Dr. Alams & Vee’s “Love Undiluted” EP is an Engaging and Fascinating Project

Every year, the month of February is regarded as the unofficial month for love. On the 14th day, lovers around the world celebrate Valentine’s day. Artistes use this period to churn out songs, and sometimes, projects. In a way, they celebrate the day and also, they also deliver the balm to people who might not be in a relationship, little wonder, Chike called his debut album, ‘Boo of the Booless’.

In 2024, the story was the same. While projects and songs were delivered to the listeners, some were just for a moment , while others have remained with us past the rose-laden season. One of them is the Ala Africa’s powered five track extended play aptly titled ‘Love Undiluted.’

Vee, the Ala Africa Music singer/songwriter and producer teamed up with Dr. Alams to create this brilliant work of art.

‘Love Undiluted’ crisscrossed a myriad of genres with R&B, Afrobeats and Highlife being the most prominent. Vee sings so well and bounces around some of the Highlife-pivoted production like a distant cousin to Osita Osadebe.

Dr. Alams serves as the curator of this project, while Vee delivers with the performance and the production. The end product is an impressive project – solid enough to leave a significant dent in the current sonic landscape.

‘You and I’ kicked off the project. On the song, Vee croons as he calls on the girl to reciprocate his gesture toward her. The song which began on a moody tempo gets punctuated with kicks and snare, by the time Vee vocals comes up, the tempo is raised. He made his intention known in the first verse, while also singing about how she makes him feel, urging her to disregard naysayers.

The track ‘Falling’ features a percussive production. It is rich, sensual and beguiling. As Vee sings, an underneath guitar continues to do the magic with the drumming pattern and guitar pick all aligning.

This merging of these instruments helps create something fresh and exciting. There is a sequence when Vee slows things down or takes a second break; you can almost hear him draw breath before playing; this attention to detail is exquisite and it reminds us to make the most of the small details in life.

The baseline of “Ada,” shares similarity with Reekado Banks’s “Rora,” the Highlife production is still maintained with the baseline almost being the life-engine of the production. Vee is quite vocal about his need on this song. The backup singer also help in properly propagating the message of the song.

Over the fourth track ‘Be Mine’, Vee distilled his ethos into a feel-good, romantic optimistic pop-driven narrative, adding layers of complexity as he is declarative about his admiration for his lover.

The EP ends with the memorable record “Don’t Cry,”
which is tinged with synth-pop and uplifting reassurance. Here, Vee becomes the comforter of his lover, urging her to beckon on him whenever she deems necessary.
“Girlie, don’t cry, whenever you are feeling lonely, you can call on me,” Vee sings on the perfect EP closer replete with moving harmonies and soaring melodies.

Vee shines in this project as a brilliant and charismatic singer. With the help of Dr. Alams, these two sonic qualities were brought to bear on this love-saturated project. And for once, we have something awesome for the love season and as a matter of fact, for any other lovely day.

Rating: 3.5/5