ARTIST...: Jaakko Eino Kalevi
TITLE....: Yin Yang Theatre
YEAR.....: 2014
LABEL....: Beats In Space Records
CAT.NO...: BIS015
GENRE....: Electronic
TIME.....: 31:30
SIZE.....: 72,21 MB
QUALITY..: 320kbps/44,1kHz/Joint Stereo
ENCODER..: LAME
SOURCE...: WEB
RLS.DATE.: 2014/08/23
WEBSITE..: http://rvng.bandcamp.com
TRACKLIST
01) (06:06) Speak Out
02) (03:50) Pass The Cat
03) (04:16) Sensaatio
04) (05:57) Tecno Souvlaki
05) (06:32) Let The Energy Be Your Teacher (Part 1)
06) (04:49) XO-tic Grlz
Part-time tram driver and full-time disco disciple, HelsinkiÆs Jaakko Eino Kalevi
catalyzes street smart funk into heat stroke for Yin Yang Theatre, his new EP on
Beats In Space Records.
The title of Yin Yang Theatre came to Kalevi as an epiphany while dining in
Washington Heights on a stateside holiday. ôI was feeling bad about something and I
thought that speaking out would be the solution. Almost immediately, I realized that
confrontation is not the solution for every situation. The right balance is a
combination of both: confrontation and patience. Yin Yang Theatre as a metaphor of
life.ö
While JaakkoÆs enlightened metaphor guides the six songs of Yin Yang Theatre, it does
not sequester their inspiration to separate sides of the platter. Instead, the
inspiration bakes a perfect pie using the tracksÆ irreverent and irresistibly
bohemian ingredients.
Following the metaphor manifestation of ôSpeak Outö, Yin Yang TheatreÆs second act is
ôPass the Catö, a step-by-step instruction manual for a midnight hour game made up on
a late night during another one of KaleviÆs many NYC visits (think Hot Potato gone
feline). Before intermission, ôSensaatioö, a love song sung in JaakkoÆs native
tongue, invokes the heel tripping effect of love at first sight.
The undulating analog ode to Greece of ôTecno Souvlakiö and ôLet the Energy Be Your
Teacher (Part 1)ö explore even softer rocking inflections of JaakkoÆs work at the top
of side B before ôXO-Tic Grlzö, a percussive deconstruction of ôPass the Catö,
quickens the EP from an introspective to extroverted finale.
Each 12? on Beats in Space Records features original artwork in considerate and
serial form. Hiroaki Koshiba, a frequent collaborator who paints during JaakkoÆs live
performances, composed Yin Yang TheatreÆs artwork in similar practice. The 12?
packaging constructed by Will Work For Good features a removable vinyl BIS logo
cling.
Jaakko Eino KaleviÆs Yin Yang Theatre will be released June 24 on Beats In Space as a
limited edition 12ö and July 8, 2014 across digital formats.
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