All interviews and press are in regard to Jette's work with Jette-Ives, a 2006-2007 collaboration with Holmes Ives.
Select Interviews:
The Washington City Paper, January 2007
Pop Quiz with Dave Nuttycomb
"To the list of great musical collaborations --
Rodgers and Hammerstein, Kander and Ebb, Lennon and
McCartney -- add Jette Kelly and Holmes Ives. As
JETTE-IVES, the pair are creating some of the most
smokin', sexy, sophisticated songs around. ... We
can't get enough."
Rock Sellout, December 2006
By Gina
Argentina
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Music Monthly, August 2006
By Mary Morris
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The
DCist, August 2007
By Jason Cox
"If sex
were a genre of music, Jette Kelly might be the
John Lennon, Madonna and Etta James of the style
all rolled into one. The 27-year-old songstress has
the song-writing prowess, sex appeal and
voice…”
Instrumental
Analysis, July 2007
By Joe Casillo
"Jette
is a gifted lyricist and that is very evident on
In The Deep. That isn't even mentioning her
ridiculous vocal skills. As she sings her songs,
you can feel her pain and longing. This is hands
down the most sexual release of the year...”
Is This Music?,
March 2007
&
Andy Says, March 2007
By Andy
"The duo
of Jette Kelly with her embracing and whispery
vocals and Holmes Ives who sets the backing beats
and music combine to conjure up an album not
heard since Portishead went missing in action.
There’s something unmistakably French to
the style and delivery of the music, with an
underlying jazz cool...”
DC Style Magazine, January 2007
"Jette-Ives Brings Back Style and Class:
After her performance of the tango-like song
'Proximity', Jette said it was time to move out
of the 'opium sex den' and switched things up
with a smokin' cover of The White Stripes's 'Seven
Nation Army'."
The Washington Post, January 2007
By Mark Jenkins
"In the Deep" suggests Portishead's clanking,
nightmarish lullabies... Melodically, the
standout is a cover of Chris Isaak's "Wicked
Game," but the duo's originals are moody and
insinuating. ... Such numbers as "In the Presence
of . . . " -- which is addressed to a potential
lover who's "naked when you're clothed" -- are
coolly carnal."
Dancemusic.about.com, December 2006
By Mike Stier
"…an auspicious collaboration of epic
proportions.”
BPM Magazine, December 2006
"Sounds like: sultry vocals
and cool, modern productions for chic lounges and
galleries. "Bottom line: the sweet, sensual
vocals of Jette Kelly and the unique rhythms and
textures of Holmes Ives combine to create a
mature and endearing modern downtempo album. If
you like it cinematic, this one's for you."
Independents Only, November 2006
By Monk
"In
the Deep" is an absolutely brilliant
recording…haunting, rich in melody and
structure, relaxing and more than refreshing.
Jette-Ives has taken a common love for an art and
a natural chemistry and turned that into one of
the most astonishing listens of 2006!"
Properly Chilled, November 2006
"...a great listening session; from the dense,
breathy melodies of "Darker Than You" to the
perfectly ricketing percussion and melancholy
synth work of "Vexed", Jette's vocal style works
incredibly well with the tone and tension of the
music. Her voice exudes a perfectly tempered
torchy sultriness in the more jumping rhythms of
"In The Presence of..."
Okayplayer, November 2006
By Ben Brundage
"The smoky, spellbinding, and almost archaic
vocal styling of Jette Kelly floats ethereally
over the predominantly electronic compositions of
Holmes Ives in a manner reminiscent of a young
Billy Holiday..."
On Tap Magazine, November 2006
By Chris Connelly
"Vocalist Jette Kelly is conflicted, empowered
and sexy, but above all else, she is genuine,
displaying a marvelous jazz range that wanders
the scale effortlessly."
The Electrical Language, November 2006
By Gabor
Kovacs
"Jette-Ives [is] pretty much fitting a composite
of the perfect electrical language band... It's
the combination of electronica, alluring female
vocal, intelligence and originality in vocals,
lyrics and music..."
Smother Magazine, October 2006
By J-Sin, Editor's Pick
"Sultry and sexy with luxurious
ambience, "In the Deep" is a house album that
downtempo clubs wish they had been spinning years
ago. Techno that's sophisticated and completely
sexy brushing aside comparisons to trip-hop's
best in Portishead, Jette-Ives are a male/female
duo that continue to amaze with each engaging
tune."
Raves Magazine, October 2006
&
DJ Fix, October 2006
By Kristofer Upjohn
"Jette-Ives' "In the Deep" is absolutely
sumptuous. … The stunning beauty that
informs the playtime of this disc is apt to suck
you in and sit you down, leaving all your
responsibilities to lag as you drift into another
place. Be warned."
Metro Weekly, September 15th 2006
By Tim Swoape
"Listening to this bewitching album is an
almost voyeuristic experience as Jette recounts
romance gone awry. From the drunken debauchery of
a ''gin-soaked first kiss and the disillusionment
that will hit hard in the morning'' on ''E~'' to
the darkly sexual ''In the Presence of...'' and
the images of darkened alleyways and seedy hotels
it conjures, to the vivid, cinematic detail with
which the achingly beautiful ''Thin Ice''
describes the point of no return, In the Deep is
nothing if not exceedingly wanton and deserving
of your attention."
Music Monthly, September 2006
By Mary Ishimoto
Morris
"...the bold, brazen, whimsical, sexy
lyrics and vocals of Jette Kelly frolic with
precise abandon in the tradition of Nina Simone
or Ella Fitzgerald. This is moody, devilish trip
hop..."