seamlessly flowing between disco and rap, house and Motown, “Child Self” is a composition of gradual histories tactically woven back together into proof of concept for an ambitious and varied career to come.

CREDITS

released: May 17, 2022
label: 48208 World
mixed / mastered: Smith Hill Mastering
publisher: 48208 World BMI Publishing