ARTIST...: Jameszoo
TITLE....: Guanyin Psittacines
YEAR.....: 2012
LABEL....: Kindred Spirits
CAT.NO...: KS036-DIGI
GENRE....: Electronic
TIME.....: 15:04 min
SIZE.....: 34,6 MB
QUALITY..: 320kbps/44.1kHz/Joint-Stereo
ENCODER..: LAME
SOURCE...: WEB
RLS.DATE.: 2012/04/07
WEBSITE..: http://boomkat.com
TRACKLIST
01) (04:20) A Dead Sun
02) (04:34) Brudrim
03) (02:50) Emper Hyacinths
04) (03:20) Slaves Mass
4 track E.P. from the Dutch producer Jameszoo. A perfect blend between spiritual
sounds and modern experimental beatmaking! TIP!
Jameszoo is a 20 year old Dutch producer named Mitchel van Dinther. A rather peculiar
youngster with a unexplainable love for the flora and fauna. Mitchel spent much of
his early life in in the local zoo and his forests, armed with a pair of binoculars,
searching for rare species. His parents noticed this special interest for mother
nature and furnished him with his very own parrot, that goes by the name of Roberto.
While playing Roberto music drenched in bird sound, Mitchel, felt inspiration from
combination of nature & music, and started to make compositions of his own. Some
years passed and Jameszoo was born. Over the past 2 years, Jameszoo, has been
steadily walking his music path, taking in all the good things that have come his way
and has developed an especially strong passion for Brazilian records. His fascination
for this fruitful countries eclectic output, ultimately led to the decision of
creating an ode to Brazilian music in the form of a full album.
This 10" called "Guanyin Psittacines" serves as an introduction to that album. It
contains 4 instrumentals of which the inspiration was drawn from the like of Hermeto
Pascaol, documentaries on nature and his parrot Roberto. The recordings float
somewhere in the realm between spiritual Jazz and modern Electronic music. Special
additions to this E.P. come from the 2 pianists Wiboud Burkens and Gideon van Gelder,
both known for their releases on Kindred Spirits.
Guanyin Psittacines kicks off with "Dead Sun". More than four minutes of percussion,
Parrots, Wurlitzer and a lot of sounds that still remain undefined. The tune starts
of with percussion and keys and slowly changes into an Electronic Jazzfusion
recording until reaching a Bassed out climax at the end. Up next is "Brudrim". Four
and a half minute of Rhodes infused Beat punk including a tape-delay Rhodes solo by
Wiboud Burkens somewhere halfway through the composition. One can definitely
recognize some Beefheart influences on this track.
The flip kicks off with "Emper Hyacinths". The Brazilian fusion influences are
instantly noticeable. An uptempo song with drums, shakers, keys and organic sound
design. The last song on the ep is "Slaves Mass". An ode to his hero "Hermeto
Pascoal". Beatmusic with elements of Gamelan, Pigs, Parrots and heavy drums. Starting
with a instrumental mash and ending with some spiritual singing and steel sounds.
"Guanyin Psittacines" is Jameszoo's first E.P. and sure to be not the last one. It
serves as a perfect introduction of whatÆs coming up later this year: a full album
featuring guest performances by long-time Brazilian heroes such as "Arthur Verocai"
and "Carlos DafΘ".
Experience this perfect mixture between naturalistic sounds and contemporary
experimental beat making!
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