Perhaps one of my favorite songs of all time is Ascension by Maxwell. It's the way that the opening bass line grooves around a foundational upbeat tempo created by tried and true percussion rhythms. Layers of sound broaden the scope of the song with the addition of bongos, a guitar, keyboards, and synthesizers until finally, Maxwell's voice ties it all together with a falsetto note delivered from the heavens. Ascension is one of those songs that is guaranteed to get me on the dance floor hitting a two-step and flowing like tides pulled by the moon. While I'm not completely certain that Ascension , a fragrance by the Black-owned company Savoir Faire, took its name from the classic tune, I would be shocked if that wasn't the case at all. Ascension embodies the notion of "soul" similar to Savoir Faire's other popular offering Soul Cafe (future review), but takes a significantly lighter and more ethereal approach. Featuring notes of bergamot, ...
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