Process – Sampha ★★★½

Year	Album	Artist	Stars	Score	Genre
2017	Process	Sampha	★★★½	77	Hip-Hop	R&B	Electronic R&B

Sampha has always brought soulful, genuine lyrics and a soft, pure voice to the R&B world. However, what makes Process — the debut album by an artist who had been featured on dozens of tracks over the decade prior to its release — stand out is how Sampha’s voice mixes with the high-quality, electronic-heavy arrangements on every track. Even with the electronic clicks and synths, it still feels like R&B, achieving a balance of the two you seldom find elsewhere in the genre.

While Sampha’s raw performance on “(No One Knows Me) Like the Piano” is likely considered the album’s standout moment, the ice production on “Reverse Faults” and “Under,” and the synthetic strings on “Plastic 100°C” and “Kora Sings” shouldn’t be overlooked.