You'll find Cape-based Jerome Arthur's Confessions in White way more rewarding than your average kitsch neo-lounge muzak. Ethereal trip-hop strip teases, retro coffee bar jazzy flows, enigmatic dub drifts and crafted classical sighs make ideal ear candy for a late night romantic rendezvous, stylish dinner parties, lazy Sunday lunches. Duvet day soundtracks seldom sound more stylish – Miles Keylock, GQ SA

Biography :: Belgium-born singer/songwriter Jerome Arthur started composing music from the age of 15. His first instruments were the old organs and guitars his musical dad played in the family home - jazz mostly - which allowed him to experiment with sound, melody and harmony at a very early stage in his life.

"Learning how to play the guitar and organ were equal to learnin how to express the melodies I heard in my head at that age," Arthur explains. "Playing music has always had an almost exhibitionistic character to me: I can't play off a sheet of paper, I can't play on demand. What I play is what comes straight from the heart. It is an honest expression of a chaotic mix of raw emotions."

Jerome's music has been described as atmospheric, delicate. ""Having a rock/folk/jazz background, I was blown away by the electronic revival around 2000. Since then I've been looking for a balanced mix between guitar music and electronica, between a cool groove, an imaginative atmosphere and a persuasive communication of a set of raw emotions" says Arthur.

Arthur has collaborated with musicians in Belgium and South Africa, but prefers to work on his own - spending hours and hours in his home studio, writing, re-writing and recording songs. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.