''Djesse Vol. 2'' ( ) is the third studio album by

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and the second album in the ''Djesse'' series, released on 19 July 2019. ''Djesse'' is a collection of four volumes which was announced 29 October 2018, each describing a different part of the day. It has been suggested that the title ''Djesse'' is a reference to Collier's own initials. The first single from ''Djesse Vol. 2'', "Make Me Cry", was released on 12 April 2019. A 360° music video was released for the single on 16 April 2019. On 26 April 2019, the second single from the volume was released, a cover of

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' " Here Comes the Sun", and was produced in collaboration with

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. Collier and Clark directed and also recorded the music video themselves. The cover of "

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" opens with a 144-part choir featuring the voices of famous musicians (including

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, and

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); Collier's collaborators from ''Djesse Vol. 1'' and Vol. 2; students and professors from

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and

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(including the MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble); Collier's own immediate family; Collier's studio & live sound engineering and management teams; and June Lee, a

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known for his transcriptions of Collier's work. It also includes roughly 5000 different vocal recordings of Collier, making use of

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and of Collier's distinctive microtonal tunings. The track "Moon River" on the album won the

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in the

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. The volume features collaborations with

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, Dodie Clark,

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, JoJo,

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, and

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. Collier has been on the ''Djesse'' world tour since the release of the first volume.

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from album's liner notes and

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. *

– vocals, instruments, arrangements, engineering, producer, and mixing Additional musicians *

– vocals, banjo, and fiddle * Josh Arcoleo – tenor saxophone * Max Baillie – viola * Bill Bland – percussion and additional vocals *David Cohen – cello * Sophie Collier – additional vocals * Suzie Collier – additional vocals * Fabio De Oliveira – percussion and additional vocals * Caroline Dearnley – cello * dodie – featured vocals, clarinet, and clapping * Ruth Gibson – viola * Thomas Gould – violin * Magnus Johnston – violin * JoJo – featured vocals * Giumba Kouyaté – additional acoustic guitar *

– featured vocals * James Maddren – additional drums *

– featured vocals , additional vocals * Robin Mullarkey – additional bass * Jose Ortega – spoken word *

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– electric bass * David Pattman – background vocals and percussion * Hammadi Rencurrell – percussion and additional vocals *

– featured vocals and clapping * Barak Schmool – percussion and additional vocals *

– featured vocals , additional vocals *

– Northumbrian pipes *

– mandolin *

– electric guitar Additional technical personnel * Chris Allgood – mastering * Ben Bloomberg – mix engineer * Tom Chichester-Clark – percussion recording engineer * Aviv Cohen – percussion recording engineer * Fiona Cruickshank – string sextet recording engineer * Ryan Gladieux – vocal engineer *

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– mastering * Ed McEntee – recording engineer * Ross Newbauer – assistant mixer * Kerry Pompeo – assistant recording engineer * James Yost – mandolin recording engineer * Joe Zook – mixing engineer

References

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