impregnado
As JEAN’s first published song, “impregnado” introduces the listener to the concept of the impregnation of the name of Jesus in the human mind. This idea represents a stage of intimacy in the relationship with Christ. The instrumental choice evokes familiarity. The Brazilian Bossa Nova sample mixed with the reverberated voices that sing in English at the end of the song builds a happy and enigmatic sound that promises to continue echoing in the mind. The music video features JEAN dancing inside a cathedral. On his face is a three-dimensional digital object developed by James Merry and released via Instagram by the same.
moth
Posted on January 24, 2023 on JEAN’s YouTube channel, “moth” is a pulsating atmospheric song that uses the moth symbology to emulate the idea of overcoming his old body to describe three events: JEAN’s birth in his natural state, his passage to adult life and his ‘new birth’ in the concept of Christian Theology.
As his second work made public, “moth” stamps what demonstrates to be the birth of JEAN also in the artistic environment, once he overcomes the dark and enigmatic aura of his first public song, “impregnado”.
In the music video, he appears emerging from blankets displaying the same digital piece on his face shown in the music video for “impregnado”. There are takes that relate him to the moth.
welcome to wonderful world of Jesus Christ
Released on April 4, 2023, on JEAN’s YouTube channel, “welcome to the wonderful world of Jesus Christ” is a song that celebrates the resurrection of the dead. In Christian theology, this concept corresponds to the period of the ‘end times’ in which Christ will return and all people who were dead will be resurrected. Some to be condemned and others to be glorified.
In the music video, JEAN uses a digital three-dimensional effect on his face that is widely used in his series “Joinville Celesta” published on YouTube. The headpiece looks like a kind of chrysalis that opens.
20073014
The name 20073014 has a meaning that he has yet to reveal. What we already know is that it is associated to a friend of JEAN who met him because they both took free cooking classes on the same team. This is the reason, according to JEAN, why the music is produced with spoon beats.
A specific fragment of this song’s melody line is part of “possibly maybe” from Björk.
20073014/2
Published on October 15, 2023 on JEAN’s YouTube channel, “20073014/2” is a second version of the track “20073014”.
In the video description JEAN reveals the reason for the song’s name:
“I wrote this song for a friend of mine who I met on a free gastronomy course. Before he went to live in another city, we told each other that we would meet again to take a walk in Rome on July 20, 2030, at 14:00”
Deus
First released on YouTube on October 25, 2023 and later on other digital platforms, “Deus” is a song that shows a speech from God to human beings taken from the biblical book of Job.
In the music video, God is represented by a sticker of the face of Jesus made digitally. The arrangements that sound quite reverberated in the song were extracted from light beats with JEAN’s hands on the metal strings of a guitar.
celesta
The track “Celesta” was first published on YouTube on November 8, 2023 and on Spotify on November 27, 2023. The music video shows a representation of the celestial creature popularized by JEAN’s “Joinville Celesta” series, indicating that the name of the track is derived from the series. As the creature is shown, a written message says: “It came out of the plumbing. ‘EXPIAM’ (the name of this website).
The song has a very thick type of dance beat that deteriorates in opposition to the sounds of flutes echoed in Eb. The track also features vocals from a choir delivering a melodic line that repeats itself a few times.
theophilia
Theophilia is an experimental ambient song released on YouTube on November 26, 2023 and on Spotify two days later.
The word “Theophilia” is a portmanteau of the Greek terms for God (Theos) and friendship (philia). The strings heard in the chorus are ukulele with reverb effect.